Blaine, Washington

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Blaine — Thumbnail History (historylink.org) Blaine (Whatcom County) is located in extreme Northwestern Washington; the northern edge of its city limit is the Canadian border. The area was originally inhabited by a band of Native Americans known as the Semiahmoo. Caucasian settlers first arrived in 1858 during the Fraser River Gold Rush, when not one, but two communities named Semiahmoo were briefly established. Permanent settlement came in 1870, and eventually the two Semiahmoos became one Blaine. In the early twentieth century, Blaine was known for its canneries, including one of the largest in the country, the Alaska Packers Association, located on Semiahmoo Spit. Today (2009) the four-star Semiahmoo Resort sits on the spit, and on the northern outskirts of Blaine the Peace Arch and Peace Arch Park provide a unique and attractive gateway for those entering or leaving the United States. In 2008, the U.S. Census estimated Blaine’s population at 4,975.

Ice Age Boulders in Drayton Harbor (washingtonlandscape.blogspot.com) Drayton Harbor is a shallow bay just south of the Canadian border. The City of Blaine is located on its northeast and southwest sides such that the small city has two parts separated by the bay.

Journey Home, the Trench, Fraser River, West of the Straight Creek-Fraser River Fault (washingtonlandscape.blockspot.com) I previously noted the Rocky Mountain Trench while returning home from a previous trip this past year (rocky-mountain-trench-rivers). With fog in the Trench and the valleys and snow on covering the high ground above tree line the view was enhanced as I flew over the Trench.

Lake Stickney, Washington (Wikipedia) Lake Stickney is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 15,413 at the 2020 census. The CDP was known as Paine Field-Lake Stickney prior to 2010. The new Lake Stickney CDP no longer contains the Paine Field airport.

Blaine, Washington (Wikipedia) Blaine is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The city’s northern boundary is the Canada–U.S. border; the Peace Arch international monument straddles the border of both countries. The population was 5,884 at the 2020 census. Since Blaine is located right on the border with Canada, it is the northernmost city on Interstate 5.