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Wenatchee Valley

Visitor Guide

Fall 2017 and Winter 2018

Featuring Wenatchee Valley ◆ Lake Chelan ◆ Leavenworth The Methow ◆ The Okanogan ◆ Columbia Basin

Vacation and Water Sports Paradise. Cabins, 85 full hookups, 15 LW, boat rental, moorage, grocery store, tackle shop, gift shop, boat gas, propane, paddle bikes, canoes, games, fishing and water skiing. Great fishing in Blue and Park Lakes, special fisheries Dry Falls and Lake Lenore.

From Seattle, I-90 to George exit 151 to Hwy. 283 North on Hwy 17 N. to Blue Lake and Park Lake.

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Classy Chassis Parade & Car Show Eastmont Community Park

Eastside Parkway Pile-Up Valley Mall Parkway

Wings & Wheels Festival

Eastmont Community Park

2 0 1 7 PARADE Friday, May 5th, 6:30 pm CAR SHOW Saturday, May 6th, 10 am-5 pm

CAR SHOW Saturday, June 24th, 5-9 pm

CARNIVAL Oct. 5th-Oct. 8th CRUISE Fri., Oct. 6th, 4:30 pm CAR SHOW Sat., Oct. 7th, 10 am-5 pm And much more!

For more information on these events or other activities contact the East Wenatchee Events Office at 509-886-6108 or visit www.east-wenatchee.com City of East Wenatchee (Visitors Guide) PDF to Kathy—RD 1006.00041477.4x4.42.2017FallVisitorsGuide.

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Contents

Welcome to North Central Washington

Visitor Guide Map

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Wenatchee: center of it all

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East Wenatchee: shopping and great views

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Waterville: a wheat town in a striking landscape Cashmere: outdoorsy and charming

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Leavenworth: a Bavarian state of mind

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Wenatchee center of it all

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A great view from the top of a ladder is one of the fringe benefits that comes with picking apples.

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ome to the Wenatchee Valley in the fall and winter and choose your fun. The air is crisp, the just-picked fruit is delicious and

the Apple Capital of the World is a great place to start your adventure in the nearby Cascade Mountains or in the many towns of North Central Washington.

You can ski at Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort, just 10 miles from Wenatchee and 5,000

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feet up. It’s a family-friendly hill with snowmaking, fast lifts and a wide range of runs. Or spend an afternoon at Pybus Public Market, right next to historic downtown Wenatchee.

Check out the market’s restaurants and shops in a converted industrial foundry on the banks of the Columbia River.

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Apple Capital of the World According to pie authority Crisco (who else?), nearly 20 percent of all Americans pick apple as the top pie flavor in the nation. Several of our own regional festivals honor the treat.

And, not to brag, but the “world’s largest apple pie” was made right here in 1997 by the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center. The pie weighed 34,438 pounds (17 tons) and was baked at Walla Walla Point Park in a dish measuring 24-by-44 feet. Hey, it’s a slice of local history.

For more apple facts (and a snazzy apple-themed gift shop popular with tour buses), check out the Washington Apple Commission visitor center on the north edge of Wenatchee: 2900 Euclid Ave.; (509) 663-9600.

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Visit a winery with friends and take home a bottle or two. Or sip some homemade apple cider that’s as fresh as it gets. Or squeeze in a round of golf while the trees turn.

Check out the Wenatchee Valley’s restaurant scene.

There’s a great collection of cuisines downtown — think Thai, Indian, Central American, fine dining, burgers, micro-breweries, and wood-stove pizza.

Explore our large and growing collection of Mexican restaurants — the best the side of the Cascade Mountains.

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Area vineyards and tasting rooms attract thousands of wine buffs annually.

Leavenworth, 22 miles west, celebrates Bavarian architecture, music and culture. Cashmere, 12 miles west, boasts eclectic shopping districts and is home to world-famous Aplets and Cotlets and the Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village.

Chelan, 45 miles north, offers sun and water sports along the shores of the 55-mile-long Lake Chelan.

Waterville, 25 miles east, is home to an historic courthouse, hotel and Mike

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Medical and Recreational Marijuana 21+ Open Monday-Sunday 8 am-8 pm

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(a) “WARNING, this product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming.” (b) “Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug.” (c) “There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product.”; and (d) “For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of the reach of children.”

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Hikers’ paradise The paved Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail follows both shores of the Columbia River and crosses two bridges.

On the western shore, it passes downtown Wenatchee (with access via RiverWalk Crossing at the foot of First Street), playgrounds and softball fields, and through the Horan Natural Area and Wenatchee Confluence State Park.

On the wilder east side, the trail wanders through sand dunes and groves of trees. A new trail extension runs 5 miles up the eastside of the Columbia River from the Odabashian

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Bridge to Lincoln Rock State Park and Rocky Reach Dam. All along the trail, there’s plenty of free parking in waterfront parks and at developed trailheads.

In the rolling foothills of Wenatchee you’ll find a sprawling network of paths that make up the Wenatchee Foothills Trail system. To

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the south, the Saddle Rock Trail takes you to a rocky saddle with sweeping views of the valley.

Also check out the trails at Jacobson Reserve, Castle Rock, Sage Hills and Horse Lake Ranch, popular with hikers, runners and mountain bikers. Some of the trails close for the winter to protect wildlife habitat. Download a trail map at cdlandtrust.org.

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Art walks Wenatchee First Fridays Arts Walk is a great way to stroll through downtown and check out the work of artists in shops, galleries and restaurants. The afternoon-early evening lineup

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changes each month, so there’s always something new to see and do — sculpture, painting, music and much more. For info and a list of artists and businesses for the current month’s lineup: Wenatchee First Fridays on Facebook.

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Celebrating 10 Years of Music to North Central Washington!

93.9 FM Wenatchee Valley 101.9 FM Okanogan Valley 95.3 FM Lake Chelan Valley 106.3 FM Methow Valley 101.3 FM Pateros/Brewster

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Wild home games | 2017-18 season The Wild is in the British Columbia Hockey League. All games are played at Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee.

Sep. 16 Vernon Vipers

Sep. 24 Langley Rivermen

Sep. 29 Cowichan Valley Capitals

Oct. 11 Vernon Vipers

Be Amazed

Season: April 15 - Oct 15

Oct. 14 Merritt Centennials Oct. 20 Surrey Eagles

Oct. 21 Penticton Vees

Oct. 28 Alberni Valley Bulldogs Nov. 3

Powell River Kings

Nov. 10 West Kelowna Warriors

Nov. 11 Prince George Spruce Kings

Now Booking for 2018

Nov. 22 Vernon Vipers Nov. 24 Chilliwack Chiefs

• Corporate Events • Group Tours • Weddings • Season’s Passes • Private Events (Anniversaries, Retirements, Celebrations)

Nov. 25 Salmon Arm Silverbacks Dec. 6

Trail Smoke Eaters

Dec. 15 Salmon Arm Silverbacks

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Dec. 16 Salmon Arm Silverbacks Dec. 29 Penticton Vees

Dec. 30 Penticton Vees

Jan. 12 West Kelowna Warriors

Jan. 13 West Kelowna Warriors

Jan. 19 Victoria Grizzlies Jan. 20 Nanaimo Clippers Jan. 26 Merritt Centennials Jan. 27

Merritt Centennials

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Coquitlam Express

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Langley Rivermen

Serving authentic Bangkok-Style Thai Cuisine to the Wenatchee Valley for over 25 years.

Feb. 16 Trail Smoke Eaters Feb. 17 Trail Smoke Eaters

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1211 N. Mission St. Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-662-8077 Mon-Sat: Lunch 11am – 2pm Dinner 4 pm – 9 pm Sun: Closed

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Pybus Public Market Pybus Public Market is a fun and year-round collection of shops and restaurants on the Columbia River just a short stroll from Wenatchee’s historic downtown.

Look for the huge, red “Public Market” sign at Orondo Avenue. Pybus, built in a rehabbed steel fabrication plant, features the biggest farmers market in the region (Saturdays through October). There’s lots of room to stroll and look around or sit in an outdoor eating area with views of the river and a park.

It’s home to many community events — think fun runs, car shows, sports rallies and

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fundraisers for local nonprofits and there is often live music and classes on everything from cooking

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to knitting to birdwatching and dancing. The market is also right on the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail, the 10.5-mile paved trail great for a post-meal walk through parks and past public art.

What’s at Pybus Grocery and specialty foods Jones of Washington Mike’s Meat & Seafood Royal Produce The Cheesemonger’s Shop Restaurants and beverages

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Pybus Bistro South Wenatchee Valley Brewing Co. Gifts and specialty shops Arlberg Sports – Riverfront Balsamroot Boutique

Cafe Columbia

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The Balsam Roots perform at Pybus Public Market.

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What they said

Pybus Market is itself if one great and glorious secret, though one which is becoming increasingly well-known here in Seattle. Opened in Wenatchee in 2013, the market modestly calls itself the “world’s best farmers’ market” and although Pike Place Market might have something to say about that, Pybus may well have a point. The building is breathtaking, the local farmers, restaurants and artisanal food producers it hosts are uniformly superb, and its location on the banks of the Columbia River is stunning.

— Seattle Refined/KOMO.

The Pybus Market has far more to offer than a location to buy your weekly supply of groceries. It is a historical destination where you can shop, dine, relax, bike on the river, meet friends, bring visitors, listen to music, and host your event or wedding — but most of all, it’s a place to connect with passionate artisans, inventive food retailers and Wenatchee’s creative community.

— Yakima Magazine

If you come to Wenatchee, you can’t miss the market with its fire engine red sign, “Public Market,” and flags flying at the entrance. Pybus lies two blocks east of historic downtown Wenatchee and converges at the Loop Trail, Riverfront Park, and Orondo Boat Basin. This exciting community market with delicious local foods, artisans, quality restaurants, specialties and much more is worth a visit.

— Real Food Traveler

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Pybus to Downtown | Downtown to Pybus Start at Pybus Public Market and walk north about 350

Three months of dust and disruption has

yards on the paved Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail,

resulted in a cleaner, more modern look

past a boat launch, pole-top osprey nest, public art sculp-

to curbs, crosswalks, roadways and lighting

tures and great views of the Columbia River.

at some intersections.

Take the Riverwalk Crossing pedestrian bridge to

Head south two blocks on Wenatchee

Wenatchee Avenue and First Street, about 400 yards. The

Avenue past the Saddlerock Pub & Brewery,

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historic Owl Soda Fountain, more shops and

offers seating, a big fountain and more public art.

antique shops and restaurants to Orondo Avenue.

Downtown’s main drag — the five blocks of Wenatchee Avenue between Second and Kittitas streets — was

Head east about 400 yards back to Pybus Market.

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A downtown sampler Saddle Rock Pub & Brewery: Pizza and microbrew stop Badger Mountain Brewing: Food and microbrews Bob’s Classics: American food, bar LeMolo Café & Deli: A big board of sandwiches and pizzas Cycle Central: Bike shop Hunter’s Wife Health Bar Inna’s Cuisine: Greek, Italian, Russian and Ukrainian specialties. yn Kathr

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Cuc Tran: Vietnamese food Tropical Salvadoran: Salvadoran food McGlinn’s Public House: Pizza, sandwiches, seafood, burgers

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Caffé Mela: Coffee and live music Iwa Sushi Grill: Fresh Japanese sushi Mike Bonnickse n Arlberg Sports: Sporting gear and clothing India House: Indian food, weekday lunch buffet Thongbai Thai Restaurant: Thai food, weekday lunch buffet Stones Gastropub: Lunch, dinner, happy hour, wines and microbrews Pak-It-Rite: Shipping, packaging supplies, locally-made items Pickle Papers: Gifts, journals, papers Tumbleweed Shop & Studio: Jewelry, fashion accessories, art decor items The Gilded Lily: Gifts, home decor Firehouse Pet Shop: Healthy foods and supplies for dogs and cats Wenatchee Book Co.: Used books and collectibles Wenatchee Natural Foods: Natural food store Wok About Grill: Fresh food grilled while you watch American Shoe Shop: Footwear and repair Performance Footwear: Hiking and running footwear

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For tickets and show information, call 663-ARTS, go to numericapac. org or visit the box office at Stanley Civic Center, 123 N. Wenatchee Ave. Marc Cohn and the B lind B oys of Al abam a will b e perfo rmin g Jan. 25.

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Festival of Trees This annual event raises money and awareness for the Numerica Performing Arts Center with a days-long holiday celebration celebrating full of events, entertainment and, of course, gorgeous Christmas trees and wreaths. The events include the holiday revue Holiday Spice, the Little Black Dress Party and the Festival Dinner & Live Auction. Visit wenatcheefestivaloftrees.org.

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Good food. Good friends. Always!

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Numerica Oct. 11 Eugene Ballet Company

In My Life — A Musical Theater Tribute to the Beatles.

presents “Mowgli”

Oct. 27 Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live Oct. 28 YWCA NCW presents Hallow-Queens Drag Show. All proceeds benefit YWCA’s Emergency Shelter for women and women with children.

