The San Juan Islands: Places to Explore
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Lopez Island
Known affectionately as "Slow-pez," the island closest to the mainland is a broad, bay-encircled bit of terrain amid sparkling blue seas, a place where cabinlike homes are tucked into the woods, and boats... Read more
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Orcas Island
Roads on flower blossom-shape Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juans, sweep through wide valleys and rise to gorgeous hilltop views. Spanish explorers set foot here in 1791, and the island is named... Read more
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San Juan Island
Lummi Indians were the first settlers on San Juan, with encampments along the north end of the island. North-end beaches were especially busy during the annual salmon migration, when hundreds of tribal... Read more
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