In 1904, shipbuilding magnate and twice elected mayor of Seattle, Robert Moran, was told by doctors that he had a heart condition and had six months to live. After a trip to Europe where he consulted with other medical professionals and read medical…

Built in 1935-36, the tower on Mount Constitution takes center stage on the highest point in the San Juan Islands and is the star of Moran State Park. Visitors to the 53-foot fire lookout/observation tower are rewarded with spectacular 360-degree…

At 4.59 miles square, Waldon Island is not the smallest island in the San Juans, but it may be the most private and that is exactly how the hundred or so residents like it. There is no public ferry to Waldron Island; one must take a small boat to…

Rising from the ashes of the remains of the San Francisco ferry Peralta in 1933, Black Ball Line’s new ferry would be an inspiration to all who saw her. Kalakala (pronounced kah-LOCK-ah-lah), is Chinook for flying bird, a name that would describe…