Bainbridge Island

Just Across the Sound

Description

Across Puget Sound from the city, is the idyllic community on Bainbridge Island. Its community is one of the most affluent communities in the United States, and there is a huge focus on preserving greenspace and keeping development to a minimum. In 2005, CNN/Money and Money magazine named the island as the second best place to live in the United States. Bainbridge Island barely has any crime, and they pride themselves in excelling with sports. In 1792, George Vancouver entered Puget Sound on the HMS Discovery while they surveyed the surrounding areas. They remained anchored off of Restoration Point on the southern tip of the island while Vancouver mapped places like Rich Passage, Port Orchard, and Sinclair Inlet. Years later, Bainbridge Island became the epicenter for the logging and shipbuilding industry, largely in part to the large abundance of cedars on the island. At Bainbridge Island, you can enjoy the quiet village and unique shops that call the island home as you walk around the greenspace and incredible views offered from the coast.