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Deception Pass is surrounded by 3,854-acre (1,560 ha) Deception Pass State Park, one of the most visited Washington state parks with over two million annual visitors. [ 6 ] History
Cranberry Lake is a lake inside Deception Pass State Park in Island County, Washington. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is often stocked with trout , making it popular among recreational anglers. [ 3 ]
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The Wallace Bridge and Structural Co. of Seattle, Washington provided 460 tons of steel for the 511-foot (156 m) Canoe Pass arch and 1130 tons for the 976-foot (297 m) Deception Pass span. The cost of the New Deal -era construction was $482,000, made possible through the Public Works Administration and county funds.
Mount Deception sits on the boundary between the drainage basins of the Dungeness River, to the north, and the Dosewallips River, to the south and east. Deception Creek, a tributary of the Dosewallips River, drains the southern slope of Mount Deception. Gray Wolf Pass is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Mount Deception. The pass connects ...
It is located just east of Deception Pass, which separates Fidalgo Island (N) from Whidbey Island (S). Charles Wilkes, during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, found wild strawberries on the island and gave it the name Hautboy, after the variety of strawberry. In time, the more common name Strawberry became official. [1] [verification needed]
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A ferry across Deception Pass was first proposed by Island and Skagit county commissioners in 1912, and was definitely in operation by 1914. [1] [2] [3] From 1924 to 1935, the route was run by Berte H. Olson (1882-1959), and her husband, O.A. Olson, who held a state highway contract. Berte Olson was the first woman to hold a ferry captain's ...