Designer Chad Dorsey and builder Kurt Bielawski fell in love with Washington state’s San Juan Island more than 20 years ago, in awe of the archipelago’s natural beauty. They lovingly established a ...

Some of the most revered islands in the United States are home to national parks, picturesque coastlines, and orca feeding grounds, according to a new report. Travel + Leisure magazine surveyed its ...

Anyone visiting northwestern Washington for the first time will receive a plethora of recreation recommendations, but perhaps the most essential is whale watching in the Salish Sea. The cold, ...

San Juan Island is a wonderful place to visit for a day trip or an extended getaway. The San Juan Islands consist of 172 named islands and reefs in San Juan County, located in the Pacific Northwest of ...

The San Juan Islands have long been a favorite summertime destination for tourists from close-by and far away, and many Northwest families are even lucky enough to own a cabin or other vacation ...

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — Suddenly, the orcas are everywhere. Their telltale fins pop up all about us—a pod of at least dozen. Our whale-watching boat, the Sea Lion, is one of a handful nearing them at a ...

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Days are numbered for Harney Channel in the San Juan Islands, now that the Washington State Board of Natural Resources Tuesday, July 5 approved renaming the waterway for longtime local resident Henry ...

San Juan Island, located in the northwest of Washington State, is the second largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands, an archipelago situated between Washington and Canada’s Vancouver Island ...