Nov. 17-18 Holiday Spice Nov. 18 Little Black Dress Party Nov. 18 Numerica Festival of Trees

Nov. 4 Sounds of Scandinavia, Wenatchee Valley Symphony

Nov. 10 Femmes of Rock starring Bella Electric Strings

Dec. 8-9-10 The Wenatchee Nutcracker, Wenatchee Valley

Nov. 11 In My Life – A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles

Nov. 16-19 Festival of Trees

Dinner and Live Auction

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Dec. 17 “Miracle on 34th Street” Movies on the Big Screen

Dec. 18 “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Movies on the Big Screen

Dec. 19 “Scrooged” Movies on the Big Screen

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Dec. 21 Old Time Radio Show: It’s a Wonderful Life

Jan. 12 L.A. Theatre Works presents The Mountaintop

Jan. 25 Marc Cohn and The Blind Boys of Alabama

Feb. 7 “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World” Movies on the Big Screen

Feb. 24 Water Music, Wenatchee Valley Symphony

March 3 The Atomic Bombshells March 15 “Paint Your Wagon” Movies

“The Nutcracker” will be staged this year by the Wenatchee Valley Symphony and the Fabulous Feet Academy of Ballet Dec. 8-9-10.

on the Big Screen

April 11 The Duke Ellington Orchestra April 14 American Masters, Wenatchee Valley Symphony

June 1 The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band

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Entiat and Entiat River Valley Entiat sits right on Highway 97A between Wenatchee and Lake Chelan. It’s a good place to stop, grab a bite to eat and stretch your legs in a park along the Columbia River.

You’ll find playground equipment, camping for RVs and tents, a boat launch, and the Entiaqua Trail along the Columbia and Entiat rivers.

Take a drive up the Entiat River and you’ll find apple orchards, the Entiat National Fish Hatchery and Silver Falls and its familyfriendly trail. A nice drive in the fall when the trees are turning, the valley is one of North Central Washington’s hidden secrets.

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The Wenatchee World Visitor Guide | 2017 The Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center on the north side of Entiat is dedicated to educating the public about wildland fires, a powerful force in North Central Washington. Three former fire lookouts have been moved to the 17-acre center, which includes an interpretive trail. The center includes a memorial walk honoring every firefighter who died fighting wildfire in North Central Washington. Information: columbiabreakswildfire.com.

Metal sculpture

by Smoker Marchand at Entiat Park in Entiat.

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The Chelan Butte Lookout, originally built in 1938, helps illustrate firefighting methods at the Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center in Entiat.

The tower was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1990.

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Mission Ridge: Downhill playground

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This 2,000-acre snow playground has it all: challenging runs for daredevils, easy slopes for beginners and views that take your breath away.

And the Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort (missionridge. com) is less than a half hour drive from Wenatchee, which offers lots of hotels for visitors to stay in. What’s more, the

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Ridge is near the middle of the state so it’s about a threehour drive from most major cities in Washington.

The Ridge, with its snow-making machines, is also one of the earliest resorts to open every season. It’s 12 miles south of Wenatchee and operates from December through April.

The resort offers groomed runs and open slopes.

Take a ride on the high-speed quad up to the top of the ridge for starters and enjoy a 360-degree view. It takes in the Cascade Range and Mount Rainier, gorgeous forested back country and, looking east, the city.

There are three other chairs that let you roam the resort’s 2,000 acres. There are gentle and slower-paced runs for children, beginners, families and infrequent skiers and riders. Higher up, the mountain offers a challenge for the most demanding skiers and snowboarders.

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Ski resort managers across the nation agree: Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort has the best learn-to-ski program in the U.S. Mission Ridge grabbed top honors in 2017 from the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) for the Ridge’s Freedom Pass offer, a learn-toski/snowboard program that offers unlimited lessons, gear and Ridge terrain access.

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Frozen expressions Some people know they’ve finally found their sport when they hear about Mission Ridge’s annual Downhill Dummy Race. “Sign me up,” they blurt. But here’s the thing … the race — this season it will be March 17 — is only for real dummies — the stiff, stuffed, glassy-eyed kind.

(Oh wait, you do fit right in.)

Participants handcraft their dummies, or wildly dress up a mannequin, and then bolt them to skis or snowboards and let ‘em slide to the finish line. The most elaborate concoctions are life-sized papier maché likenesses of baseball players or movie Many hotels and lodging properties throughout North Central Washington provide discounted lift tickets.

stars, or scarecrow-like characters riding a giant salmon or squeezed into

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5 great places to snowmobile in Chelan County Lake Wenatchee Miles and miles of trails run between Fish Lake and the Entiat Valley and Sugarloaf Lookout on Entiat Ridge has long been a

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popular destination.

Lake Chelan Lake Chelan’s half dozen Sno-Parks lead to miles of trails. Consider Antilon Lake and Echo Ridge Sno-Parks and head to the Methow Valley. Or check out the south shore of the lake the Twenty-five Mile Creek Sno-Park where you can head over Shady Pass to the Entiat Valley.

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Stemilt-Colockum Groomed trails in the Colockum are reached from Sno-Parks at Clear Lake and Lily Lake.

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Come Worship With Us! Calvary Chapel Cross Roads Mission

4402 Dixie Lane, Malaga, WA 98828 (509) 885-6138 • www.ccwenatchee.org Sunday Worship – 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Service: 10:00 AM

Calvary Crossroads Church

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1301 Maple St., Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509) 888-2767 • www.calvarycrossroads.com Sunday Worship – 10:30 a.m.

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Eastmont Baptist Church

400 S. Kentucky Ave., East Wenatchee, WA (509)884-6813 • www.eastmontbaptist.org Services: 9:00 & 10:30 AM

Worship 10:30 – Sunday Youth 7th-12th – Wednesday 6-8 pm

Faith Lutheran Church

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171 Eastmont Avenue East Wenatchee, WA 98802 (509)884-7623 • www.faithlutheranwen.com Sunday Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School & Adult Bible Class at 11:00 AM Various Bible Studies throughout the week Wednesday Night Bible Studies for children, youth and adults including confirmation classes

Wenatchee First Assembly of God

1520 McKittrick Street, Wenatchee, WA (509) 662-3431 • www.wenatcheefirst.org One Sunday Service at 10 AM

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Come Worship With Us! St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School 312 Palouse Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509) 662-8790 • www.stpaulwen.com Sunday School & Adult Bible Study Begin at 9:00 Worship begins at 10:15

First United Methodist Church Wenatchee 941 Washington St., Wenatchee 509.663.1607 • www.firstumchurch.org “Like” Us on Facebook.com/fumcwenatchee Follow Us on Twitter @FUMCWenatchee

The Sunnyslope Church Church of the Brethren/United Church of Christ

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School 312 Palouse Street

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Rocky Reach Trail | A great fall ride Rocky Reach Trail is a paved, no-cars trail that runs five miles between the Columbia River and orchards between the Wenatchee Valley and Lincoln Rock State Park.

There’s parking at the the state park and at the Odabashian Bridge end off Cascade Avenue in the Wenatchee Valley. Bikers and walkers can also join the trail from the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail by going under the Odabashian Bridge.

Washington State Parks has installed signs along the trail, warning users that parts of the trail go through agricultural areas and may close at times due to farming activities.

Among the sights: Cliffs towering above the Columbia River, stands of cottonwoods and miles of orchards.

Also check out the juvenile fish bypass at Rocky Reach Dam (the huge pipe snaking out of the downstream side of the dam).

Rocky Reach Trail features a wide path for bicyclists and dramatic views of the steep hills along the west side of the Columbia River.

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Wenatchee Foothills Great hikes, great views

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Six easy-to-reach trailheads will take you into the Wenatchee Foothills on the western edge of the Wenatchee Valley.

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all quick to get to and which serve up great views of the city and Columbia River. Some of the trails close Dec. 1 through April 1 to protect winter habitat for deer that come down from the high mountains.

The Horse Lake Road trailhead — reached by a good dirt road — gives you a start high on the northern edge of the foothills. It’s also a good place

Horse Lake Trailhead From Wenatchee Avenue, head uphill (west) on Horse Lake Road. Follow the road 3/4 of a mile past residential neighborhoods. At this point the road will turn to dirt. After 3 miles, you’ll reach the trailhead.

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Sage Hills Parking Area Take Fifth Street west across Western Avenue. Follow the road around a left hand curve as it becomes No. 1 Canyon Road. After 1/3 mile, the parking area will be on

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the right hand side. To access the trail, walk up Sage Hills Drive. The Lester Trailhead is at the end of the road.

Please respect the neighbors and don’t park at the trail access point.

Day Drive Trailhead Take Fifth Street west across Western Avenue. After 2/3 mile, turn right onto Surry Road and continue for 1 block.

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Turn left onto Lester Road and travel west until it is intersected by Day Road. Follow Day Road for 1 block and then turn left onto Day Drive which will wind uphill and turn right. The Day Drive Trailhead is on the left. Please drive slowly and minimize noise to respect our neighbors. This trailhead only accommodates four cars. If full, please use the Sage Hills parking area on No. 1 Canyon Road.

Lower Castle Rock From Western Avenue, turn west (toward the hills) on Castlerock Avenue. Drive to the end of Castlerock Avenue. There are five parking spaces, with two additional ADA-accessible parking spaces.

Jacobson Follow Western Avenue to its southern most extreme until it becomes No. 2 Canyon Road. Take the first left onto Skyline Drive. After 500 feet, the road takes a sharp left turn. Jacobson Preserve sits above that curve. Parking is available to the right in the WRAC parking lot. Please park in designated spots along the fence on the north side of the parking lot.

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Wenatchee’s Loop Trail 10 miles, 3 bridges, two rivers, parks and mountain views

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The Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail — or just the Loop Trail — is a year-round paved path that meanders for 10.5 miles along the Columbia River through parks, shrub-steppe lands, under tall poplar trees and over three bridges.

The views are just beautiful. It is the Wenatchee Valley’s best-loved trail.

If you want shady parks and green grass, check out the Wenatchee side of the trail. If you want to native lands, head to the east side near the Odabashian Bridge (Highway 2/97). Tall poplar trees shade the trail on the east side near the historic Pipeline Pedestrian Bridge, which was built in 1908 and was the first bridge to span the Columbia River). On the west side of the bride you’ll find Hale Park’s new off-leash dog park, which opened in 2017.

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The Loop Trail is a popular trail for strollers, walkers, and runners of all stripes — serious fitness fanatics, parents, kids, families, senior citizens and rubberneckers. Besides walkers, you’ll see bicyclists, joggers, in-line skaters, dog walkers and more.

Access: There are many access points to the Loop. A few include: 1) If you’re riding or walking around the downtown core, head east on First Street. At First Street and Wenatchee Avenue, a covered walking-cycling bridge takes you over the railroad tracks to Riverfront Park.

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Pick just about any waterfront park, natural area, state park, trail or back road and you’re guaranteed to see some critter.

There are eagles along the Columbia River and its tributaries, bighorn sheep along Highway 97A north of Wenatchee, and deer pretty much everywhere.

Birds Eagles and hawks can be seen up and down the Columbia River from numerous vantage points, as well as along the Wenatchee, Entiat, Methow and Okanogan rivers.

The 11-mile Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail in Wenatchee has an abundance of birds and areas to view them. Walla Walla Point Park and the adjoining Horan Natural Area are good places to start.

The Beebe Springs Natural Area along Highway 97 northeast of Chelan is an easy stop off the road. In addition to eagles, hawks, osprey, herons and American dippers, you may also see fence lizards, deer, river otters and beaver.

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Check out the Cassimer Bar Wildlife Area, at the confluence of the Columbia and Okanogan rivers, just off Highway 97. Turn off Highway 97 near milepost 264.

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Fish In the late fall, see impressive chinook, coho and sockeye salmon and steelhead swim through the viewing windows at Rocky Reach Dam north of Wenatchee.

The fish hatcheries in Leavenworth, up the Entiat Valley, at Chelan Falls and at Winthrop are also good spots to see salmon in the fall.

The Wenatchee and Icicle rivers are teeming with big salmon in the fall as they return to spawning grounds. They are easily seen from Enchantment Park and Blackbird Island in Leavenworth. From there, head west on Highway 2 into Tumwater Canyon to watch salmon try to just up the face of Tumwater Dam. Photo provided by Chelan County PUD

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A drive up the Entiat Valley is scenic and will often times result in deer sightings.

Deer are everywhere in the Methow Valley in Okanogan County, but often congregate along Highway 20 just south of Winthrop and along the Loup Loup Highway south of Twisp.

Deer can also been seen along the foothills trails west of Wenatchee.

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6. La Quinta Inn & Suites 1905 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-664-6565 •1-800-SLEEPLQ (753-3757) LaquintaWenatchee.com

7. Laurent’s Sun Village Resort 33757 NE Park Lake Rd. Coulee City, WA 99115 509-632-5664 • laurentsresort.com

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Amenities include outdoor hot tub, outdoor heated swimming pool, sauna, fitness center, conference room, TV’s & DVD, free WI-FI and fiber optic access to the internet. Tour Grand Coulee Dam, fish on Banks Lake and Lake Roosevelt. Watch Grand Coulee Dam Laser Light show from Memorial Day through September.

