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Edition Date: 5-Feb-1982

Title: Stitch-and-Glue Boatbuilding: How to Build Kayaks and Other Small Boats

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Published: August 29

Images of America- Friday Harbor Vancouver Island Flag of the Republic ofWhen Friday Harbor, Washington, was incorporated in 1909, some wanted the town's name changed. In a misunderstanding, the British had named it in 1858 for a shepherd named "Friday," who thought they were making introductions, not asking the name of the sheltered bay where he minded sheep. But the name stuck. As with many of the young state's small port towns, timber, salmon fishing, and farming fueled Friday Harbor's early economy. However, by