The San Juan Islands
Subtitle: into the 21st century
By: JoAnn Roe
Publisher: Caxton Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Caldwell, Idaho
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780870045042
Subjects: Description and travel; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Where did the islands come from?; title: Early footprints; title: An anchor atop the turtlebacks; title: Paddlewheelers, steamers, and steamboats; title: Passenger boats and ferries; title: Great fishing, modest logging; title: Those country stores; title: My, how farming has changed; title: Providing electrical power to islands; title: The old mid-1900s inns; title: The lights on the islands; title: Roche Harbor, Lime Kiln to resort; title: Ageless youth camps; title: Friday Harbor Laoratories; title: Rosario Resort, an orcas legend; title: Spirituality on the islands; title: Spieden Island and the safari episode; title: Orcas in the San Juan Islands; title: Nuns operated the Shaw Island landing; title: The Christmas Ship; title: Air service commences; title: Doctors were appreciated; title: Real estate ideas; title: Preserving open land and scenes; title: The unusual SJI parks; title: What's on top of the mountain?; title: Islanders still travel by boat and barge; title: Bits and pieces.