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& wildlife, it has the amenities of a sumptuous hotel with the character of a small country inn. This is Leavenworth at its best.

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East Wenatchee shopping and great views

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Orchards in changing seasons.

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indoor mall in the Wenatchee Valley.

Nestled between the Columbia River and basalt cliffs, East Wenatchee is defined by

its terrain of gently rolling hills interspersed with wide, flat spaces (perfect for neighborhoods and orchards) and availability of plentiful water and cheap power (perfect for huge data centers). eabro

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Like history?

Check out the monument for the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean, which ended in a crash landing just north of city in 1931. The city celebrates the historic landing of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon each year with the Wings & Wheels Festival in October.

Archaeology Can you did it? Clovis stone and bone tools were discovered near East Wenatchee and are more than 11,000 years old. Ice Age floods shaped much of what you see in the valley, with some of the ancient deluges rising to 1,100 feet. And there were a lot of floods. Maybe 90 or so.

Too cold to play outside?

Indoor shopping is available at Wenatchee Valley Mall, 511 Valley Mall Parkway, and the Wenatchee Valley’s only bowling alley — Eastmont Lanes — is at 704 Grant Road.

First plane landing: Nearly 20 years before the landing of Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon from their non-stop flight across the Pacific, Wenatchee residents saw the first plane that landed in town on June 3, 1911.

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East Wenatchee: Ready to explore?

Hop on the Apple Capital Recreation

Beach. All great spots for viewing birds,

Loop Trail at the foot of Ninth, 15th, 19th,

beavers and (in season) migrating salmon.

27th or 32nd streets. The eastside stretch

You can also walk across the Pipeline

of the 10-mile loop trail offers such gems

Pedestrian Bridge — the first vehicle

as Jude’s Oasis, Porter’s Pond and Bikini

bridge across the Columbia River.

Need a little more exercise?

A new 5-mile Loop Trail extension has

regulated during orchard-spray season,

opened on the eastside of the Columbia

so check signs at either end of the trail

River from the Odabashian Bridge to

for schedule details.

Lincoln Rock State Park. Full access is

Seeking some thrills?

If the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail

the Columbia River. Sure, the wagons and

has a thrill spot — a point where hikers

Model-Ts have been replaced with swoop-

and bikers say, “Whoa, mama, this is cool!”

helmeted cyclists and young moms pushing

— it’s gotta be the 104-year-old Pedes-

giant strollers. But the big irrigation pipe —

trian Pipeline Bridge. It’s just plain fun to

a fixture on the bridge since its construction

be held aloft on the 1,000-foot-long steel

— still carries water to 4,000 acres of East

truss span, the very first road bridge across

Wenatchee fruit trees.

Feel the power?

Publicly owned dams on the Columbia

Douglas County PUD, headquartered in

River provide the cheapest power in the

East Wenatchee, runs Wells Dam, located

United States, about a third of Seattle’s

on the Columbia River just a few miles

rates and a fifth of California’s. The

south of Pateros.

Searching for calm?

The Bridge of Friendship Japanese

provides the unexpected paradox

Garden in East Wenatchee is so creatively

of stillness amid visual variety. No

designed — shade, breezes, flowing water

lie. Follow the park’s short trail

— that visitors can find cool relief even

to its cedar bridge, rest under

on the hottest summer evenings. This

its cover, listen to its waterfall’s

nine-year-old pocket park is tucked only a

gurgle, and you’ll agree this

dozen steps from the busy intersection of

urban patch of perfection is a

Ninth Street NE and Eastmont Avenue, yet

landscaping gem.

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Wooly mammoths are believed to have lived in the area 15,000 years ago during the floods.

imagine the area’s geologic

canyons, ravines and boulder

wonders of 18,000 years

stacks. Pick up a driving

ago by taking the Ice Age

map at area Chambers of

Flood Loop driving tour,

Commerce offices or visitor

a day-long, 164-mile jaunt

centers at Dry Falls and

through some of the region’s

Grand Coulee Dam.

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DINING GUIDE SMOKING POLICY In accordance with Washington State Law, all establishments are non-smoking.

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Open Monday-Saturday with daily lunch specials starting at $6.95.

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1211 N. Mission Street Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-662-8077 • www.thethairest.com

12. Visconti’s - Leavenworth 636 Front St. Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-1213 • Viscontis.com

13. Visconti’s - Wenatchee 1737 N. Wenatchee Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-662-5013 • Viscontis.com

14. The Windmill 1501 N. Wenatchee Avenue Wenatchee, WA 98801 • 509-665-9529 www.TheWindmillRestaurant.com

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Central Washington’s only Mongolian Barbecue. Fresh vegetables and lean meats are used to build your own stir fry. Cooking is done on two large grills in the middle of the restaurant for all to enjoy while dining.

Also, Certified Angus Steaks and BBQ Ribs flame broiled. Micro-brews and fine wines from the Northwest and beyond. Second location in downtown Leavenworth.

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Fully enclosed fruit stand offering seasonal locally grown produce, jams, sauces & honey. Serving a fresh deli lunch menu daily. Delicious Blue Star Coffee Roasters served with famous pie, baked goods & hard ice cream. Gifts galore, Washington Wines, Craft Beer & Cider on Tap. Garden Center, UPICK APPLES, FREE WIFI, OPEN YEAR ROUND.

10086 Road U 7 NW Quincy, WA 98848 509-787-2276

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17. Orondo Cider Works 1 Edgewater Drive.

Orondo, WA 98843 509-784-1029 • www.ciderworks.com

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Open Year Round. Cider doughnuts made daily. Country Market features homemade ice cream, pizza made fresh to order, salsa, espresso, cider, slushies, jams & jellies, hard ciders, wine, gifts, produce, groceries, propane, ice, and more! Ice cream, Pizza, Sandwiches & Espresso made fresh to order.

Restrooms & easy RV loop. Stop, relax & enjoy views of the Columbia River and our orchard.

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Open Tuesday-Saturday 11am - 9pm

At Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery One Vineyard Way, Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-667-9463 • www.fairelepont.com

2. Cook’s Corner Diner

Wenatchee’s newest upscale eatery with a casual dining atmosphere.

The owner/chef originally from Maui, offers Lunch ~ sandwiches, burgers, Mahi fish ‘n chips, & salads and mouthwatering Dinners ~ steaks, coconut shrimp, baked halibut & more ~ Beer & Wine.

Tuesday – Saturday, 11a-2:30p and 5-9p. The Cook’s Corner Diner at the corner of S Wenatchee Ave & Yakima. Check out FB (keywords, cooks corner diner)

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620 Valley Mall Parkway East Wenatchee, WA 98802 509-884-6012

4. El Porton 340 Valley Mall Parkway East Wenatchee, WA 98802 509-886-5830

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Excellent burgers, Amazing Salted Caramel Milk Shakes, Garlic Fries and more. Stop by for specials like Tight-wad Tuesday, Whata-Burger Wednesdays, and experience our NEW RAPID CAR HOP SERVICE! Look for the giant burger & fries on top of the building.

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Join us on the patio and enjoy the view of the Columbia River and try our popular seasonal buckboard bacon pizza (try the apple pizza with a slight drizzle of honey over the top!) Also offering a full bar with an outstanding selection of Italian and local wines, fresh brews and fresh artisan crafted cocktails.

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Golden East was voted “Best Asian” Restaurant in the Wenatchee Valley numerous times. Check out their menu in the phone books! Great value lunch specials served daily until 3:00 pm! Also available are dinner specials, 7-course family meals (min. 2), hot & spicy (e.g. Mongolian Beef) and vegetarian dishes! Beer & Wine! Save time! Call ahead for orders-to-go!

8 E. Orondo Ave Wenatchee, WA, 98801 509-548-6592 • FireAtPybus.com

7. Golden East 230 Grant Road-Suite C2 East Wenatchee, WA 98802 509-884-1510 • goldeneastwenatchee.com

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3 N. Worthen St. Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-888-4423 • IceAtPybus.com

9. Lemolo Cafe & Deli 114 N. Wenatchee Ave. Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-664-6576

10. München Haus 709 Front Street Leavenworth, WA 98826 548-1158

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This little cafe has a quirky and colorful interior which makes it a must-visit spot on the Wenatchee Avenue. Lemolo Cafe & Deli is known for their scrumptious sandwiches, which are made creatively and served in massive portions. In addition, the cafe is also known for their salads, and limited but impressive selection of beers. The eccentric decor of the place makes it simply perfect for children and the food and drinks we offer ensure a loyal patronage.

Bavarian Grill and Beer Garden has only the finest, natural ingredients that are used in the art of making the old world Bavarian Sausages.

Top quality, Vegetarian Wurst or lean cuts of pork, beef, and veal, and incredible spices give the sausages at MÜNCHEN HAUS an incredible flavor. Stop in for a beer and brat!

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Waterville a wheat town in a striking landscape

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aterville is a great jumping-off point for exploring the sweeping, wheat-covered Waterville Plateau.

Depending on the season, Waterville is surrounded by fields of snow or fields of wheat.

It’s mid-way between Seattle and Spokane on Highway 2, a scenic east-west alternative to the grind of Interstate 90.

Once in town, be sure to check out the historic Douglas County Courthouse. If you’re a photographer, you’ll love the old barns and farmhouses in the surrounding, rolling wheat fields.

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There are also downtown storefronts that reflect the town’s 1889 founding. And

Enjoy snowboarding at Badger Mountain Ski Hill, southwest of Waterville.

at 2,622 feet above sea level, Waterville tops all other municipalities in the state as the incorporated town that’s perched the highest. Information: watervillewashington.org/ If you’re a skier, check out the Badger Mountain Ski Area just south of town. It’s a family friendly place with family friendly ski tickets.

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Beautiful buttes Highway 155 from Coulee City to Grand Coulee, Grant County, 30 miles Why isn’t every Hollywood Western made right here? Carved buttes, sheer cliffs, steep canyons, open skies — it’s enough to make John Wayne blubber with joy. Highway 155 traces the east shoreline of Banks Lake through deep road cuts in basalt ridges that frame, in the distance, even more gorgeous buttes. Reminder: one of the world’s modern marvels — Grand Coulee Dam — is just up the road. Don’t miss it.

Heading north on Highway 155 through the Grand Coulee.

Waterville is also on the Ice Age Floods geological trail and

Lakes below the Dry Falls on the Ice Age Floods geological trail.

you can take a short drive north of this wheat town to see “erratics,” house-sized boulders dropped by an

south of Coulee City is the former

Ice Age ice sheet. Look

lip of what’s touted as the world’s

for an amazing collection of

biggest known waterfall. (Ten times

the erratics on the eye-popping drive

the size of wimpy Niagara.) When

through McNeil Canyon Road toward

glacial dams crumbled to release

Chelan.

Drive east on Highway 2 to tiny Douglas and lovely, gleaming St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Head east to Dry Falls State Park and its dramatic overlook and smart visitors center.

massive Ice Age floods through Turn left and head north about 30 miles to Grand Coulee Dam.

A real ‘wow’ attraction Dry Falls gushes superlatives. The

the Columbia Basin, deep rivers of water coursed 65 mph over Dry Falls’ scalloped edge and raced south to carve the Channeled Scablands.

Today’s visitors can inch to the end

longest, the tallest, the fastest and

of a short but thrilling overlook and

Highway 17 and take in the beautiful,

now — about 15,000 years after its last

visit the interpretive center to learn

dramatic drive on the edge of the

dribble — the driest. The 400-foot-

about cataclysmic flooding and oozing

Chain Lakes, south to Soap Lake.

high, 3.5-mile-long basalt precipice just

magma.

Turn right and head south on

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Cashmere outdoorsy and charming

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The Wenatchee River runs by Cashmere from the foothills of the Cascades.

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One street over from the main drag is Mission Avenue and the candymaker Aplets and Cotlets. Do the popular candymaking tour, try a free sample or two. For treats of another type, just down Mission Avenue

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Liberty Orchards’ Aplets & Cotlets Liberty Orchards’ Aplets & Cotlets are apple, apricot and walnut delicacies that have been made in Cashmere for nearly 100 years.

Fruits and nuts are slow-cooked in small batches, cut into bitesized cubes and dusted in powdered sugar. They’re packed by hand and sold by the millions to candy lovers worldwide.

Customers can order online at libertyorchards. com or by phone at (800) 888-5696. But you can sweeten the Aplet & Cotlet experience by visiting the company’s headquarters at 117 Mission Ave., Cashmere, and taking the factory tour.

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509-782-4004

www.AppleAnnieAntiques.com 100 Apple Annie Ave., Cashmere, WA

F R E E S A M P L E S • F A C T O RY T O U R S

Just off Highway 2 in downtown Cashmere, 20 min. from Wenatchee.

• Free Samples & Tours! • Local Souvenirs!

• Apple-Themed Gifts! • Custom Gift Baskets!

• Northwest Specialties!

