The Treaty of Oregon left ownership of the San Juan Island group unclear. Tensions between the American and British camps were growing when an American farm shot a pig. This led to the "Pig War ...

Located in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, San Juan Island offers mild summer temperatures and lots of outdoor activities. Visitors to the island will find a National Park Service site, packed with ...

IN 1948 ROY FRANKLIN ESTABLISHED SCHEDULED flights from Friday Harbor, a tiny fishing village on San Juan Island ... lies an archipelago known as the ‘American San Juans,’ ” Ernest Gann ...

March is winding down, which means that camping season is just around the ... Coming in at No. 5 on the list were the San Juan Islands, which Lonely Planet called the best place to go for ...