Oak Harbor

Oak Harbor, now a flat spread of modernity inlaid with strip malls and gas stations, takes its name from a more noble past: the majestic Oregon oaks that grow above the bay. Dutch and Irish immigrants settled the town in the mid-1800s; several windmills in town were built by descendants of the Dutch as symbols of their heritage. The marina, at the east side of the bay, has a picnic area with views of Saratoga Passage and the entrance of Penn Cove.