Talk:Friday Harbor, Washington

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I visited Friday Harbour 3 years ago. The official story for the name of the town is something along the lines that it was discovered by Christian missionaries on Good Friday (ala Easter Island). But the more apochraphal story and the one told to me by more than one native went like this:

Christian missionaries row up near shore and call out to the inhabitants that are there, "What BAY is this?" And the person calls back, "Friday."