Some of the most revered islands in the United States are home to national parks, picturesque coastlines, and orca feeding grounds, according to a new report. Travel + Leisure magazine surveyed its ...

Anyone visiting northwestern Washington for the first time will receive a plethora of recreation recommendations, but perhaps the most essential is whale watching in the Salish Sea. The cold, ...

Find more great road trips in the Discover Washington series. There’s an ethereal, magical beauty about visiting Washington’s islands in winter. The summer’s tourists have long gone as you drive to ...

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — Suddenly, the orcas are everywhere. Their telltale fins pop up all about us—a pod of at least dozen. Our whale-watching boat, the Sea Lion, is one of a handful nearing them at a ...

San Juan Island, located in the northwest of Washington State, is the second largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands, an archipelago situated between Washington and Canada’s Vancouver Island ...

A waterway in the San Juan Islands has officially been renamed to honor one of Washington’s first Indigenous elected officials. The little-known strait of water – about a half-mile wide and 2 miles ...

After a day-long stoppage caused by a ferry running aground Sunday night, service around the San Juan Islands has resumed. For 24 hours, the was no way to get off San Juan Island unless you had a boat ...

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. -- Susan and Laszlo Pal strolled along the tranquil beach fronting their San Juan Island cabin and paused in front of the nearly completed 3,500-square-foot home next door. "This ...

In Washington state’s San Juan Islands, a waterfront home spanning about 15 acres is asking $14.5 million. The property is owned by Ed Nigro, founder of Nevada-based GBank Financial Holdings, and his ...