Liberty Orchards Co., Inc. in Downtown Cashmere 509-782-4088 Open 8:30-4:30 January-March and weekends April-December

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F estivals October Oct. 5-8: Wings and Wheels Festival includes classic cars, motorcycles, parade, a craft and food fair, at East Wenatchee’s Eastmont Community Park; east-wenatchee. com

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Oct. 7-8: Apple Days, Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village; Cashmere Museum on Facebook Oktoberfest Marathon, Leavenworth; teddriven.com/leavenworth-marathon

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Oct. 7: Okanogan Harvest Festival, Facebook Oct. 7-8, 14-15: Lake Chelan Crush offers wine and

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peeks behind the winery doors as just-harvested wine grapes are crushed; lakechelan.com.

Oct. 20-22: Okanogan Family Fall Faire, Tonasket okanoganfamilyfaire.net

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November Nov. 16-19: Festival of Trees at the Numerica Performing Arts Center and Wenatchee Convention Center; wenatcheefestivaloftrees.org

Nov. 24-25: Lake Chelan Fall Barrel offers wine tastings at the lake’s many wineries; lakechelan.com

Nov. 24-26: Leavenworth Christkindlemarkt, a Bavarian-style Christmas market with entertainment, Bavarian-style foods, crafts and a lantern parade led by Santa and Mrs. Claus for children and their parents; projektbayern.com.

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Nov. 24-25: Christmas at the End of the Road; Winthrop; winthropwashington.com

Nov. 29: Okanogan Farm Lights Festival in Downtown Okanogan features a lighted tractor parade and downtown Christmas Tree lighting. Okanogan Chamber of Commerce Facebook

December Dec. 1-3, 8-10, 15-17: Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival features the ceremonies Saturdays and Sundays for the lighting of a half million Christmas lights; music, singing, carols, Santa, even chestnuts roasting over an

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Jan. 13-22: Lake Chelan Winterfest features live music, ice sculptures, wine and ale tastings, fun for kids, a

Jan. 13-14: Bavarian IceFest, Leavenworth; snow sculp-

polar bear plunge, a huge beach bonfire and a big

tures, games, ice carving, fireworks, snowmobile sled

fireworks show; lakechelan.com

pull; leavenworth.org

Jan. 13: Conconully Outhouse Races feature “head-tohead” races down a snow-covered Main Street. conconully.com

Jan. 27-29 : Snow Dog Super Mush Sled Dog Race near Conconully is a serious race that attracts top

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February Early February: Rails and Ales brings snowboarders and skiers to Orondo Avenue in downtown Wenatchee for a fun competition; food, music; where they compete; missionridge.com

Feb. 10-11, 17-18: Lake Chelan Red Wine & Chocolate; wineries and tasting rooms offer a tasty pairing for a romantic weekend getaway; lakechelan.com

Feb. 17-18: Winthrop Snowshoe Softball Tournament; winthropwashington.com

Late February: Washington State Special Olympics comes to Wenatchee, Leavenworth and Mission Ridge; specialolympicswashington.org

March March 2-4: Winthrop Balloon Festival; winthropwashington.com

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Getting there Air Pangborn Memorial Airport near East Wenatchee has daily Alaska Airlines flights to and from Seattle. Several major rental car companies operate at the airport. Charter flights are available to smaller airports throughout the region. Contact Horizon at alaskaair.com.

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For airport information, call (509) 884-2494 or go to pangbornairport. com. Rental cars are available at the airport and in Wenatchee.

Rail Amtrak’s Empire Builder passenger train rolls through Wenatchee and Leavenworth westbound in the morning and eastbound in the evening.

Go to amtrak.com.

Bus

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Link Transit runs buses Mondays through Saturdays in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee and to surrounding communities, including Leavenworth and Chelan. Call (509) 662-1155 or go to linktransit.com.

Northwestern Trailways has daily bus service to Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Stevens Pass, Quincy, George and Ellensburg and Okanogan County cities. Call 1-800-3663830 or go to northwestertrailways.com for information.

Grant Transit Authority Public bus service to several Grant County communities with weekday and weekend routes. Call (509) 765-0898 or 1-800-406-9177, or go to gta-ride.com. in

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Leavenworth a Bavarian state of mind

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The Enzian Inn in Leavenworth has two alphorn performances every morning: Once at 8:15 a.m. and again at 9:15 a.m.

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in the fall and the Christmas Lighting Festival in December. Each extended party covers three weekends and is attended by thousands.

Home to more than two dozen festivals a year,

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Leavenworth sits in a gorgeous, forested valley in the eastern

Visit the only reindeer farm in North Central Washington Leavenworth Reindeer Farm in the Chumstick Valley near Leavenworth. By appointment, leaveworthreindeer.com.

Cascades and has been dressing up in southern Germany architecture and style since the early 1960s. There is loads to do, both in town and out. Stay in for brats and beers or go for out for hiking, snowshoeing, skiing or other outdoor adventures.

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Quick trips Head east on Highway 2 toward Wenatchee and you’re in fruit stand and winery country. Smallwood’s Harvest in Peshastin is a must-stop for cars with kids. They have a petting zoo, lots of room to run and a tasty fruit stand and gift shop. (smallwoodsharvest.com) Prey’s Fruit Standis also nearby on Highway 2.

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The main drag

Front Street, running parallel to the highway on the south side, offers the

most Leavenworthian.

The central square is dominated by the

lion’s share of tourist experiences. From

town gazebo, where live music plays on

Gustav’s burger restaurant (gustavsleav-

festival weekends. In winter, the gentle hill

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nearby is open for sledding. The shopfronts

(leavenworthfesthalle.com), this is the

facing the downtown park are among the

thoroughfare where Leavenworth is its

city’s oldest buildings.

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Around the back side

Where locals dare

Front Street is Fun Street, but don’t overlook Commercial Street,

The Post Office Saloon, 213 Ninth St., was at one time the city’s post office, so the name makes sense.

the last boulevard before you run into the Wenatchee River. Lots

Los Camperos (loscamperos.com) is the preferred

of fine establishments hide out here, like the Gingerbread Factory

Mexican dining establishment of native Bavarian

(gingerbreadfactory.com), home of

the custom gingerbread house; Fresh Burger Cafe

Villagers. Village Pharmacy, 815 Front St., fulfills

(freshburgercafe.com)

locals’ first-aid and medicinal needs, and offer

with its big-as-your-

gewgaws for casual tourist shoppers too.

jaw beef sandwiches;

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and Cascade Medical Center (cascade-

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medical.org), where

destinations in town is easier with

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The Locals Map (thelocalsmap.com),

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a ready-made walking guide available

proves too much

at many downtown shops and kiosks.

for your liver.

Mapmakers Ryan Johnson and Julie Lodge

The street slopes west toward

launched the project in 2009, and it’s been a

one of several entrances to Waterfront Park,

staple for tourists afoot ever since.

an idyllic trail system running along the riverside.

Just make sure you’re holding it right-side up.

Good food. Good friends. Always!

Visconti’s wood-fired italian fare wine bar cocktails

cured salumi sausages specialty food market

we make it right here ... fresh local authentic traditional

636 Front Street, Leavenworth WA

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Autumn splendor Every October, one

olks on Cottage Avenue, Cashmere’s contribution to iconic

of the most reliable

American neighborhoods, would

bursts of fall color lines the 15 miles of

likely love their fall foliage to glow red, white

Highway 2 through

and blue. As it is, they have to settle for one of the grandest displays of red, orange and gold of

Tumwater Canyon

any city in North Central Washington. Coupled

between Leaven-

with its quaint architecture — yes, those really

worth and Coles

are cottages and bungalows — the street in

Corner. The steep-sided canyon — wet,

autumn takes on the look of a Norman Rockwell-

cool, sometimes sunny but mostly shaded

like painting: little white houses, moms on porches, kids on bikes, all framed by trees ablaze with color. In

— provides perfect conditions for cocky leaf pigments

November, of course, they have to rake up all that beautiful

such as xanthophylls (yellow), carotenoids (orange) and

bounty. But that’s not so bad, says one optimistic resident.

anthocyanins (red) to strut their stuff. Thick groves of

“There’s always next year.”

aspens near Winton and river banks loaded with cotton-

Look up, look down, look all around … evidence of

woods glow before a backdrop of red, yellow and purple

autumn abounds on Wenatchee’s Apple Capital Recreation

brush rising from the canyon floor. Best of all, the river

Loop Trail. Sure, the 10-mile walking-and-biking loop has

mirrors the foliage for a double dose of color. (Be alert: RV

lost a few deciduous darlings — mostly oaks — in the last

drivers stunned by leaf brilliance swerve all over the road.)

five years, but hundreds of poplars, cottonwoods, maples

Skip all the fall foliage folderol — “peak colors here!

and other colorful show-offs remain. Favorite stretches for

no, here!” — and explore the Cascades to strike leaf-

spectacle: Walla Walla Point Park south to East Fifth Street

peeping gold. And flaming reds. And brilliant yellows.

in Wenatchee, and 22nd Street NW to the Pipeline Pedes-

Every autumn, berry bushes and other colorful under-

trian Bridge in East Wenatchee. At Porter’s Pond, be sure

growth sweep across hillsides below regal stands of larch

to stroll onto the short elevated boardwalk to stand amid

(tamarack) radiant with golden needles. Easiest of all, motor

a grove of multi-hued, broadleaf beauties. If you’re lucky,

up to Stevens Pass or Washington Pass to ooh and ahh right

breezes will trigger a golden rain of last-gasp leaves.

from your car.

Area orchards still snatch our attention each autumn with short-lived but brilliant leaf displays. Photographers are particularly drawn to the curving rows of reddish-gold trees running from hilltop to valley floor. It’s one of those patternand-perspective shots beloved by camera buffs. Back east, where leaf peeping is an organized sport, Wisconsin, New York and other apple-growing regions promote postharvest orchard tours just for foliage fans. Here, we just drive up to Wenatchee Heights, out to Pangborn Memorial Airport or along Highway 2 to Cashmere to be dazzled by the spectacle.

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Icicle Creek Center for the Arts: Arts, ski movies and some Christmas fun Icicle Creek Center for the Arts’ lineup for the 2017-2018 season includes the Met Opera season at Snowy Owl Theater, broadcast live from New York, ski films, the Volta Piano Trio, and spoken-word poet Miles Hodges.

And it gets into Christmas spirit in a big way, with several holiday shows, including the Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide, which features music, dance, storytelling, juggling, and songs of the season. What’s not to like?

Icicle Creek is a center of arts and arts education next door to Sleeping Lady Resort three miles up Icicle road from Leavenworth.

Information: icicle.org.

Oct. 14 Volta Piano Trio | Hailed by Gramo-

Dec. 1 A Handbell

phone magazine for its “warmly considered

Christmas with Leavenworth’s

playing” and “shadings of exquisite sheen

Marlin Handbell Ringers

and vibrancy,” the Volta Piano Trio has established itself as one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier chamber ensembles.

Nov. 3 Jeffrey Foucault | songwriter and record producer Nov. 17 Miles Hodges (spoken word poet)

Dec. 8-9 Snowy Owl Family Christmas Show Dec. 15-16 Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide (Christmas performance) This festive gala of music, dance, storytelling,

| Miles Hodges is an internationally-acclaimed juggling, and songs of the performance artist and writer from New

season brings warmth and joy

York City. Hodges harnesses the power of

into the heart of winter.

storytelling and finds a way to make the sad

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become beautiful, the beautiful becomes

Harvey Jazz singer and

necessary.

America’s Talent finalist

Bavarian Lodge Overlooking the Village

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lacial-fed Lake Wenatchee covers 2,445 acres and is the heart of Lake Wenatchee State Park, which has

trails for hikers, bikers and horses and in winter is a snowshoe paradise. The lake feeds into the Wenatchee River.

If you’re feeling brave, take the Jan. 1 plunge at Lake Wenatchee at the annual Jim Sofie Memorial Polar Bear Plunge.

Enjoy the day hiking the trails, fishing, swimming and much more! Bring the RV, cozy up in a cabin or camp under the stars! We have a site ready for you!

Book your next adventure today!

(844) 883-5382 Leavenworth RV Campground 20752 Chiwawa Loop Rd Leavenworth, WA

Ancient rest stop Lake Wenatchee is where Indian tribes stopped on their way to trade with tribes on the coast. On the lake menu: clams and salmon.

Ask how you can camp all year long with our Thousand Trails Camping Pass!

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Railroad history Stevens Pass is named for John F. Stevens. He was the Great Northern Railway engineer who punched the railroad through the pass. He also played an important role in building the Panama Canal.

Check out the Iron Goat Trail near Stevens Pass, at the Cascade crest on Highway 2. Look for the signs for the trailhead that starts by the red caboose with the Great Northern mountain goat logo on the side.

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Wines you will love These wines won double gold and gold awards at the 2017 Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival.

