Edgar Stern, who founded the iconic Deer Valley ski resort in 1981, built the stunning San Juan Island home in 1989.

Complete Guide to San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington, including things to do, history, nearby lodgin ...

Enjoy a welcoming atmosphere, fresh local produce, and plenty of outdoor adventures on the friendliest San Juan Island, tucked within Washington's Salish Sea.

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Travel + Leisure magazine polled its readers and ranked the best islands in the continental U.S. See why these Washington islands made the list.

April 8, 2007 — -- For a whale of a trip, nature enthusiasts must add the San Juan Islands, a group of small islands off the coast of the Washington state, to their must-vacation list. You ...

Mount Constitution on Orcas Island is the highest point in the San Juan Islands (2,400-foot elevation) and the second-highest mountain on an ocean island in the U.S. San Juan Island is home to ...

The islands are part of the state of Washington and also part of the San Juan Archipelago. Altogether there are some 450 islands in this region and, of those, only a few are inhabited.

The San Juan Islands have the same problem as lots of beautiful places — it relies on tourism dollars and wants to welcome visitors, but the ecosystem can only take so much.

Gudgell says the San Juan Islands enjoy an enviable microclimate, which benefits from a rain shadow effect from the Olympic Mountain Range and has 20-percent less precipitation than nearby Seattle.

San Juan Island Sea Salt has a gourmet food shop and bakery in Friday Harbor, Wash., a short walk ... More from the ferry landing. Don't miss the hockey puck-shaped cookies.

You don’t go to the most isolated islands in the San Juans for the amenities. You go for the quiet, for pitch-black nights with the sound of waves hitting the beach. You go for the rare oppor… ...