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What is the first foreign country you encounter when traveling due south from Washington's Stuart Island State Park? The better known form of this question uses Detroit, but the answer is the same. Canada.

The San Juan Islands come quite close to Vancouver Island, due to boundary negotiations between Great Britain and the United States. The same negotiations resulted in Point Roberts being included in the U.S. with no land link to the rest of the country.

This part of Washington is tied to Canada by transportation links as well as history, with ferry service connecting islands to the Victoria. The major mainland cities are Bellingham and Mount Vernon. Mount Baker towers to the east.

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The Most Anticipated Upcoming Washington Events Are:
Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 18 thru December 20
Christmas in the Gorge 2009 Stevenson December 4 thru December 6
Christmas Ships Parade Vancouver December 5 thru December 17
Holiday Barrel Tasting Walla Walla December 4 thru December 6
Red Wine and Chocolate Port Angeles and Port Townsend February 6 thru February 7

Other upcoming events include:
Holiday Barrel Tasting Walla Walla December 4 thru December 6
White Salmon Arts Council?s ?I?m Dreaming of a White Salmon? White Salmon December 5
Christmas at the Fort Vancouver December 12
Bed & Breakfast Holiday Open House Peninsula December 12 thru December 13
Lighted Boat Parade and Crab Pot Christmas Tree Ilwaco December 5

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