The President recently designated the new San Juan Islands National Monument.  Here is a link to the Seattle Times article with some information about this story.  Read the 4 page proclamation included in the post.  It looks like the Turn Point Lighthouse on Stuart Island is included, as well as Patos Island and a couple other spots.  The last page seems to indicate that flying light planes won’t be impacted (hopefully).

On another note, here is a link to a recent Kiro TV news story about the new National Monument designation.  There is video of Bill Shivers plane flying serenely over the San Juans.  The video was taken by friend Toby Bright – it was  posted on YouTube several years ago. Click here for the link to the story.