LOPEZ ISLAND — This island in the San Juans is well-known for its pleasant cycling, with plenty of easy terrain and quiet roads. But when winds get too chilly for biking, there are other things to do, ...

This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue, as part of the Scenic Fall Road Trips cover story. Click here to subscribe. On one of Lopez Island’s backroads is a green street sign with the ...

LOPEZ ISLAND -- Karen Fisher had proved she could dress out a deer, teach school, frame a house, sell Christmas trees, finish concrete, peel yew bark, raise goats, renovate boats, split firewood, lead ...

They don't call it Slo-pez Island for nothing! Upon arrival at Lopez Island in Washington's San Juan Islands, visitors are welcomed at the ferry terminal by a snack bar. That's it: no glitzy harbor, ...

Lopez Island in the San Juans has long had a special reputation, which they advertise before you come. “Don’t be startled,” the visitors bureau cautions, “when people wave at you from their cars. This ...