Down the road is the oldest craft shop on the island, Orcas Island Pottery, started in the 1940s. The wonderful range of pottery and functional art is displayed in a beautiful wooded setting. Drive the lovely Enchanted Forest Road into Eastsound. The commercial center of the island, it has a nice selection of shops and restaurants. The Orcas Island Historical Museum in Eastsound is in six old log homestead cabins.
Visitors can learn about the native people who lived on the island and early European settlers.
In addition, look for posters advertising events at the Orcas Community Center and take a look at the beautiful Emmanuel Episcopal Church on the Eastsound shore. No trip to Orcas is complete without a visit to Moran State Park, so head southeast on Orcas Road. Nearly 5,000 acres, Moran is the fourth largest state park in Washington. Shipbuilder Robert Moran, whose estate is now Rosario Resort at Cascade Bay, owned thousands of acres on the island and donated much of it to the state for the park. If it's clear enough, Mount Baker and Mount Rainier will be spectacular.