Oak Harbor Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Washington State, United States
About Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor's history goes back to the early 1850s, when two settlers staked claims where the city now stands—Zakarias Martin Taftezon, a shoemaker from Norway; C.W. Sumner from New England Houses and businesses sprouted up along the shores of Oak Harbor as the pioneers relied entirely on water transportation until the 1900s. For the next thirty years, steamers and freighters carried passengers and freight from the Island to the mainland and back as well as Fidalgo Island to the north. The Irish came in the late 1850s, making Oak Harbor grow and prosper as they fished and farmed the area, and the city's Dutch heritage arrived in the 1890s. Churches, schools, and more businesses followed the arrival of the Dutch. A high school was built in 1906. Oak Harbor flourished as a small country town
Top Attractions in Oak Harbor
Explore the best things to see and do in Oak Harbor:
- ★Deception Pass Bridge,
- ★Joseph Whidbey State Park
- ★Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum
Where to Eat in Oak Harbor
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Frasers Gourmet Hideaway
Where to Stay in Oak Harbor
- 🏨Best Western Harbor Plaza
- 🏨The Coachman Inn
Oak Harbor Travel Guide Sections
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