Salmon cannery of the Friday Harbor Packing Co., Friday Harbor, Washington, 1915

ID: 602 ~ Source: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, COB250

This file appears in: San Juan Island's Salmon Bank

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San Juan Island's Salmon Bank – Why were the waters off San Juan Island so rich with salmon? The answer is in the Ice Age.

Northern Strait and Coast Salish Indians took advantage of the natural resources available in the San Juan Islands for centuries before the arrival of white explorers and settlers. One of the main commodities that drew Natives to the Islands was the…