Vendovi (private) Island

As of 2010, Vendovi Island, a 216-acre property seven miles north of Anacortes, has been on the market more than two years. The island, accessible only by boat or floatplane, features six beaches, a four-bedroom house and protected harbor.

Vendovi has been marketed as one of the gems of the San Juan Islands by auction house JP King of South Carolina. But when it came to auction Sept. 30, the sole bid, for $3.3 million from a preservation trust, did not come close to the buyer's $14.5 million asking price or confidential reserve price set by owner David Fluke.