Getting to this island may be a bit more work than some of its neighbors, but the effort is more than made up for by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some of the most revered islands in the United States are home to national parks, picturesque coastlines, and orca feeding grounds ...

Anyone visiting northwestern Washington for the first time will receive a plethora of recreation recommendations, but perhaps the most essential is whale watching in the Salish Sea. The cold, ...

By now, the island trails are sunny, with clear views over glimmering bodies of water, making them ideal for summer adventures.

Mount Constitution tops out at 2,409 feet on Orcas Island, with a Civilian Conservation Corps-built stone tower and a ...

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — Suddenly, the orcas are everywhere. Their telltale fins pop up all about us—a pod of at least dozen. Our whale-watching boat, the Sea Lion, is one of a handful nearing them at a ...

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced Monday that nearly $30 million in federal funding will support urban and rural ferries in Washington.

The pilot of a float plane that crashed on a remote island near Washington's border with Canada changed course to avoid a thunderstorm before it went down.

Some of the most revered islands in the United States are home to national parks, picturesque coastlines, and orca feeding grounds, according to a new report. Travel + Leisure magazine surveyed its ...