 The lack of roads contributed to the isolation of the colony, although Daniels' son-in-law, John H. Prather, purchased several boats to provide freight and passenger service between Freeland and Everett, the nearest town on the mainland.Freeland is located on the southern part of Whidbey Island at (48.015556, -122.533622).The community sits on a mile-wide isthmus between the south end of Holmes Harbor, a inlet of Saratoga Passage, and Mutiny Bay on Admiralty Inlet.