Take a ferry to Washington oyster houses that serve fresh, local oysters in charming, off-the-beaten-path locations.

For the next 10 weeks, people can travel to and from the scenic San Juan Islands for free as the archipelago tests the waters of county-run, passenger-only ferry service. State money is paying for a ...

Life, it seems, never slows down. Luckily, a trove of enchanting destinations exist across America for a stress-free getaway. One remarkable place where you can disconnect and decompress is Orcas ...

University of Washington scientists deployed over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to test whether internet ...

Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to ...

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