The avalanche that swept two trains from their tracks and killed 96 people was the deadliest in U.S. history and one of the nation’s worst train disasters. It happened near the summit of Stevens Pass during one of the snowiest winters on record, when Great Northern Railway’s rotary snow plow… Read moreDeadliest Avalanche in U.S. History: Trains swept away, 96 lives lost
Editor’s Note: Read more about the Wellington Disaster online at wenatcheeworld.com/ncwfoothills.
Owned by a local husband-wife pair, Cafe Columbia at Pybus Public Market is a riverside retreat, perfect for grabbing a quick bite or sitting …
Near Washington Park in Wenatchee is the “Coyote Den,” as friends of artist Terry Valdez like to call his home studio. The coyote is one of th…
“Monster Love” has been Wenatchee artist Sara Hasslinger’s main theme for the past 20 years. Her focus really is on the “love” portion, not th…
The lights dimmed at Chateau Faire Le Pont one Thursday in August as Chris Ward strummed the first chords to Keith Whitley’s classic country s…
Lunar Bee Laser Works owner Betsy Drake is an eclectic and multi-faceted artist in Chelan who has been plying her artistic talents as a busine…
Owned by a local husband-wife pair, Cafe Columbia at Pybus Public Market is a riverside retreat, perfect for grabbing a quick bite or sitting …
Owned by a local husband-wife pair, Cafe Columbia at Pybus Public Market is a riverside retreat, perfect for grabbing a quick bite or sitting …
Nothing beats curling up with a cup of something hot and a pile of good books when the warm summer air turns to cool, crisp fall.
Best of Show, Best Rosé (Double Gold Medal)
The one thing I didn’t expect to talk about on an afternoon bus ride was death’s unfathomable mystery.
It was definitely love at first sound for Wenatchee’s Steve Howerton.
The United States’ national minimum wage policy owes a lot to a humble Wenatchee chambermaid named Elsie Parrish. How did this quiet, young, l…
Ancient Lakes Brewing Co. Antler Dance Amber
Had you asked Joshua Thaut what he wanted to do with his life just a few short years ago, wine wouldn’t have even been on his radar.
Lakeside Surf is the world's largest standing wave built by the German company Citywave USA. The wave structure sits above Chelan’s mega-popul…
Not a cloud in the sky, yet I’m already soaked to the skin. It’s from standing too close to the wind-blown spray from a waterfall that every y…
Wenatchee Youth Circus founder and longtime manager Paul Pugh is a Wenatchee legend. A sculpture of him as Guppo, his circus clown persona, gr…
The evening before a Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers’ Beehive Reservoir basics event in June, Derek Corder watched YouTube tutorials. The morning…
Dam turbines larger than dump trucks lay stretched out inside of a huge concrete structure with workers running around them like honeybees in a hive.
Not a cloud in the sky, yet I’m already soaked to the skin. It’s from standing too close to the wind-blown spray from a waterfall that every y…
A lot has changed in the frozen treat business since Heriberto Birrueta began his Quincy shop, La Michoacana Paleteria, in the early 2000s, bu…
Had you asked Joshua Thaut what he wanted to do with his life just a few short years ago, wine wouldn’t have even been on his radar.
Ancient Lakes Brewing Co. Antler Dance Amber
Lakeside Surf is the world's largest standing wave built by the German company Citywave USA. The wave structure sits above Chelan’s mega-popul…
Wenatchee Youth Circus founder and longtime manager Paul Pugh is a Wenatchee legend. A sculpture of him as Guppo, his circus clown persona, gr…
From an hour-long trail ride to a week in the back country, horseback riding offers a unique way to experience the Methow Valley’s summer landscape.
This time of year, the urge to get out and soak up Mother Nature can strike without warning.
The Lake Chelan Valley has become known as Washington's Playground with visitors coming from around the world to play at their specific passio…
Runners in North Central Washington are lucky. If we can survive patches of ice in the winter, we’re rewarded in the spring with so many trail…
Many Wenatchee Valley hikers looking for a short, early-season walk to a beautiful viewpoint have discovered the Sauer’s Mountain hike. Its tr…
Pink wine, or rosé, has gained in popularity over the past five years across all demographic groups. It is great for the beginner due to its l…
Sometimes the best things are right in front of us, just waiting to be noticed. While we scan the horizon for that pot of gold, we may miss th…
Union Hill Cider Co. Hopped & Hazy, $9.50 (500ml bottle)
Step inside the Goose Ridge Estate Winery Tasting Room in Leavenworth and you might think you’ve arrived at one of the valley’s finest small b…
Evy Gillin has been at the helm of the Wenatchee Racquet & Athletic Club since 1984, when it was known as the Wenatchee Swim & Tennis Club.
