Community of Point Roberts struggling as tourists are slow to return
Summer is in full swing with clogged hiking trails, packed ferries, and the smells of backyard barbeques.
But while many of you might be visiting tourist towns in the Cascades or near a Puget Sound Island, one Washington tourist town has been struggling: Point Roberts, our favorite local exclave.
It’s a peninsula, surrounded by water on three sides, and its fourth side borders Canada. Summers are usually the high points for Canadian tourists who flock to "The Point’s" beaches, or maybe they just want the cheaper gas.
But since the pandemic closed down the border, traffic and tourism has…
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