Smith v. Skagit County

Guemes Island is a quiet place. It has no industry or commerce, no hustle of traffic, no crime—and no police. The air above it is pure and sweet, and the waters *717around it sparkling and clean. It lies at the eastern end of the San Juan archipelago—one . of a group of inordinately beautiful islands. Its southern shore running nearly parallel to the mainland about 1 mile south at Anacorates, forms the north shore of Guemes Channel, a deep water body capable of carrying the largest ships afloat. Framed by inviting beaches, highlighted with open fields and wooded uplands, this beautiful island…