Plain Cellars 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope

Cabernet Franc Gold Bergdorf Cellars 2012 Cabernet Franc – Best of Class Malaga Springs Winery 2015 Cabernet Franc Stemilt Creek Winery 2014 Transforming Traditions Cabernet Franc Succession Wines 2015 Famiglia Vineyards Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon Double Gold Beaumont Cellars 2015 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon — Best of Class

Dessert Gold — Best Dessert winner Ginkgo Forest Winery 2008 Estate Sun in a Bottle Port-style

Succession Wines 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Gold Ginkgo Forest Winery 2012 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Goose Ridge Estate Winery 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Plain Cellars 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain

Chardonnay Gold Eagle Creek Winery 2015 Chardonnay Horan Estates Winery 2015 Bottoms Up Chardonnay Succession Wines 2016 Chardonnay — Best of Class

Malbec Double Gold Chris Daniel Winery 2014 Malbec Milbrandt Vineyards 2014 Ravenscliff Vineyard Single Vineyard Series Malbec Gold Horan Estates Winery 2014 Musicians Malbec Malaga Springs Winery 2015 Malbec Tunnel Hill Winery 2015 Estate Malbec — Best of Class

Merlot Gold Stemilt Creek Winery 2014 Ascent Merlot — Best of Class

Other Red Double Gold Baroness Cellars 2013 Miscela (Sangiovese) Ginkgo Forest Winery 2013 Estate Reserve Carménère Gold Baroness Cellars 2013 Dolcetto

Cave B Estate Winery 2014 Tempranillo Lost River Winery 2014 Barbera Rio Vista Wines 2015 Tempranillo — Best of Class

Other White Double Gold Best of Show/Best White Winner Crayelle Cellars 2016 Albariño — Best of Class Jones of Washington 2015 Estate Sauvignon Blanc Martin-Scott Winery 2016 Needlerock Vineyard Pinot Gris Siren Song Vineyard Estate and Winery 2014 Cézanne Sauvignon Blanc Gold Cave B Estate Winery 2016 Cave B Vineyards Chenin Blanc Malaga Springs Winery 2016 Blanc de Noir

Pinot Noir Double Gold Rio Vista Wines 2015 Pinot Noir — Best of Class Tunnel Hill Winery 2015 Estate Pinot Noir Red Blend Double Gold Martin-Scott Winery 2014 Raven Ridge Red Best Red Winner: Plain Cellars 2014 Eclipse Red Blend — Best of Class Tunnel Hill Winery NV Setenta Red Wine Gold Bergdorf Cellars 2013 Double Cabernet Chris Daniel Winery 2014 Petite Sirah/ Syrah

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Vineyards Rosé

Syrah Double Gold Eagle Creek Winery 2014 Syrah — Best of Class Gold Horan Estates Winery 2014 CWM Syrah Milbrandt Vineyards 2014 Katherine Leone Vineyard Single Vineyard Series Syrah Tunnel Hill Winery 2015 Estate Syrah

Riesling Gold Milbrandt Vineyards 2016 Evergreen Vineyard Traditions Riesling Ryan Patrick Wines 2016 Olsen Brothers Vineyard Riesling — Best of Class

Rosé

Viognier

Double Gold Best Rosé Winner: Jones of Washington 2016 Rosé of Syrah — Best of Class Gold Ryan Patrick Wines 2016 Rosé Wine Silvara Vineyards 2016 Rosé Succession Wines 2016 Antoine Creek

Double Gold Cave B Estate Winery 2016 Cave B Vineyards Viognier Gold Rio Vista Wines 2016 Antoine Creek Vineyards Viognier — Best of Class Succession Wines 2016 Viognier

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What you’ ll love about N orth Central Washington Visitors love to play in North Central Washington, and here’s proof.

The area’s businesses and attractions captured 54 of 250 statewide awards presented in 2016 in the Best Northwest Escapes contest, an annual competition hosted by KING 5 TV in Seattle. Leavenworth alone snagged 31 honors.

Online voters gave thumbs-up to resorts, restaurants and recreation. The region did particularly well in categories for the best lodges, festivals and outdoor activities. Not so well for lighthouses, clam digging and whale-watching tours.

NCW awards in the Best Northwest Escapes contest Best Small Town Celebration: 1, Leavenworth Christmas Lighting Festival: Runner-up, Leavenworth Oktoberfest.

Best State Park: Runner-up, Lake Chelan State Park Best Sunny Spot: 1, Lake Chelan; Honorable mention, Leavenworth

Best Staycation: 1, Leavenworth.

Best Tiny Town: 1, Leavenworth; Honorable mention, Winthrop.

Best Tour: Honorable mention, Lady of the Lake in Chelan

Best Balloon Festival: 1, Winthrop Balloon Festival

Best Train Ride: 1, Leavenworth Snow Train

Best Bike Trail: Honorable mention, Apple Capital Recreation

Best Water Park: Runner-up, Slidewaters at Lake Chelan

Loop Trail, Wenatchee and East Wenatchee.

Best Winter Destination: 1, Leavenworth; Runner-up, Winthrop.

Best Boating Destination: Runner-up, Lake Chelan

Best Bed and Breakfast: Runner-up,, Run of the River, Leaven-

Best Fishing Guide: 1, NW Flyfishing Academy, Leavenworth

worth; Honorable mention, Wapato Point, Manson.

Best Funky Places to Stay: Runner-up, the Desert Yurts at Cave B, Quincy.

Best Kid-Friendly Place to Stay: Runner-up, Icicle Inn Leavenworth Best Lodge: 1, Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop.

Best Place for a Party: 1, Leavenworth Oktoberfest; Honorable mention, Crescent Bar. Best Place for Peace and Quiet: Honorable mention, Cascades Mountains, Leavenworth.

Best Resort: 1, Campbell’s Resort, Chelan; Runner-up, Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, Leavenworth; Honorable mention, Wapato Point Resort, Manson.

Best Romantic Hotel: Runner-up,Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop Best Vacation Rental: 1, Riverside Vacation Home, Leavenworth

Best Golf Course: Honorable mention, Leavenworth Golf Course Best Horseback Outfitter: 1, Icicle Outfitters, Leavenworth; Runner-up, Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop.

Best Kayaking: Honorable mention, Osprey Rafting Company, Leavenworth Best Rock Climbing: Icicle Creek, Leavenworth Best Ski/Snowboard Destination: Runner-up, Stevens Pass; Honorable mention, Mission Ridge Best Skydiving: Runner-up, Skydive Chelan, Chelan Best White Water Rafting: 1, Leavenworth Outfitters, Leavenworth; Runner-up, Osprey Rafting Company, Leavenworth Best Zipline: Runner-up, Leavenworth Ziplines, Leavenworth Best Apres Adventure Beer: 1, Icicle Brewing Company, Leavenworth

Best Bigfoot Hunting: Honorable mention, Lake Wentchee.

Best Diner: 1, 59er Diner, Leavenworth and Cashmere

Best Bird Watching: Honorable mention, Leavenworth Spring Bird

Best Mom and Pop Grocery: 1, Dan’s Market, Leavenworth;

Fest

Runner-up, the Mazama Store, Mazama

Best Farmers Market: Runner-up, Pybus Public Market, Wenatchee

Best Roadside Coffee: Honorable mention, Plain Hardware, Plain

Best Fishing Hole: Runner-up, Fish Lake, Lake Wenatchee

Best Souvenir Shop: Honorable mention, Smallwood’s Harvest,

Best Place to Skinny Dip: Runner-up, Lake Chelan Best Public Garden: 1, Ohme Gardens, Wenatchee Best Road Trip:Runner-up, Cascade Loop Scenic Highway, NCW

Peshastin Best Winery: Honorable mention, Icicle Ridge Winery, Leavenworth

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Where we grow grapes in NCW North Central Washington has four American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), which are officially designated wine-grape growing regions.

Each has its own distinct climate, soils, elevation and other features that affect the quality and characteristics of its grapes.

Columbia Valley AVA Established: 1984 as the state’s third appellation.

Grapes: Most varieties are represented, including Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Malbec and Pinot Gris.

Distinguishing features: Soils are defined by the ancient Missoula Glacial Floods of 15,000 to 18,000 years ago.

Many vineyards are below the flood line in soils of loess — windblown deposits of sand and silt — which lie atop gravel, which lie atop basalt bedrock. These well-drained sediments are considered perfect for viticulture.

Wahluke Slope AVA Established: 2006 as the state’s 8th appellation and a sub-appellation of the Columbia Valley AVA; Grapes: Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc.

Distinguishing features: The area lies on a broad, southfacing slope with constant 8 percent grades, deep topsoil and good drainage. It has one of the driest, warmest climates in the state, allowing for nearly complete control of vine vigor and ripening through irrigation.

Lake Chelan AVA Established: 2009 as the state’s 11th appellation and a sub-appellation of the Columbia Valley AVA. Grapes: Syrah, Merlot, Malbec, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Chardonnay

Distinguishing features: Climate is moderated by the thermal effect of Lake Chelan. Soils have loaded with pumice and ash from volcanic eruptions, primarily from Glacier Peak located to the west of the AVA.

Ancient Lakes AVA Established: 2012 as the state’s 13th appellation and a sub-appellation of the Columbia Valley AVA. Grapes: Chardonnay, Riesling, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Bordeaux varieties.

Distinguishing features: Sixty-five different soil types in the AVA have been identified, most produced by the Missoula Glacial Floods. The most commons soils are fine, sandy loam that contribute to wines with higher acidity levels and, with reds, a greater tannic impact.

Washington State Wine Commission and AppellationAmerica.com.

Owners Dennis & Beth Dobbs invite you to come and enjoy a taste of their award winning wines. Our warm and welcoming tasting room is filled with the history behind Horan Estates. Tell us your stories as we share a toast to family and friends with fantastic wine. From our family to your table ~ Cheers!

TASTING ROOM

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• Family Owned and Operated • Award Winning Wines • Panoramic Valley View • Catered Events • Small Weddings Tasting Room Hours: Friday-Sunday ~ Noon to 5pm Located above Three Lakes. Take Malaga-Alcoa Hwy., right at West Malaga Rd., follow the Wine Country signs and turn left on Cathedral Rock Rd. 3450 Cathedral Rock Road, Malaga WA • (509) 679-0152 MalagaSpringsWinery.com

Open Friday & Saturday Noon to 5 Visit MartinScottWinery.com for summer hours.

Riesling Pinot Grigio Viognier Raven Ridge Red Merlot Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc Coles Collage Rosé Sparkling Rosé Sangiovese Zinfandel Cabernet Franc Tempranillo Montepulciano Counoise

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NCW Wineries Snowgrass Winery 6701 Entiat River Rd Entiat, WA 98822 509-784-5101

Stillwater Creek Vineyards 8791 Road G.5 SW Royal City, WA 99357 509-380-3173

The Cider House 3519 Hwy 150 Chelan, WA 98816 509-687-9463

Spencer Farm Fruit Wines 2345 McEldowney Rd Malaga, WA 98828 509-888-2076

Stormy Mountain Brewery 133 E. Woodin Avenue Chelan, WA 98816 509-888-5665

Steelhead Cider 94 W. Wapato Way Manson, WA 98831 509-670-2354

Sucession Wines 78 Swartout Road Manson, WA 98831 509-587-3465

Tildio Winery 70 E Wapato Lake Rd Manson, WA 98831 509-687-8463 Tsillan Cellars Winery 3875 Hwy 97A Chelan, WA 98816 509-682-9463

Stemilt Creek Winery 110 N. Wenatchee Ave Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-665-3485

Swakane Winery 725 Front St (Tasting Room) Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-888-7225

Tunnel Hill Winery 37 Hwy 97A Chelan, WA 98816 509-682-3243 Ventimiglia Cellars 70 Wapato Way Manson, WA 98831 425-466-2788 Veranda Beach Cellars 299 Eastlake Rd Oroville, WA 98844 509-476-4000 Villa Monaco Winery 703 Front Street Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-7216 Vin du Lac 105 Hwy 150 Chelan, WA 98816 509-682-2882 Wapato Point Cellars 200 Quetilquasoon Rd Manson, WA 98831 509-687-4000

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Warm Springs Inn & Winery /Brender Canyon Vineyard 1611 Love Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-662-5683

Wedge Mountain Winery 9534 Saunders Rd Peshastin, WA 98847 509-548-7068 www.wedgemountainwinery.com An exquisite bottle of wine, a memory for all time… Five minutes from the Bavarian village of Leavenworth, WA, we invite you to come taste our wines and vines in our beautiful orchard setting on the Wenatchee River. A unique, straw-bale building, spring/ summer “hay rides” (with wine!), picnicking… Join us!

Wenatchee Valley Brewery Company 7 N. Worthen #W-8 Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-888-8088 White Heron Cellars 23832 Fine Wine Road N.W. Quincy, WA 98848 509-797-9463 WineGirl Wines 222 East Wapato Way Manson, WA 98831 509-293-9679 WineGirl Wines 217 8th Street Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-393-4125

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NCW Wineries It’s 5 Artisan Distillery 207 Mission Avenue Cashmere, WA 98815 509-679-9711 Jones of Washington 2101 F Street SW Quincy, WA 9884 509-787-8108 2nd Tasting Room Pybus Public Market 7 Worthen St, #W-4 Wenatchee, WA 98801 Karma Vineyards & Cave 1681 South Lakeshore Rd Chelan, WA 98816 866-527-6225

MVP Vintners 150 Wapato Way, Manson, WA 98831 509-888-8268

Malaga Springs Winery 3450 Cathedral Rock Road Malaga, WA 98828 509-679-0152 www.malagaspringswinery.com Located above Three Lakes. Take MalagaAlcoa Hwy., right on West Malaga Rd., follow the Wine Country Signs and turn left on Cathedral Rock Road.

