It's hard to believe anyone saw this coming, back when the Treaty of Oregon was signed in 1846. That deal, which led to the creation of the border between the U.S. and Canada, also sliced off a bit of the Tsawwassen Peninsula under the 49th parallel and put it under American control.

For decades, Point Roberts, Wash. has existed as an unusual slice of Americana. The town is surrounded by water on three sides and shares its only land border with Canada. A place where gas is sold by the Canadian standard liter and the grocery store has two tills: for U.S. and Canadian currency.

Most of the residents consider themselves dual citizens and have lived in the Whatcom County bedroom community almost as a suburb of Vancouver and lower mainland British Columbia. https://www.king5.com/article/news/lo...