Wednesday, August 11, 7:30 pm, The Courtyard, Marnie’s Book Bring a folding chair! Marnie’s Books and Cortes Island Museum invite you for a book launch: Brian Hayden– The Eyes of Leopard Katie Welch – Mad Honey The Eyes of the Leopard is … Continued
Cortes Island Museum and Marnie’s Books invite you to Oriane Lee’s book launch, The Geography of Belonging. A Love Story, on Wednesday, August 3, 7 pm, in the Museum’s Heritage Garden. Event is free. Donations gratefully appreciated. Refreshments will be … Continued
IS THERE HOPE FOR BEES? Manson’s Hall, Sunday, July 31, talk starts at 7:30 pm The Cortes Island Museum invites you to learn about the latest important scientific discovery: The positive impact of mushrooms on the health of honey bees. Join … Continued
Join Kathleen in the Heritage Garden of the Cortes Island Museum. 957 Beasley Road, one block up the hill from Manson’s Hall. Bring a picnic and your artistic mood. I am an artist on Cortes Island. I am a … Continued
Low Tide Reef Exploration Thursday, July 14 with George Sirk as interpreter 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $160 Depart from Cortes Bay Join Misty Isles Adventures as we slip lines and head south for the reef systems of Manson’s passage, … Continued
Art in the Garden – with Kristen Sholfield-Sweet Drum Paining, our second event from this summer’s series Art in the Garden, is coming on Tuesday, July 12. Please join local artists in the Museum Heritage Garden as they create original … Continued
Out of the Archives: A collection of George Sirk’s early films, both in 16mm and Super 8, will be presented at Manson’s Hall, Sunday, July 17. The festival is sponsored by Cortes Island Museum and Archives Society and ScanLab. The films … Continued
Desolation Sound Cruise Friday, July 8 Desolation Sound is a place of magnificent beauty, where mountains rise up from the sea in the deeply cut glacial fjords. Mount Denman dominates the scene, towering more than a mile high above narrow … Continued
WILD CORTES New Exhibits Opening Sunday, 29 May 2022, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Free event. All ages welcome. Donations gratefully appreciated. Photo: Nighthawks over Cortes Bay taken by Melanie Boyle Come explore Wild Cortes as we kick off the summer … Continued
SPRING MIGRATION BIRDING EVENT – SATURDAY, MAY 7 Since 2004, the Cortes Island Museum has organized a Spring Migration Birding Event. This year we again invite everyone to participate individually or with a group you feel comfortable with. No registration … Continued