shootingstar Posted September 18, 2022 Share #1 Posted September 18, 2022 Point Roberts WA. Haven't been there yet and ..probably never will. I knew an American from there, who commuted daily across the border to our Vancouver suburban big construction site for work. A US town only reached through Canada - BBC Travel The US land lost in Canada - BBC Travel Note: BBC does terrific write-ups on articles. On bottom right of this page, there are other cool stories of other border towns internationally outside of North America. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted September 18, 2022 Share #2 Posted September 18, 2022 There's a portion of Michigan only accessible via Ohio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Peninsula We rode there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted September 18, 2022 Wow, complicated. But at least, not international border fuss requirements. One can see the border barriers for Point Roberts from Canada when crossing / waiting in line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted September 18, 2022 Share #4 Posted September 18, 2022 40 minutes ago, shootingstar said: Point Roberts WA. Haven't been there yet and ..probably never will. I knew an American from there, who commuted daily across the border to our Vancouver suburban big construction site for work. A US town only reached through Canada - BBC Travel The US land lost in Canada - BBC Travel Note: BBC does terrific write-ups on articles. On bottom right of this page, there are other cool stories of other border towns internationally outside of North America. I heard an NPR story about difficulties in this (similar?) town on attaining provisions when the International Border was closed due to Covid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted September 18, 2022 Share #5 Posted September 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, shootingstar said: But at least, not international border fuss requirements. yeah, its only Ohio. We're not scared of them and besides, we gave them Toledo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted September 18, 2022 26 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I heard an NPR story about difficulties in this (similar?) town on attaining provisions when the International Border was closed due to Covid. Yes, we heard/read of that in Canadian news also. Also some the Point Roberts biz, rely very heavily year-round on Canadian customers. So they were losing biz dollars. Admittedly, I was amazed when I read this. Clearly there's enough Canadian visitors who know locals there/stop over as a curiosity visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wilbur ★ Posted September 18, 2022 Popular Post Share #7 Posted September 18, 2022 And a lesser known fact>> "Because of the border crossing in Point Roberts and the presence of Border Patrol Agents and employees, this small town of just 1100 residents has been rated as a very safe and secure place to live – so safe, in fact, that it’s a hidden fact that 50 people in the U.S. Witness Protection Program reside in Point Roberts." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead ★ Posted September 18, 2022 Share #8 Posted September 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Wilbur said: And a lesser known fact>> "Because of the border crossing in Point Roberts and the presence of Border Patrol Agents and employees, this small town of just 1100 residents has been rated as a very safe and secure place to live – so safe, in fact, that it’s a hidden fact that 50 people in the U.S. Witness Protection Program reside in Point Roberts." It is now no longer a secret 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted September 19, 2022 Share #9 Posted September 19, 2022 Lake of the Woods MN. Boat, snowmobile, or drive through Canada. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted September 19, 2022 Share #10 Posted September 19, 2022 2 hours ago, dinneR said: Lake of the Woods MN. Boat, snowmobile, or drive through Canada. I read about this... From what I remember. Long story short... Surveyors mapped out the area around Lake of the Woods. The northern point of the survey, got written into a treaty. The treaty got approved, between Brittan and the US. Then much later, it was discovered the survey data and therefore the details in treaty was incorrect. That point was nowhere near where it was expected to be located. No one wanted to bother to change anything. And there you have it... Minnesota has a 25 miles long notch above the 49th parallel, because they didn't launch any GPS statutes before they did the survey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted September 19, 2022 Share #11 Posted September 19, 2022 How about this... Chicago almost was part of WI. https://www.science20.com/news_articles/how_chicago_almost_ended_up_in_wisconsin-144700 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted September 19, 2022 Share #12 Posted September 19, 2022 Yeah it’s right off the coast from me. I thought this was old news but I guess it never gets old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted September 19, 2022 Share #13 Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Dottles said: Yeah it’s right off the coast from me. I thought this was old news but I guess it never gets old. It is old news. We have even discussed it here not long ago. I think the NW Angle in Minnesota needs to be resolved though. It should be given to the First Nations group as their territorial land. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted September 19, 2022 Share #14 Posted September 19, 2022 15 hours ago, bikeman564™ said: yeah, its only Ohio. We're not scared of them and besides, we gave them Toledo Michigan won that trade, big time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted September 19, 2022 Share #15 Posted September 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Bikeguy said: How about this... Chicago almost was part of WI. I don't know anyone in Wisconsin that would want Chicago but we wouldn't have a problem taking over the UP......we already speak the same language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted September 19, 2022 Share #16 Posted September 19, 2022 57 minutes ago, BR46 said: I don't know anyone in Wisconsin that would want Chicago but we wouldn't have a problem taking over the UP......we already speak the same language Not too many people who live 2 hours or more away from Chicago want anything to do with the city. That includes most of IL too. 3 hours ago, Wilbur said: I think the NW Angle in Minnesota needs to be resolved though. It should be given to the First Nations group as their territorial land. I kind of like that idea for Chicago too. The city (all of Cook County too) should succeed from IL and be given back to whatever Indian tribe lost the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted September 19, 2022 Share #17 Posted September 19, 2022 18 hours ago, shootingstar said: Point Roberts WA. This is one case where using the 49 parallel for the boarder didn't make any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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