Blakely Island in Time Author:JoAnn Roe Blakely Island is one of the San Juan Islands of Washington. The book explores the history and human stories of the island to the present. A large sawmill once operated there. San Juan Aviation Estates developed part of the island for aviation-oriented owners adjacent to a good airstrip. Seattle Pacific University maintains a small campus, prima... more »rily for nature and marine studies. The author's family has lived on the island for 45 years, and she relates countless human interest tales of Blakely and also other San Juan Islands.« less