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Article: ALMOST HEAVEN.
- Article from:
- National Fisherman
- Article date:
- December 1, 2000
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La Push, Wash., has weathered its share of storms. But fisherman who have made this remote village their home port wouldn't trade it for anyplace else.
On a sunny day in La Push, Wash., it would be hard to understand why you'd want to be anywhere else. Far from densely populated Puget Sound, backed by deep green fir and hemlock-covered hills, the village sits on open ground at the mouth of the Quileute River. A couple of hundred yards south of the boat harbor, Pacific rollers curve around the south jetty to break on a sandy beach. Guarding the river entrance is James Island, one of a host of spectacular rocky islets and sea stacks that prevail along this wild, ...
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Article: COAST GUARD AIDS SINKING VESSEL NEAR JAMES ISLAND
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
August 11, 2006 ;
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... ... Coast Guard came to the aid of a sinking fishing boat near James Island Thursday at approximately 6:00 p.m. Coast Guard Group ... with dewatering the boat. The Maranatha was then towed to La Push, Wa., where it was later determined that a heat exchange ...
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