Lummi Island Reef Net Fishing Collection
In the late 1800s, settlers on Lummi Island adopted this Native American Indian fishing technique. Reef-netting provided not only personal food but also served as a basis for the development of a processing and canning industry that provided stable employment for Island inhabitants. Succeeding years saw significant changes to the fishing industry, but a small contingent of individuals, utilizing these same reef-netting techniques, is still active today.

Lummi Island Heritage is a project of Washington Rural Heritage, a collection of historically significant materials residing in libraries, heritage institutions, and private collections throughout Washington State. The collection includes photographs, documents, and artifacts which tell the stories of Washington's small and rural communities.

Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) is a rural library district serving the northwest corner of Washington State. With nine branch libraries and a Bookmobile, WCLS provides more than 108,000 county residents with books, magazines, movies, music, audiobooks, programs, and reference services.

Lummi Island, one of the San Juan Islands, lies at the southwest corner of Whatcom County, WA, between the mainland part of the county and offshore San Juan County. The Lummi Island Library, serving island residents since the 1980s, is located across the street from the ferry landing on the east side of the island. It overlooks Hale’s Passage and the Lummi Indian Reservation. The Friends of the Island Library (FOIL) are the owners and caretakers of the facility.

...visit the Whatcom County Library website for more information.