-Excerpt from Two Hands and a Shovel by Jack Hartt Cornet Bay hides just inside Deception Pass, on the southern shore.The shores of the bay sheltered encampments of Swinomish tribal people for centuries. Caucasians homesteaded the bay in the mid-1900s, …
East Shore Beach Wall
This wall will become the edge of the swimming beach on the shore of east Cranberry Lake. For many years, this was perhaps the most popular attraction at Deception Pass Park. This rock wall can still be found today but the swim beach has been passed over for …
John Tursi Commemorative Sign
Deception Pass State Park was home to two camps of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) members during the 1930s and early 1940s. They built trails, benches, kitchen shelters, wash rooms, and caretaker residences that are still in use today. One of the largest …
