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Spieden Island was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, to honor William Spieden, the purser of the expedition's Peacock. [3]In the 1970s and 1980s the island was used for big game hunting; non-native game animals such as Mouflon sheep from Corsica, fallow deer from Europe, and Sika deer from Asia – along with approximately 2,000 exotic birds such as African ...
The story of Komo Kulshan and his two wives is a Lummi tale describing the creations of landmarks in the Pacific Northwest.The story can be broken down into three main sections for each character, Duh-hwahk in the creation of Mount Rainier, Whaht-kway in the creation of the Nooksack River and Spieden Island, and Komo Kulshan in the creation of Mt. Baker.
Johns Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington. It lies just east of Stuart Island and north of Spieden Island . Johns Island is home to Camp Nor'wester , a summer camp for children on the west end of the island, and several dozen private vacation cabins on the east end of the island.
He also owns the 500-acre Spieden Island in the San Juan Islands archipelago. [3] In 1999, Jannard purchased two properties in Newport Beach, California for about $15 million. [ 9 ] On June 18th, 2024 the Los Angeles Times announced that Jannard had sold his Malibu oceanfront estate for $210 million, setting a California state record.
The Blue Duck was leased to Islesford Boatworks, a non-profit organization that teaches traditional wooden boatbuilding to all ages and works to serve the island, its people, and the working waterfront. The Islesford Historical Museum is a 1½ story fireproof brick structure built in 1927 in the Georgian Colonial Revival style. The building is ...
Location of Goodhue County in Minnesota. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Goodhue County, Minnesota.It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.
International Order of St. Hubertus. The International Order of Saint Hubertus is a worldwide organization and chivalric order of hunters and wildlife conservationists under Grand Master Istvan von Habsburg-Lothringen that promotes traditional hunting ethics and practices. [1]
George Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer.Originally specializing in zoology, he became a prominent early conservationist and student of Native American life.