Salt Spring Island (also known as SSI and Saltspring) is the largest of the Gulf Islands. This “star of the Gulf Islands” is noted for arts, crafts and culture in spectacular setting. Situated off Vancouver Island between the cities of Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle, it can easily be reached by scheduled automobile ferry or floatplane. Floatplane service to the town of Ganges on Salt Spring originates from various points including Vancouver and Seattle. For visitors coming from afar, the closest major airports are Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle-Tacoma.