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 Friday Harbor

Friday Harbor is the main city on San Juan Island, the most populous of the San Juan Islands. It is also the county seat of San Juan County.

Get in
  • Take the Washington State Ferries from Anacortes.
  • Float plans make to seven flights from Lake Union in Seattle to Roche Harbor marina and Friday Harbor, and then return. Land planes fly between King County airport (Boeing Field) in Seattle and Friday Harbor's airport. Shuttles can bring you from Seattle-Tacoma airport to Lake Union or King County airport. A spectacular, though not cheap, way to arrive.
  • If you have access to a yacht, come in the marina. It is a US Customs Port of Entry, so it can be your first stop from Canada.
  • If you have an airplane, Friday Harbor has a well-equipped though modest airport. It is a US Customs Port of Entry, so it can be your first stop from Canada.


    • See

  • The Whale Museum


    • Do

  • Whale watching


    • Drink

    Don't miss wednesday night karaoke at Herb's.


    Friday Harbor is a town in San Juan County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,989 at the 2000 census. Located on San Juan Island, it is the major commercial center of the San Juan Islands archipelago. It is the county seat of San Juan County.

    History


    In 1845 the Hudson Bay Company laid claim to San Juan Island. In 1850 they built a salmon curing station. A few years later they started a sheep farm.

    The harbor gots its name from Joseph Poalie (Poalima?) Friday, a Kanaka - a native Hawaiian man who worked at the Hudson's Bay Company's Cowlitz farm from 1841 to 1859-60. He moved north to San Juan Island and raised sheep around the harbor.

    After the peaceful settlement of the Pig War, the islands became a separate county in 1873. Friday Harbor was named the county seat of San Juan County.

    Friday Harbor was officially incorporated on February 10, 1909. It is the only incorporated town in the San Juan Islands.

    Sailing ships - later steamships - came in and out of the harbor of a regular basis, hauling passengers, mail and freight. They took the island's bounty: apples, pears, cherries, strawberries, peas, cream, eggs, chickens, grain, salmon, and lime.

    The Great Depression, World War II, the pea weevil, and competition from Eastern Washington growers brought about the decline of traditional island industries. Friday Harbor's fortunes declined with them.

    The 1960's brought new industries - tourism, retirement, real estate, construction - began to take hold. Today, Friday Harbor is again busy and prosperous.

    Geography


    Friday Harbor is located at (48.535260, -123.031055).

    According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.93%) is water.
    Transportation

    Friday Harbor's primary connection to the mainland is via Washington State Ferries, which sails between the town and Anacortes, Washington several times per day, and the Friday Harbor Airport, which has limited airline service. Friday Harbor...

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