 At that time the town and post office were named "Beach", but today island mail is addressed to "Lummi Island, Washington", though the "Beach School" and "Beach Store Cafe" retain the older name.By 1919, the Nooksack Fish Packing Company also had a cannery on the Island at Sunrise Cove.A rock quarry on the island was operated intermittently, but major operations started in 1964.