San Juan Island
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San Juan Island is the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington, United States.
Washington State Ferries serves Friday Harbor, which is San Juan Island's major population center, the San Juan County seat, and the only incorporated town in the islands.
San Juan Island has one weekly newspaper, many farms, and an economy where tourism plays a major role.
The only major commercial establishment outside of Friday Harbor is the village and resort of Roche Harbor on the northwest side of the island.
Other notable landmarks are the old British and American Camps at opposite ends of the island which together comprise the San Juan Island National Historical Park, which commemorates the 1859 "Pig War". Interpretive centers and reconstructed buildings, formal gardens, etc. recall the history of early European settlement in the area.
The University of Washington runs a world renowned marine research lab and campus[link] outside of Friday harbor. The campus has been extant since 1909 and has dorms, food services and lecture classrooms.
External links
- [San Juan Islands Visitor Bureau]
- [San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce]
- [Washington State Ferries Anacortes / San Juan Schedule]
- [Bed and Breakfast Association of San Juan Island]
- [States Inn and Ranch, lodging and working ranch on San Juan Island]
- [Anacortes Kayak Tours, Sea Kayaking the San Juan Islands]
- [San Juan Island Sea Kayaking, Outdoor Odysseys]
- [San Juan Islands Whale Watching Wildlife Tours, Western Prince]
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