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2009

Evening Magazine's 2009 Best Campground
On 82-acres, with three spring water lakes, Lakedale Resort at Three Lakes is an ideal San Juan Island getaway. Lakedale Resort features a variety of accommodations options, including a 10-room lodge, log cabins, canvas cabins, and camping. Lakedale blends just the right amount of outdoor camping with a resort-like ambiance, earning the resort Evening Magazine's "Best Campground in Western Washington" this year.

San Juan Islands: #4 on List of World's Top 10 Ferry Boat Rides
Getting here really is half the fun. The Washington State Ferry route to the San Juan Islands was recently rated on The Society of American Travel Writers’ “Top 10” most exciting ferry rides in the world (2009).

Top Puget Sound Wedding Location
Lakedale Resort was named by both Seattle Bride magazine and Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom as a top Puget Sound wedding location (January 2009).

2008

Top 10 North American Island Destination, 2008
Readers of Conde Nast Traveler name the San Juan Islands #9 of 10 in the Top 10 Islands in North America list.

San Juan Islands Ranks #4 Second Consecutive Year - Travel + Leisure's 2008 World's Best Awards
Travel + Leisure Magazine announced its 2008 World’s Best Awards on July 10, ranking the San Juan Islands #4 on its list of Top 5 Islands in the Continental U.S. and Canada. This is the second consecutive year for this #4 ranking to be achieved by the San Juans in this annual awards program.

2007

Among Best Meeting Locations In Seattle
In April 2007, The Oregon & Washington Association News named Lakedale Resort as one of the best meeting locations in the Seattle area.

San Juan Islands Rank Highest Ever in Travel + Leisure's 2007 World's Best Awards
Travel + Leisure's 12th annual survey of readers' favorites ranked the San Juan Islands #4 on its list of Top 5 Islands in the Continental U.S. and Canada. This is the highest ranking to be achieved by the San Juan Islands in this annual awards program, with less than a five percentage point spread between the first and the fourth ranked destinations. Vancouver Island and the San Juan Islands of Washington State are the first and second ranked positions for the West Coast.

America the Beautiful: 100 Places to See in Your Lifetime
The San Juan Islands are represented in the new LIFE picture book as one of the "100 Places to See in Your Lifetime" (2007).

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