The ''San Juan Islander''
(originally the ''Islander''
) was a weekly newspaper published every Thursday that covered the
San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core of ...
community in
Friday Harbor, Washington
Friday Harbor is a town in San Juan County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,162 at 2010 census. Located on San Juan Island, Friday Harbor is the major commercial center of the San Juan Islands archipelago and is the county seat ...
.
Because the San Juan Island community consisted of mostly farmers and fishermen, the newspaper focused on commodity prices, agricultural production, and movements of nearby shipping vessels. Under the name ''The'' ''Islander'', the paper was published by James Cooper Wheeler
from 1891 to 1899
before being bought by Fred and Otis Culver, who changed its name.
The paper was eventually sold to John N. Dickie in 1913 and finally ceased production in 1914. The paper continued to be produced under the name the ''San Juan Islander'' from Feb. 24, 1898 to 1914.
The website of the same name has been online since about 1999, and does not appear to have any connection to the original newspaper.
References
Defunct weekly newspapers
Newspapers published in Washington (state)
1891 establishments in Washington (state)
San Juan Islands
1914 disestablishments in the United States
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Newspapers established in 1891