Images of America- Friday Harbor Vancouver Island Bill Shellenberger's Cruising the Chesapeake

Bill Shellenberger's Cruising the Chesapeake has been the guide of choice for sailors and motor cruisers seeking to avoid the beaten path

Chart Image Size: 34½" x 26⅞"

Edition Date: 5-Feb-1982

Published: August 29

Title: Stitch-and-Glue Boatbuilding: How to Build Kayaks and Other Small Boats

Images of America- Friday Harbor Vancouver Island Bill Shellenberger's Cruising the ChesapeakeWhen Friday Harbor, Washington, was incorporated in 1909, some wanted the town's name changed. In a misunderstanding, the British had named it in 1858 for a shepherd named "Friday," who thought they were making introductions, not asking the name of the sheltered bay where he minded sheep. But the name stuck. As with many of the young state's small port towns, timber, salmon fishing, and farming fueled Friday Harbor's early economy. However, by