Semiahmoo Bay

Semiahmoo Bay (49˚01'00" 122˚50'00" On the BC-Washington border, SE of Boundary Bay and Vancouver, S of White Rk). The Semiahmoo people are a Coast Salish group closely related to the Lummi and Samish First Nations who live S of the international border. They once occupied a larger area that included the shores of Mud and Boundary bays and extended to the S side of Birch Bay in US territory. The word is often reported to mean “half moon”—presumably a reference to the curve of the...

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