Open: Fri. - Sun. Noon to 5pm

Lake Chelan Brewery 50 E. Wapato Way Manson, WA 98831 509-687-4444 Lake Chelan Winery 3519 S.R. 150 Chelan, WA 98816 509-687-9463 Legend Cellars 40 S. Quetilquassoon Road Manson, WA 99831 509-305-0972 Leony’s Cellars 6359 Kimber Road Cashmere, WA 98815 360-500-9942 Lost River Winery 26 Highway 20 Winthrop, WA 98862 509-966-2888 Lupine Vineyards 300 Cascade View Drive Manson, WA 98831 206-915-5862

Martin-Scott Winery 3400 10th Street SE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 509-886-4596 www.martinscottwinery.com Located on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River with view of the Cascade Mountains.

Come relax on the patio and enjoy our award wines, such as: Montepuliciano, Counoise or Tempranillo. Open: Friday and Saturday Noon to 5 pm.

Mellisoni Vineyards 3155 Alt. 97 Chelan, WA 98816 509-293-1891 Milepost 111 Brewing Company 407 Aplets Way Cashmere, WA 98815 509-888-0222

Napeequa Vintners 8820 Beaver Valley Rd Plain, WA 98826 509-763-1600

Rio Vista Winery at the Cabin 224 E. Wapato Way Manson, WA 98831 509-687-1189

Nefarious Cellars 495 Sourth Lakeshore Rd Chelan, WA 98816 509-682-9505

Rockwall Cellars 110 Nichols Rd Omak, WA 98841 509-826-0201

Neppel Winery 1751 Rd E NE Moses Lake, WA 98837 509-765-4404

Rocky Pond Winery 212 E Woodin Ave Chelan, WA 98816 509-210-3330

One Wines, Inc. 526 E Woodin Ave Chelan, WA 98816 509-682-2646 Pasek Cellars 939 Front St # B Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-5166

Rootwood Cider Co. 45 Manson Way Manson, WA 98831 509-888-7215 Ryan Patrick Wines 636 Front Street Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-888-2236

Plain Cellars 18749 Alpine Acres Road Plain, WA 98826 425-931-7500

Saddle Rock Pub & Brewery 25 N. Wenatchee Ave. Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-888-4790

Radiance Winery 546 Klate Rd Manson, WA 98831 509-687-4142

Silvara Vineyards 77 Stage Road Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-1000

Radiance Winery Manson Tasting Room 67 Wapato Way Manson, WA 98831 509-687-4142

Siren Song 635 S Lakeshore Rd Chelan, WA 98816 509-888-4657

Ribbon Cliff Winery 64 Van Winkle Rd. Suite #8 Orondo, WA 98843

Slide Ridge Estates 1685 Washington St Manson, WA 98831 360-220-7955

Rio Vista Winery at the River 24415 Hwy 97 Chelan,WA 98816 509-682-9713

Snowdrift Cider Co. 277 Ward Avenue East Wenatchee, WA 98802 509-630-3507

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NCW Wineries Cave B Estate Winery 348 Silica Rd NW Quincy, WA 98848 509-785-3500 www.caveb.com Cave B offers a wonderful variety of award-winning estate grown wines at our resort location, where you can sip and enjoy sweeping vineyard and Columbia River views. Join us!

Chateau Faire Le Pont 1 Vineyard Way Wenatchee, WA 98801 509-667-9463 www.fairelepont.com Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo, Sangieovese, Syrah, Red Blends, Malbec Chelan Estate Winery & Vineyards 755 S. Lakeshore Road Chelan, WA 98816 509-682-5454 Chelan Ridge Winery 900 Swartout Rd Manson, WA 98831 509-687-4455

Cheval Cellars 820 Kinsey Rd Manson, WA 98831 509-828-2870

Fielding Hills Winery 565 S Lakeshore Rd Chelan, WA 98816 509-888-9463

Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards 300 Ivan Morse Rd Manson, WA 98831 509-687-3000

Copper Mountain Vineyards 33384C Highway 97 Oroville, WA 98844 509-476-2762

Four Lakes Winery 4491 Wapato Lake Rd Manson, WA 98831 509-687-0726

Hard Row to Hoe 837 Front Street Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-888-8266

Fox Estate Winery 24962 Hwy 243 S Mattawa, WA 99349 509-932-5818

Crayelle Cellars 207 Mission Ave. Suite A Cashmere, WA 98815 509-393-1996 Crayelle is the creative expression of the wine we love to drink; a subtle European-style wine that finishes as elegantly as it starts. Wine with balance, character and longevity.

C. R. Sandidge Wines 145 Wapato Way Manson, WA 98831 509-682-3704 Eagle Creek Winery 10037 Eagle Creek Road Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-7668

Foxy Roxy Winery 3744 Highway 26 E Othello, WA 99344 509-989-0760 Gard Vinters 13000 Road D SW Royal City, WA 99357 509-346-2585 Ginkgo Forest Winery 22561 Rd. T.7 SW Mattawa, WA 99349 509-932-0082 Goose Ridge Winery 920 Front Street B3 Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-470-8676

Horan Estates Winery 207 Mission Ave. Suite B Cashmere, WA 98815 509-679-0554 www.horanestateswinery.com We invite you to the undiscovered gem of North Central Washington. Enjoy a taste of our premium, award winning wines in our warm and inviting tasting room, and experience the history behind Horan Estates.

You can find us year round in the historical Mission District of Cashmere.

Icicle Ridge Winery 8977 North Road Peshastin, WA 98847 509-548-7019 www.icicleridgewinery.com

Errant Cellars 15 B Street SE Quincy, WA 98848 509-289-9660 Esther Bricques Winery & Vineyard 38 Swanson Mill Road Oroville, WA 98844 509-476-2861

Rocky Pond Winery

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NCW Wineries 37 Cellars P.O. Box 520 Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-679-0668

Baroness Cellars 939 Front Street Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-7600

Alta Cellars 135 Wapato Way Manson, WA 98831 509-679-5353

Ancestry Cellars 50 Wapato Way, Suite B, Manson 509-741-90061 www.ancestrycellars.com For genuine wines rooted in family traditions stop by Ancestry Cellars. Featuring award winning full bodied red and elegant white wines that are sure to please.

Open: Friday-Monday Noon to 6 pm.

Hours subject to change.

Beaumont Cellars 8634 Road U NW Quincy, WA 98848 509-787-5586 www.beaumontcewllars.com We love to make wine, and we love to share it with people. Beaumont Cellars feels that wine is a conversation — with the grape, with the land, with the folks you’re spending time with. It’s subjective and open-ended, and as with all conversations, is best paired with an interest in new viewpoints. So, let’s talk. We promise to deliver serious wine, and easy-going company, every time.

Boudreaux Cellars 4451 Icicle Rd Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-5858 Benson Vineyards Estate Winery 754 Winesap Avenue Manson, WA 98831 509-687-0313 www.bensonvinyards.com Our Mediterranean-inspired estate winery overlooks Lake Chelan. Our warm, south facing slope vineyard produces several premium-quality wines. Enjoy our wine, love the view & listen to live music every Saturday afternoon(Summer). So to all of you....Come for the View, Stay for the Wine!

Bergdorf Cellars 939 Front Street Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-7638

Cairdeas Winery 3395 WA-150 Chelan, WA 98816 509-687-0555 www.cairdeaswinery.com Cairdeas (we say ‘Cardis’) is an ancient Gaelic word meaning friendship, goodwill or alliance. Rhône-Inspired Wines Crafted in Lake Chelan. Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Counoise, Cinsault & Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, Picpoul grapes are used to craft some traditional and truly unique blends.

Camas Cove Cellars 911 Camas Place Moses Lake, WA 98837 509-765-9532 www.camascovecellars.com Come by land or by sea. Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah-Primitivo-Rose-Red Blends-White Blends-Cab Franc. Bus Tours Available- 509-750-4193

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Lake Chelan in harvest and snow seasons

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hillsides, snowy mountains favored by Nordic skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers. Resorts, homes and hotels soak up the view.

Sample local wines and restaurants, shop, visit fruitstands, all above one of the clearest, deepest lakes in the nation. Lake Chelan (Native Americans called it “Tsill-anne” — “deep water) — is 1,500 feet deep and the third-deepest lake in North America.

To mark the changing of the seasons, the Wenatchee Area Divers Club hosts annual underwater decorating events including its Underwater Pumpkin Carving contest.

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Winterfest

It’s also home to tiny Ruby Theatre, which dates to 1914 and is one of the state’s oldest movie spots. It still offers first-run showings. Chelan’s oldest building, St. Andrews Episcopal Church — built of logs and with a charming, quiet courtyard — is home to weekly services.

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You’ll also find the pilot house of the original Lady of the Lake ferryboat. The 60-year-old, 65-foot-long Lady was salvaged in 2001. The wooden structure, complete with captain’s wheel, was restored and mounted in 2008 to overlook the Chelan River at the foot of the lake near the Mike Bonnicksen

Riverwalk Pavilion.

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See the museums Chelan County Wenatchee Valley Museum Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum

& Cultural Center 127 S. Mission St., Wenatchee.

204 E. Woodin

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north of Wenatchee on Highway 97A. (509) 663-7522,

600 Cotlets Way, Cashmere,

chelanpud.org (Closed

(509) 782-3230, cashmere-

Oct. 1 through March 1 for

museum.org

construction)

The 1919 Liberty Theater Pipe Organ at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center.

Douglas County Douglas County Museum

Mansfield Museum

124 Walnut St. Waterville, just

28 N. Main St. in Mansfield

off Highway 2 at the city park. Berryman Military Park South Bridgeport near the city

(509) 745-8435

swimming pool

Okanogan County Shafer Museum

Old Depot Museum

285 Castle Ave., Winthrop.

1210 Ironwood St.,

(509) 996-2712

Oroville. (509) 476-2739

Molson Schoolhouse

Okanogan County

Museum

Historical Museum

East of Oroville in

1410 N. Second St., Okanogan.

Molson, (509) 485-3292

(509) 422-4272, okanoganhistory.org

Grant County Grant County Historical Museum and Village 742 Basin St. N.W., Ephrata. (509) 754-3334.

Some museums may close during winter season.

Some do provide access on request.

Make a garland at Don the Wenatchee Valley Seab rook Museum & Cultural Center’s annual Christmas Family Fun Day.

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Fruit Lake Chelan slopes boast orchards of world-class tree-fruit.

Fruit stands around the lake make enticing stops.

Head uplake on the north shore to Manson’s Mill Bay Casino. You’ll find slot machines, card and table games, and concerts, dancing, dining. Information: colvillecasinos.com. Keep on going uplake and find Manson, right on the lake and with great views of surrounding mountains.

After a freezing fog in the Lake Chelan area, frost, as well as a few leftover apples, hang onto tree limbs in an orchard.

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Lakeshore RV Park, Don Morse Memorial Park, & Lakeshore Marina Playground, Public Beaches, 18-hole Putting Green, Tennis, Basketball & Volleyball Courts, Skate Park, Camping.

www.ChelanCityParks.com (509)-682-8023

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Downhill skiing in N orth Central Washington Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort Wenatchee On the hill: Thirty-six designated trails lacing a 2,000-acre basin on a 6,820foot mountain, with lodge, restaurant, mid-hill cafe, lessons, sales and rentals, childcare and more. Snow-making a top priority.

Info: Snowline: 663-3200. Phone: 663-6543. Web: missionridge.com.

Stevens Pass Resort West of Leavenworth On the hill: More than 50 major runs highlight offerings on Stevens Pass’ 1,125 acres of skiable terrain on two mountains that top out at 5,600 feet. Three lodges,

Info: Phone for ski and tubing conditions: 548-6975. Phone for Nordic conditions: 548-5477. Web: skileavenworth.com.

Echo Valley Ski Area Chelan

On the hill: Beginner-to-expert groomed ski and snowboard runs on 70 acres of terrain on a 3,000-foot hill.

Skiers have a choice of Poma lift or three rope tows. Other amenities at this volunteer-run facility include a tubing hill, fireplace lodge and eatery, ski

beginner rope tow.

school and equipment sales and rentals.

Other amenities include

Info: Phone: 687-3167 or 682-3503. Web: echovalley.org or lakelandski.com.

Badger Mountain Ski Area Waterville On the hill: The nonprofit, volunteer-

lockers and equipment-check facilities,

run family facility has three lift options

Nordic and snowshoe trails and more.

— two rope tows and a “A” Hill T-bar —

Info: Snowline: (509) 782-5516. Phone: (206) 812-4510. Web: stevenspass.com.

