Port of Friday Harbor - San Juan Island, Washington, USA

Sailboats, fishing boats and yachts fill the docks at the Port of Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island in Washington State, and this camera watches the marina as boats come and go between the islands of the Salish Sea.

Friday Harbor is a small town of about 2,740 people, and it's been the county seat of San Juan County since 1873. Washington State Ferries link it to the mainland, and floatplanes fly in and out of the harbor every day.

The town is named after Joseph Poalie Friday, a Native Hawaiian who herded sheep around the harbor. Today it's also home to the Whale Museum, which teaches visitors about the orcas of these waters.

Did You Know? In 1859 a dispute over a shot pig on San Juan Island sparked the Pig War between the US and Britain, and the islands finally went to the US in 1872.

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