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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:
Lantern Tours at the Fort Vancouver November 21
Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival Ridgefield continuing thru November 21
Wind River Cellars ? Thanksgiving Weekend Open House Husum November 27 thru November 29
Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 18 thru December 20
Great Value Wines Under $10.00 - Wine Education Series Ellensburg continuing

Other upcoming events include:
TideFest Gig Harbor December 5 thru December 6
Christmas Lighting Festival Leavenworth December 11 thru December 13
Marshal?s Winery Thanksgiving Weekend Open House Dallesport November 27 thru November 29
Earshot Jazz Presents a Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington Seattle December 26
Christmas in the Gorge 2009 Stevenson December 4 thru December 6

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