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Join the knowledgeable and always entertaining on May 7, 10 a.m. – noon, Mike Vouri for a guided walk exploring stories of English Camp—from pre-historic, Royal Marine, Crook family and National Park eras.
It was near this spot that Royal Navy Lieutenant Richard Roche in 1857 reported an “…old Indian village (with) immense quantities of clam shells on the shore.” On arrival, three years later, Royal Marine Color Sergeant W. Joy described “…a shell bank…averaged ten feet high, from thirty-five to forty feet through, by 120 yards long, it was the work of Indians, as they live very much on a shellfish called ‘Clams’, and deposit the shells just outside their Huts, hence the bank I mentioned, the brush wood grew quite down to the water’s edge, in the rear the forest was growing in undisturbed tranquility…” –San Juan Island National Historical Park website
The tour begins from the parking area at English Camp, located on Garrison Bay, 9 miles northwest of Friday Harbor. Address: 3905 West Valley Rd., Friday Harbor, WA 98250. This event is free to the public.