Leavenworth Ski Hill Leavenworth

On the hill: Two alpine runs with rope tows, 26 kilometers of Nordic trails (some lighted at night) in four separate areas around Leavenworth, tubing hill, snowshoe trails, private and group lessons on weeketnds, vintage lodge

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five eateries, retail shops, ski and snowboard school, sales and rentals,

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Wolf Den — with a rock fireplace and concessions.

Info: Snow conditions: (509) 557-3405.

Office: (509) 557-3401. Web: skitheloup. com.

with other trails branching from those

Sitzmark Ski Area

main runs. Other amenities include a

Northeast of Tonasket

fireplace lodge and Lions Kitchen for

On the hill: This family-oriented hill

snacks and equipment rentals.

Info: Phone: 745-8273. Web: skibadgermt.com.

touts lots of sun, short lift lines and low tickets prices for its 10 runs on 80 acres of terrain. Available are all kinds of skiing

Loup Loup Ski Bowl Twisp On the hill: Ten runs on 300 acres

available for rent. The Leavenworth hill

offer 1,240 vertical feet of skiing on

also has the only ski jump facility on the

Little Buck Mountain. The hill provides

west coast.

one quad chairlift, one Poma lift and a

— telemark, snowblading, snowboarding and cross-country — along with a ski school, equipment sales and rentals and a day lodge with lunch counter and warming stove and fireplace.

Info: Phone: (509) 485-3323. Web: skisitzmark.org.

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A town at the far end of a 55-mile lake

Stehekin is 55 miles west of Chelan and the only highway between the two towns is Lake Chelan.

The Lady of the Lake makes four or five trips a week in the fall and winter between Chelan and Stehekin. Catch a ferry ride with the Lake Chelan Boat Co. — ladyofthelake.com (509) 682-4584.

Get off the ferry and take a bus tour up the

The Lady of the Lake II arrives at Field’s Point from Chelan on its way to Stehekin.

valley. Special tours can be arranged through October and November. Check the National Park Service for more information: nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/stehekin.htm.

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A string of hikers walks past the National Park Service’s Golden West Visitor Center in Stehekin on their way to the lakeshore trail that rims the north shore of upper Lake Chelan.

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Okanogan Valley shopping, history, outdoor fun

Columbia River in about 1910 by Frank Matsura. (Courtesy of the Okanogan County Historical Society)

12 Tribes Casino in Omak is the newest and biggest casino in North Central Washington.

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Check out the historic Okanogan County Courthouse.

under 8 people per square mile, compared with the statewide average of more than 100 per square mile. If you want to visit

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A Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star Navy jet looks like it shoots right out of Brewster's downtown at Legion Park.

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Brewster and Pateros These twin cities on the Columbia River are a fishing mecca. Steelheaders flock to Pateros to fish at the mouth of the Methow River, and to Brewster for the salmon returns. Nearby Gamble Sands Golf Course — is one of the best new courses in the nation, according to Golf Digest magazine.

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Okanogan Okanogan boasts an iconic county courthouse and billboards all over town featuring photographs by Japanese immigrant Frank Matsura of turn-of-the-century pioneers and American Indians.

The Okanogan County Historical Museum has hundreds more early photos, along with a building full of historical displays. Chief Joseph, the famous Nez Perce leader who led his people from their home in Oregon to the Colville Indian Reservation more than 100 years ago, is buried in Nespelem, to the east in Okanogan County, where a statue of the chief was erected at a rest area. The Nez Perce are one of 12 bands that make up the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Chief Joseph Dam near Bridgeport was named after him, and the new Chief Joseph Hatchery is just below the dam.

Self-portraits of photographer Frank Matsura taken using his special "stamp" camera in his photo studio in Okanogan in the early 1900s. (Photo courtesy of the Okanogan County Historical Society)

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Omak Omak is the shopping heart of the Okanogan

town, check out the Omak Performing Arts

Valley, with big-box stores and restaurants

Center’s productions. Also check out the 12

along Highway 97. It’s a good jumping-off point

Tribes Casino, the newest and biggest casino in

for adventures around Okanogan County. In

North Central Washington, on Highway 97.

The Taiko Project performers arrive Oct. 15 to the Omak Performing Arts Center.

Conconully is your Trailhead to Adventure!

’s n o s b i G North Fork Lodge

400+ miles

Conconully, WA Your adventure begins here!

• We have cabins • A great place to relax year round!!

of groomed trails

Superbowls • Snoparks Fuel • Boondocking Lodging & Restaurants

Fishing, Fall Foliage, Hunting, ATV plus Winter Sports

Best Snowmobiling in the Northwest!

Outhouse Races 9-11 registration, 11-12 Show and Shine, 12:00 Parade followed by Beginning of Races

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— Your vacation destination — No matter your recreation

Tree Lighting/Santa Dec. 2, 2017 Festival of Trees Gala Dec. 8, 2017

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U.S. Forest Service winter information

Nordic ski areas in NCW

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Headquarters 215 Melody Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509) 664-9200

Chelan Ranger District

1. Leavenworth Location: Several groomed and lighted trails close to Leavenworth, plus tubing and rope tows.

at 5,000-foot elevation in the Chiwaukum Mountains. Also, many wilderness trail routes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

Information: scottishlakes.com

Trails: Ski Hill, one mile north of town on Ski Hill Drive, 7K groomed and all 5K trails lighted and open dusk until 11 p.m.

Golf course and Waterfront Park total 11K, both groomed. Icicle River, three miles south of town near Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, 8K groomed. Also a tubing park with a tube lift. Alpine skiing with two rope tows is offered at Ski Hill.

Information: skileavenworth.com

2. Stevens Pass Nordic Center Location: Five miles east of Stevens Pass summit on Highway 2 Trails: More than 24.75 K tracked trails, including a skating lane. It also has 3.5

4. Echo Ridge Location: On north side of Lake Chelan, about 10 miles from the town.

Trails: Just over 25 miles of trails, with stretches for both skate and classic track skiing. More than half of trails are easy.

About 70 percent were built exclusively for cross-country skiing and are looped on a series of ridge tops with scenic views.

There are three miles of classic-type ski trails. The club has a 20-foot-diameter yurt warming hut. Lower Echo Ridge is at 3,600 feet elevation, and Upper Echo Ridge is about 100 feet higher.

Information: lakechelan nordic.org

kilometers of snowshoe trails and interpretive snowshoe walks. Tubing is available at the alpine area.

Information: stevenspass.com

3. Scottish Lakes Location: 17 miles west of Leavenworth off Highway 2 Trails: 35 miles of backcountry trails

428 W. Woodin Avenue Chelan, WA 98816 (509) 682-4900

5. Methow Valley Location: Based in Winthrop, Okanogan County Trails: Combined, the Rendezvous, Mazama and Sun Mountain systems offer about 166 K groomed, with hut-to-hut skiing.

Information: mvsta.com.

Entiat Ranger District 2108 Entiat Way Entiat, WA 98822 (509) 784-4700

Methow Valley Ranger District 24 West Chewuch Road Winthrop, WA 98862 (509) 996-4003

Omak Visitor Center 401 Omak Ave Omak, WA 98841 (509) 486-5145

Tonasket Ranger District 1 West Winesap Tonasket, WA 98855 (509) 486-2186

Wenatchee River Ranger District 600 Sherbourne Leavenworth, WA 98826 (509) 548-2550 Don Seabrook

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Conconully Pre-race inspections are almost as much fun as the event itself. Toilet seat?

Check. Toilet paper? Check. Privy walls? Check. Pilot enthroned and comfy?

Check. The butt huts are ready to roll for the annual Conconully Outhouse Races (Jan. 13 | Information: conconully.com). Certainly this is one of North Central Washington’s most, ahem, moving winter celebrations. Believe it or not, the race has endured for more than a quarter century and, year after year, attracts teams with names like Sit-N-Bull, Potty Power, Thunderbox

Outhouse race at the Conconually's Snow Daze festival.

and Royal Flush. A helmeted “driver” squats inside while two outrunners grunt and push the outhouse (on skis) along an iced-up main street to the — ahh, yes — finish line. To all of this year´s competitors: “Bottoms up!

Check out the Snow Dog Super Mush Jan. 26-28.

Tonasket Sitzmark Ski Area has 80 acres of terrain for

Omak’s 12 Tribes Resort & Casino is newest casino in NCW The 12 Tribes Resort &

roulette wheels, craps tables

Casino in Omak is the newest

and poker games. Its 80-room,

all skill levels and offers a double chair lift, rope

casino in North Central

four-story hotel overlooks the

tow, bunny hill and terrain park. Information:

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Okanogan Valley and includes

gositzmark.org. Check out snowmobiling (parks.

casinos in Manson on Lake

a spa offering everything from

wa.gov) or try your luck ice-fishing on Palmer

Chelan, and Coulee Dam.

manicures to massages. There’s

Lake, or Lake Osoyoos or try the Okanogan and Columbia rivers.

The Omak casino — just off Highway 97 between Omak and

pool, indoor and outdoor hot

Okanogan — has 500 electronic

tubs, two restaurants and a

slot machines, blackjack,

night club with live music.

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M ethow Valley wild and fun

Held between Winthrop and Twisp, the 20th annual Winthrop Balloon Festival in early March heralds the end of winter and the start spring in the valley.

he North Cascades Highway rolls through the Methow Valley under snow-capped peaks and past deep-forest trails, making its way to Wild West Winthrop, artsy Twisp and outdoorsy Mazama.

Closed by winter’s heavy snows, the highway usually reopens in April or May, giving Puget Sound direct shot to Washington’s Alps and the big open spaces below the crest of the Cascade Mountains.

Snow blowers cut 9-foot by 6-foot deep swaths of snow from the North Cascades Highway, which usually reopens in April or May.

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Mazama This gateway to the North

the many wide spots along

Cascades is fully geared for

the road. If you’re heading

visitors, including a series of

all the way up, don’t miss the

Ecology programs offered at a

Washington Pass Overlook for

local lodge, the North Cascades the best view of Liberty Bell Basecamp. And speaking of the Mountain. A short trail brings North Cascades, this is where

you to the top of a fenced-in

to go to see those spectacular

cliff face for a bird’s eye view

views on Highway 20.

of the highway’s hairpin turns,

You can enjoy it all from the car, or pull off on one of U.S. Forest Service

and Snagtooth Ridge across the valley.

The viewpoint on Highway 20 is wheelchair accessible.

Winthrop Winthrop is the Methow’s crown jewel

Methow Arts Alliance’s at the Winthrop Barn Oct. 14 Taiko Project Nov. 11 Jayme Stone’s Folklife with Moira Smiley Dec. 2 Atomic Bombshells Feb. 10 Supaman with Acosia Red Elk

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the Western theme, while others cater to the needs of visitors who

come to recreate. Downtown Winthrop was remade into an Old West theme with wooden sidewalks and false storefronts after the valley’s lumber mill shut down. It is also home to Methow Trails, the nonprofit group that manages 120 miles of trails — the largest network of groomed cross country skiing in the country. Impeccably maintained, those trails and the 11 trailheads are free for use in the summer, becoming a mountain biker’s heaven. The Association hosts events for running, mountain biking and Nordic skiing, with information available at methowtrails. org. Winthrop is also where you’ll be able to get passes and information about the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest that surrounds the valley on three sides.

Check out the Methow Arts Alliance’s schedule of performances at the Winthrop Barn.

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Explore all the wintry wonders the Twisp-Winthrop area has to offer The Methow Valley boasts more

horse back riding. It’s one of the few

Highways 97, 153 and 20.

than 200 kilometers — about 120

places in the country you can hire a

miles — of Nordic ski trails. It’s the

helicopter to take you skiing on deep,

The Methow Trails office at 309

longest ski trail system in the nation.

fresh powder runs.

A thin finger of valley extending into

Not up for so much physical

Riverside Ave. in Winthrop is one of many locations you can buy a pass

the North Cascades Mountain Range,

activity? No problem. The Methow

and get information about the trail

the Methow gets snow earlier and

Valley is also home to many art

system. Trails are well marked

keeps snow later than anywhere else

galleries, gift shops, great restaurants

and divided into terrain appro-

in the state.

and bakeries, music venues, two local

priate for beginner to advanced

breweries and a winery.

skiers. More information can be

The system averages more than 100 days of skiing annually.

With its wood walkways and

The Methow is truly one of

clapboard buildings, the Wild West

found at methowtrails.org.

The main trailhead is also the

Washington’s — and the nation’s —

theme town of Winthrop may seem

parking area for the Winthrop Ice and

richest sources of winter recreation.

like a thousand miles away and

Sports Rink. Be sure and save some

But it’s no one-trick pony. Within

hundred years in the past. But you

time for a skate. If you find watching

a radius of about 25 miles, you can

can get there from Wenatchee in less

people fall on the ice more

Nordic ski, Alpine ski, ice skate,

that two hours. The upper Methow

fun than falling yourself, you

play or watch hockey, snowmobile,

Valley — home to Twisp, Winthrop

can take in a youth or adult

snowshoe, snowbike, hunt or fish.

and Mazama — is a little more than

hockey scrimmage most nights.

