Island Life
San Juan Island has one weekly newspaper, is dotted with numerous farms, and is a tourist-driven economy.
Outside of Friday Harbor, the only major commercial establishment resort is the village of Roche Harbor, located on the northwest side of the island.
Other notable landmarks are the old British and American Camps at opposite ends of the island, which together comprise the San Juan Island National Historical Park, which commemorates the 1859 "Pig War". Interpretive centers and reconstructed buildings, formal gardens, etc. recall the history of early European settlement in the area.
The University of Washington runs a marine research lab and campus outside Friday harbor. The campus has been extant since 1909 and has dormitories, a food service, and classrooms for holding lectures.
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