Stuart Island (Washington)
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Stuart Island is one of the San Juan Islands, north of San Juan Island and west of Waldron Island in the U.S. state of Washington. The Template:Convert island is home to two communities of full and part-time residents, a state park, a one-room schoolhouse, and two airstrips.
History
Stuart Island was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–42, to honor Frederick D. Stuart, the captain's clerk of the expedition.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Prevost Harbor is named for James Charles Prevost, captain of Template:HMS. Nearby Prevost Island in British Columbia is also named after Prevost, while Satellite Island is named after his ship.<ref> Template:Cite web</ref>
Arts and culture
Parks and recreation
Two sites, both part of Stuart Island State Park,<ref>Stuart Island State Park from the official tourism website of the State of Washington</ref> are on public lands. One is located near the center of the island, and another is on the western coast, the site of the Turn Point Light Station,<ref>Turn Point Lighthouse from the official tourism website of the State of Washington</ref> a lighthouse guiding shipping in the busy waters of Boundary Pass to the island's north. Turn Point Light Station is on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management's Spokane District, Wenatchee Resource Area, Lopez Island Office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sheltered anchorages for boaters can be found in Reid Harbor and Prevost Harbor, with public state park facilities in each.
Satellite Island, which lies in Prevost Harbor on the northeast side of the island, is used by YMCA Camp Orkila as a basecamp for teen expeditions and for field trips by campers.
Infrastructure
Two airstrips are located on the island. Stuart Island Airstrip (7WA5) is a Template:Convert grass runway,<ref>AirNav</ref> and Stuart Island West (2WA3) is a Template:Convert dirt runway<ref>AirNav</ref>).
See also
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