Herron Island, WA

Herron Island is an island and census-designated place in central Case Inlet in the southern part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. The 2010 census counted 151 residents. Herron Island is one of the few privately owned islands in Puget Sound. All access to the island is by boat, mostly aboard the HMC ferry, the "Charlie Wells", and a guest pass signed by an HMC member is necessary to board the ferry. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Herron Island, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Herron Island, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Herron Island was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838–1842, to honor Lewis Herron, the expedition's cooper. Herron Island is a completely private island.