Well Marianne this is a fine opportunity for me to insert the story of our Pig War, where (what was soon to become) Washington State almost went to war with Canada...Korvo and I already posted this, but it is important don't you agree?
Because, close to where I now live in Washington State, a British/Canadian pig crossed a disputed international border in 1859 to dig up and eat some potatoes, and the irate American farmer shot him! The ensuing kerfuffle lasted twelve years, with British and American soldiers marching and waving their cannon about, bringing in warships, etc...lots of profanity hurled but no shots actually fired, all fueled by lots of, um, spirits!
Finally Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia was called into arbitrate and after a year of his committee pondering in Geneva, they ADMITTED the land really belonged to the USA all the time!!!
Here is a map showing the final resolution of the border, and ANYONE can see that to be fair, if you were to draw a line down the EXACT middle of the Strait of Georgia, it would be just as you see it here, with ALL the San Juan Archipelago OBVIOUSLY going to the USA, don't you agree?