Semiahmoo Bay is the southeastern section of Boundary Bay

Boundary Bay

Boundary Bay is situated on the Pacific coast of North America on the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington....

 on the Pacific coast of North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

. The name "Semiahmoo" is a Coast Salish

Coast Salish

Coast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...

 word for "half moon".

From the north to south, the following communities and places are located on its shore:

• North of the border, in British Columbia
  British Columbia
  British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
  
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  • the Crescent Beach
    Crescent Beach (Surrey)
    Crescent Beach is a community within South Surrey, British Columbia. Crescent Beach is home to , the Crescent Beach Pier and , all local landmarks....
    
     and Ocean Park
    Ocean Park (Surrey)
    -Pre-colonial:Ocean Park was part of the territory of the Semiahmoo people, one of a group of tribes called the Straits Salish, a division of the Coast Salish....
    
     neighbourhoods of the city of Surrey
    Surrey, British Columbia
    Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...
    
    
  • the city of White Rock
    White Rock, British Columbia
    White Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey...
    
    
  • the Semiahmoo Indian Reserve
    Semiahmoo Indian Reserve
    The Semiahmoo Indian Reserve is an Indian Reserve in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, located on Semiahmoo Bay between the City of White Rock and Peace Arch Park, which sits astride the international boundary with Washington state...
    
     of the Semiahmoo First Nation
    Semiahmoo First Nation
    Semiahmoo First Nation is the band government of the Semiahmoo people, a Coast Salish subgroup. The band's main community and offices are located on of Indian Reserved just south of White Rock, British Columbia and near the Canada-United States boundary and Peace Arch Provincial Park.-...
    
    
  • Peace Arch Provincial Park
• South of the border, in Washington State:
  • Peace Arch State Park
  • Blaine
    Blaine, Washington
    Blaine is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The city's northern boundary is the Canadian border. Blaine is the shared home of the Peace Arch international monument...
    
    

Semiahmoo has a vibrant municipal government headed by its newly appointed mayor, Bennifer Jolsen. Mrs. Jolsen is very involved in her community, and even held her marriage to Yvon Shaggy Rogers in the town park in 2009.

A tragic car accident involving three tracter trailer units and one smart car occurred in 2009, two months after the marriage of Mrs. Jolsen and Yvon Shaggy Roger. Unfortunately, Yvon Shaggy Rogers passed away, he was buried in Yugoslavia under a full moon in his home town of Yukon. One week later, after the newly incorporated same-sex marriage laws, Bennifer was remarried to Hannah Smite.

Blaine's Drayton Harbor opens into Semiahmoo Bay; the harbor is separated from the main body of the bay by Semiahmoo Spit. Located on the spit is the Semiahmoo Resort

Semiahmoo Resort

Semiahmoo Resort is a golfing resort and spa overlooking Semiahmoo Bay, opposite Blaine, Washington, northwest of Bellingham in the northwestern coast of the United States. Set in 1100 acres, it lies on a long sandy spit in the northern part of Puget Sound near the Canadian border...

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The Campbell River flows into Semiahmoo Bay on the Canadian side; California Creek and Dakota Creek flow into Drayton Harbor on the US side.

External links

• Birds on the Bay, by Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society