You can ice climb, winter camp or go

100 miles by vehicle along scenic

Okanogan County has more

streets, is a snowmobile

than a dozen Sno-Parks and

capital of North Central

hundreds of miles of groomed

Washington.

trails, half of them reachable from the Methow Valley.

Conconully, which allows snowmobiles on its winter

The Mountain Trails Grooming Association maintains groomed trails in the Methow Valley.

Washington State Parks: parks.wa.gov Okanogan County: okanogancountry.com Methow Valley: methow.com

Ice fishing time on Patterson Lake.

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Hunting in Hank’s The checkout line at Hank’s Harvest Foods in Twisp

aisles. Longtime grocer Hank Konrad, his son Jackson and

emerges — sort of — onto an African savanna where

hunting friends have traveled the world — North America,

(gulp!) it’s feeding time. Right there, where shoppers

New Zealand, several African countries — in search of these

gather-up their groceries, a real, full-sized lion attacks a

prime trophies. Over the years, they’ve bagged elephants,

very frightened warthog. The taxidermied scene is a highlight of 40-plus animal trophies on

lions, warthogs, a kudu bull (antelope), Himalayan Tahr (wild goat) and a couple of dozen whitetail and mule deer.

display in the grocery store’s frozen The Konrads hunt mostly on game preserves where rangers food sections and other

have set harvest quotas to balance animal populations.

Twisp

Don’t miss the wildlife in town such as this mule deer and turkey.

Year round riverfront luxury in the heart of the Methow Valley

Twisp is the valley’s business district and the center of the valley’s arts culture.

Between the many outlets for artistic expression, there’s always something to see or do in Twisp.

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and regular dance performances. There’s also a pub and a local music association which draw top musical performers to the valley. TwispWorks is the newest player is in town, bringing to the mix some open artist’s studios and classes, a dye garden, historical listening posts and the Methow Valley Interpretive Center, which features the valley’s natural surroundings and its native peoples.

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Sunset Magazine names Wenatchee to its ‘dream town’ list Sunset Magazine named Wenatchee on of its “20 Western Dream Towns” in its Best Places to Live 2017.

Wenatchee joined Reno, Nevada; Santa Rosa, California; Ventura, California; Provo, Utah; Boise, Idaho; Scottsdale, Arizona; and others.

Wenatchee is one of three runners-up in the magazine’s list of towns in the Northwest that offer the best bang for the buck in housing, lifestyle and salaries. Wenatchee joined Coos Bay, Oregon, and Anchorage behind Vancouver, Washington, which took first place in the category.

Sunset’s other top Western “value towns” included Nevada City in Northern California; Ventura in Southern California; Boise in the Mountains category; and Prescott, Arizona in the Southwest.

In listing Wenatchee, the magazine noted the region’s growing number of vineyards and wineries, its proximity to the Columbia River and the presence of retailrestaurant hub Pybus Public Market. Of course, the city is also a gateway to outdoor recreation and the center of a mega-sized fruit industry.

AARP Magazine named Wenatchee as one of “10 Most Affordable Cities for Retirement” in 2011. Country Home Magazine ranked Wenatchee fifth in the nation in 2008 on a list of “Top 25 Best Places to Live — Best Green Cities in America.”

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Forbes: Wenatchee one of best places to retire

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The not-so-hush-hush secret of

(which is low in the

Wenatchee as a retirement mecca was

world of Forbes), lots

recently trumpeted nationwide.

of good doctors per

Forbes Magazine — yep, the leading

capita, minimal rain

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business publication with a readership

and a high ranking

of 6.7 million — touts Wenatchee as one

on a national list of the

of “25 Best Places to Retire in 2017.” The

best cities for successful aging.

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Not so good: A cost of living that’s 11

onto the list with the likes of Boise,

percent above the national average and a

hot in summer with lots of

Idaho; Colorado Springs, Colorado;

state-imposed estate/inheritance tax, not

sunshine, cold in winter with lots of

Lincoln, Nebraska; and Savannah,

a favorite feature of senior citizens.

snow. Also: our fair city has a fairly low

Most of the 25 best places are in

unemployment rate (4 percent in June),

Georgia.

warm-weather states, noted Forbes, “but

a manageable if not dramatically low

33,000, 150 miles east of Seattle on the

hardier climates have their advocates”

cost of living, opportunities for outdoor

very dry side of the Cascade Mountain

especially when the cities also rank

activities (such as, walking the Apple

Range,” says Forbes about Wenatchee. In

high in health care, transportation and

Capital Recreation Loop Trail) and

its favor, said the magazine, Wenatchee

community engagement.

“an appealing outdoor environment,”

“Scenic, sunny Columbia River city of

has a median home price of $225,000

That’s where Wenatchee comes in —

according to Forbes.

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Wenatchee reviews “The heart of Wenatchee is its historic district, dotted with signage describing its colorful past. A stroll along its main street feels like a tour of small-town America, with contemporary boutiques and eateries making their home in handsome old buildings.”

— Travelagentwest.com “Beyond its commercial core awaits plenty of opportunities for outdoor action, from warm-weather biking, hiking and water sports to schussing the slopes at Mission Ridge ski area.”

— Travelagentwest.com “The nature of the city seemed to be all wrapped up in, well, nature, with the Wenatchee River to the north, the Columbia River to the east and the Wenatchee Mountains (a sub-range of the Cascades) to the west and south. It was beginning to sound to me like the people of Wenatchee were in a serious, committed relationship with their land.”

— Francie Swidler, The Denver Post “Located at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers and enveloped by the foothills and towering peaks of North Central Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the Wenatchee Valley has developed a burgeoning food and wine scene, a fitting place for Washington’s second largest public market (only Seattle’s famed Pike Place Market is larger).”

— Northwest Travel & Life “Wenatchee, the epicenter of Washington’s apple industry.”

— New York Times “Wenatchee’s proximity to the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest makes it a prime area for all-year recre-

Trip Advisor’s top things to do in Wenatchee 1. Ohme Gardens 2. Pybus Public Market 3. Apple Capital Loop Trail

ation, from hiking in summer to skiing in winter.”

— AAA Travel Guide Tom Williams

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Columbia Basin big dams in a big land

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Quincy

A bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt overlooks Grand Coulee Dam.

Cheap hydro power has helped make this a

Ancient Lakes near Quincy.

computer-farm capital. Microsoft, Yahoo, Dell, Intuit and others call Quincy home and are stacking servers next to long-time food-processors. Nearby Crescent Bar is a riverfront community on a Columbia River island. Nearby Ancient Lakes boasts dramatic natural features that include deep coulees, small and large lakes, desert waterfalls, sagebrush, wildflowers, birds and hiking trails. This area also is good for fishing, hunting and horseback riding. Snow can be scarce here, so winter’s often short and the recreation season long. Lakes fill with melting ice runoff and seeping irrigation water. Very primal, the timeworn trails

in December at the Reiman-Simmons

lead hikers and horsemen back through the ages, through

House. The Quincy Valley Historical Society

millennia of geologic and archaeologic history, through a

and Museum also hosts an old-fashioned German-style

majestic tableau of volcanic buttes, ice-carved waterways

Christmas service at the Pioneer Church. Info on the tea

and sun-seared skies. Check out the Victorian dessert tea

and church service: qvhsm.org.

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Soap Lake This lakeside city has been a popular tourist destination for decades because the high mineral content in the lake is said to have healing properties. The lake water is sudsy and tastes awful but adding Soap Lake’s mineral-rich water to your bath and diet will cure what ails you. And if that doesn’t work, you can wallow like one happy hog in its therapeutic (if stinky) mud — touted for centuries as a cure-all by Native Americans and today by immigrant Ukrainians who claim the tar-like stuff eases arthritis and psoriasis. These healing properties harken back to Soap Lake’s heyday as a well-known resort and health spa in the early 1900s. What’s known for sure is that this meromictic (multi-layered) soda lake contains large quantities of 23 dissolved minerals — i.e., sodium, potassium, magnesium — and, hey, you float like a cork.

Moses Lake A city of about 21,000 on Interstate 90, Moses Lake is the largest city in the Columbia Basin and serves as Grant County’s primary hub for shopping, restaurants and many cultural and outdoor activities.

The Feathers You don’t have to be a rock-climber to experience vertigo from The Feathers. Just stand at the base of this spread of six-story-high basalt columns and look up. Notice the tiny helmeted figures clinging for their lives by finger- and toe-tips. The rumor is they’re having fun. One of the

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Visitors peer down the turbine shaft at the Wanapum Dam visitor center.

Ephrata Ephrata is home to the Grant County Courthouse and headquarters for the Grant County PUD, which operates two Columbia River dams: Priest Rapids and Wanapum.

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A region powered by the Columbia River Rocky Reach Dam, seven

Grand Coulee Dam

miles north of Wenatchee on

by the Grant County PUD,

Highway 97A, is a publicly-

is on the Columbia River

owned dam operated by

six miles downstream of

the Chelan County PUD.

Vantage. The Visitor Center

The Visitor Center is open

is open weekends during the

through late October and

fall and winter.

there’s a fish-viewing room.

Info: (509) 663-7522, chelanpud.org Chief Joseph Dam, near Grand Coulee Dam’s Visitor

Wanapum Dam, operated

Bridgeport, is the second-

Wells Dam, 50 miles north of Wenatchee off Highway 97, is operated by Douglas County PUD. Rock Island Dam, 12 miles

Center is open year-round, except

largest hydropower-producing

downstream from Wenatchee,

for Thanksgiving, Christmas and

dam in the United States. It

was the first dam to span the

New Year’s. The dam produces more

puts out enough electricity to

Columbia River and is operated

hydropower than any other dam in

power all of Seattle.

by the Chelan County PUD.

the United States. It’s in the top 10 in

Info: Facebook

The dam has no visitor center

the world. (509) 633-9265, usbr.gov/

Behind the dam is 51-mile-

and is not open to the public.

pn/grandcoulee/visit/index.html

Type of Dam: Gravity Dam Total Generating Capacity: 6,809 megawatts, enough to power 2.3 million households for a year Grand Coulee also provides flood control and irrigation to the Columbia Basin, and recreation. It supplies electricity to 11 Western states.

Dates of construction: 1933-1941

long Rufus Woods Lake.

Lake Chelan Dam is at the

Priest Rapids Dam, operated by the Grant

base of the lake in the city

County PUD, is on the

of Chelan. Operated by the

Columbia River 24 miles

Chelan County PUD. The

south of Vantage. The dam

dam is not open to the public

is not open to the public.

but check out the water-

Wanapum Heritage Center

front’s meandering paths from opened in 2015 at the dam. downtown that will get you

More info: (509) 766-3461 and

near the dam.

wanapum.org.

1967-1974 Third Powerplant

Height: 550 feet Length: 5,223 feet Concrete: 11,975,521 cubic yards Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Advertisers Index Alpine Spa at Icicle Village

58

Malaga Springs Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Antique Mall at Cashmere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Martin-Scott Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Aplets & Cotlets/Liberty Orchards.

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Merc Playhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Apple Annies Antique Mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Mike West Leavenworth Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Bavarian Lodge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Munchen Haus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Bob Feil Boats and Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

NCW Fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Cascade Foothills Farmland Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Numerica Performing Arts Center

Chateau Faire Le Pont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Ohme Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chelan Cedar Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Omak Stampede Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Chelan County Pud

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25

Orondo Cider Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Church Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27

Osprey Rafting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

City of Chelan Parks dept

Owl Soda Fountain & Gifts

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35

City of East Wenatchee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Port of Chelan County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Collins Gift & Womens Fashions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Port of douglas County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Columbia River Inn

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Prestige Senior Living at Colonial Vista

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Colville Tribal Casinos

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Resort Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Conconully Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Savi Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Confluence Health

Slidewaters at Lake Chelan

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Country Inn Restaurant

23

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Spruce and Willow Home

doghouse Motorsports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

The Gilded Lily

El Porton

The Happy Crop Shoppe

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39

The Joint

Gibson’s North Fork Lodge

The Thai Restaurant

83

79

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EZ’s Burger deluxe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 .... .... ..... .... ..... .. ..... .

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Spectacle Lake Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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11

Golden East Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

The Wenatchee World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Gorge Amphitheatre

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The Windmill Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Grant County Pud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Thousand Trails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Grant County Tourism Commmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Town of Waterville

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47

Hilltop Harvest Barn

Twisp River Suites

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Horan Estate Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Visconti’s Italian Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Icicle Brewing Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Visconti’s Italian Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Icicle Outfitters & Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Waterville Co-Op

Jack’s Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Waterville Auto Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

La Quinta Inn & Suites

21

Waterville Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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47

Laurent’s Sun Village Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Waterville Historic Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Leavenworth Golf Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Wenatchee ApplesSox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Lemolo Cafe & deli

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Wenatchee Valley Mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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29

Wenatchee Valley Senior Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Link Transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Wine Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-71

Les Schwab Tires Lodging Listings

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Lone Pine Fruit & Espresso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Wok-About Grill

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Ye Olde Bookshoppe

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