lake chelan

Welcome to Vacationland USA!   With Labor Weekend and summer now in the rearview mirror. I still notice lots of traffic on Blewett Pass. Lots of people from the Westside of the Cascades come over every single weekend. Leavenworth, Lake Chelan, the Wenatchee Valley, and the Moses Lake Sand Dunes are here - and hard to stay away from!   Leav...

I want to thank Iryna and Leonid for their Crazy Goat blog. Here is their list of wonders, east of the Cascades - with my spin on it. An interesting omission from this list was Leavenworth. We and people from all around the world LOVE the crown jewel of North Central Washington, Editors note: I’m glad they didn’t list our beloved Bavarian town. There’s so...

Democratic Senator Liz Lovelett of Anacortes spoke to Chelan County Commissioners along with East Wenatchee Republican Senator Brad Hawkins Monday.

Washington Town Named to Best in USA List (Two Wrongly Left Off)   Before we get to the lone Washington State town that made the list of the top 100 small towns with FEWER than 10,000 residents (according to Far & Wide) Let's get to the towns that SHOULD have made this list. The fac...

Commissioner Tiffany Gering is leading an effort to figure out a way to dispose the debris which builds up on the shoreline.

Ok, so I thought, when I looked into the question, "How many lakes does Washington State have," that I'd see a decent number, but not this number!

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife requires permits for any removal of large debris from the lake.

New forecasting from the National Interagency Fire Center shows North Central Washington will be especially at risk for wildfires this summer.

A trailer with special equipment is rotating around five high use marinas around the lake to offer voluntary inspections and cleaning of boats.

The spring fishing season is starting to heat up on the waters of North Central Washington. The spring season for Chinook salmon on the Icicle River opened on May 16 and will run until June 30. Expert angler Dave Graybill, The Fishing Magician, says the hot temperatures and heavy snowpack in the mountains made for a challenging outset to the new season...