Foster Island (Washington)

Foster Island (Washington)

:"See Foster Island (Ontario) for the island in the Canadian province of Ontario."

Foster Island is an island in Seattle, Washington, USA's Union Bay. Bisected by State Route 520, it is part of the Washington Park Arboretum.

It is a favorite pastime of Seattleites to go canoeing around the island and its wetlands.citation | last = Johnston | first = Greg | title = The welcome mat is always out at Mother Nature's city home | newspaper=The Seattle Post-Intelligencer | year=2005 |date = March 31, 2005 | url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/217951_arboretumpaddle31.html] Most rent their vessel from the University of Washington's Waterfront Activities Center north of the Montlake Cut.

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