Brian McLean is pressure washing the sidewalks and yard art. Liz Stubbs is weeding the flower gardens. Joanna McLean and Nancy Messmer are thinning the carrots and beets and weeding the potato patches. Roy Morris is weeding and watering the demonstration plots. They are Friends of Hoko River State Park, preparing the gardens for the annual harvest celebration.

Visitors are welcome to visit the Cowan Heritage area from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18. Tour the park area, learn the history of the Cowan Ranch, established in the early 1900s. Make some memories or share some memories as we dig potatoes and prepare them for distribution.

The Potato Dig and Seed Swap on Sunday afternoon follows Saturday’s activities for the International Coastal Cleanup on Washington beaches and the Salmon Feed Poetry Read in Forks.

The Cowan Heritage Area, Hoko River State Park, is located west of Clallam Bay. Friends of Hoko River State Park is a project of the Clallam Bay–Sekiu Lions Club. They host visits from 2-4 p.m. on Sundays in July, August and September. Travel west on Highway 112 to the Hoko-Ozette Road and head south toward Lake Ozette. On your left, you’ll notice the farm, featuring a historical barn built in 1900, and on your right, you’ll see a bulletin board with information about the park. Look for the orange gates and participate in the Potato Dig from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18.