A forest on San Juan Island

San Juan Island is the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington, USA. Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 862 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 862 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A dense growth of softwoods (a forest) in the Sierra Nevada Range of Northern California A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, an area set aside for hunting). ... The San Juan Islands are a part of the San Juan Archipelago in the northwest corner of the continental United States. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ...

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. A Washington State Ferry arrives in Downtown Seattle. ... Cars at the entrance to the ferry dock at Friday Harbor. ... San Juan County is a county located in the state of Washington, comprised of the San Juan Islands. ... A county seat, in the United States, is a town which forms the seat of government of a county. ... Incorporation is: In business, incorporation is the creation of a corporation. ...

San Juan Island has one weekly newspaper, many farms, and an economy where tourism plays a major role. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

The only major commercial establishment outside of Friday Harbor is the village and resort of Roche Harbor on the northwest side of the island. Roche Harbor, is a sheltered harbor on the northwest side of San Juan Island in San Juan County, Washington, and the site of a resort of the same name. ...

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. San Juan Island National Historical Park is a U.S. National Park on San Juan Island in Washington, made up by the sites of the British and U.S. Armies camps during the Pig War. ... The Pig War (also called the Pig Episode, the San Juan Boundary Dispute or the Northwestern Boundary Dispute) was a confrontation in 1859 between American and British authorities, resulting from a dispute over the boundary between the United States and Great Britain. ...

External links

• San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce