POINT ROBERTS, Wash. (AP) — The Port of Bellingham is increasing temporary ferry service to the isolated enclave of Point Roberts, Washington where its citizens have been largely cut off from the U.S. mainland since Canada and the U.S. closed their land border this spring to control the spread of the coronavirus.
The little peninsula is attached to the Canadian mainland and not Washington state, but it juts below the border and is therefore a part of the U.S.
Beginning last week, the Port of Bellingham chartered a commercial tour boat to offer once per week passenger-only service connecting Point Roberts to the U.S. border town of Blaine. Port executive director Rob Fix says demand for seats from people marooned on the peninsula has far outstripped supply.