Enjoy a welcoming atmosphere, fresh local produce, and plenty of outdoor adventures on the friendliest San Juan Island, ...

From 1860 to 1935, San Juan Island Limestone was cultivated and processed at several farms, but the most significant ...

Others making the islands a true food destination include Jon Chappelle of Doe Bay Café and Dante Miller at the iconic Roses Bakery and Cafe, both on Orcas Island, and John Hamilton of Cask & Schooner ...

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.

A stay at the Island Inn is my consolation prize if I did not score a coveted spot at San Juan County Park for the weekend. The inn was built to be a series of condominiums, then converted into ...

Those who want to explore the islands by car (or by bike, or even on foot) can ride the ferries to four of the largest islands: Lopez, Shaw, Orcas and San Juan, listed in order of the ferry stops ...

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 ...

A Washington State ferry makes its way through the San Juan Islands after leaving Anacortes as the snow-covered Mt. Baker rises 10,781 feet above sea level in the background.

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.

The San Juan Island park is home to two protected species, the bald eagle and island marble butterfly, and another, the sand-verbena moth, that is expected to gain listing as endangered.

On the San Juan Islands off northwest Washington State, land meets sea along rocky outcrops, and views stretch to Canada. Weather and water command the field, and the pace of life bends to meet them.