Cat sitting in #PointRoberts this weekend. Nice kitties Harold and Maude.
Check out this beautiful map of the pene-exclave by @sarahbell—
https://mapstodon.space/@sarahbell/115475963953832134
"This rubber duck museum in a U.S. border town has lost business. Now it's moving to B.C."
I don't blame them. The situation in the US has gone completely quackers.
A U.S. town where…
📍The nearest Americans are 25 miles away
🛂 You cross two international borders to buy milk
🧭 And the border was drawn by accident
Welcome to Point Roberts, WA.
Read the full story ⬇️
https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/06/28/the-american-town-thats-stuck-in-canada-the-curious-case-of-point-roberts/
Point Roberts, Washington is a town in the U.S. you can’t reach without entering Canada. From border crossings and smuggling to glacial landscapes and COVID lockdowns, this exclave reveals how geography, politics, and daily life collide.
#PointRoberts, a U.S. community in #Washington_State, is so connected to #Canada that it advertises its gas prices in litres as well as gallons — and the #SeasideCommunity relies on its Canadian neighbours for essentials. This #AmericanCommunity worries it won’t survive a #TradeWar. #BritshColumbia #Tariffs2025 #America #TrumpTariff