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| Sept 5, 2009 |
Leavenworth Chamber Newsletter
Celebrate Fall in Leavenworth |
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Greetings!
Ah, fall, warm days, crisp cool nights and the forest coming alive with brilliant colors. Come enjoy our festivals, food, entertainment and the beauty of the outdoors. Outside Magazine just recognized us as one their top 10 adventure burgs in the nation!
Next stop Leavenworth! Amtrak's Empire Builder Line that runs from Chicago to Seattle has added a new stop on the route, US! Our inaugural stop is September 25--come join us! |
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14th Annual Leavenworth Quilt Show September 9-13 |
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Beautiful Handmade Quilts & Vendors 
Each year Leavenworth welcomes quilters, with quilts displayed in shops throughout town starting on Wednesday. The finale takes place in the Festhalle on Friday with the award winning quilts, demonstrations and vendors. Everyone is welcome to enter a quilt in the Leavenworth Quilt Show.
Local Featured artist: Jill Therriault from Wenatchee, and Guest artist: Marilyn Doheny from Seattle.
Festhalle Hours: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Friday and Saturday,
10:00 am to 4:00 pm Sunday.
$5.00 admission all 3 days.
Information: 509-548-5311
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14th Annual Home and Garden Tour September 13 |
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Beautiful Homes & Landscaping 
Each year as a fundraiser Cascade Medical Center Foundation picks beautiful custom homes in the Leavenworth area for the tour. All proceeds benefit Cascade Medical Center's mammography equipment digital upgrade.
Time: 12pm - 5pm
Location: Various homes around Leavenworth
Fee: $20
Information: 509-548-2523
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18th Annual Wenatchee River Salmon Festival September 19-20 |
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Come Celebrate the Return of the Salmon 
Join us for a return of the salmon education and adventure celebration. It's fun for all ages and it's FREE. Come and take part in the many inter-generational hands-on activities, interactive exhibits, wildlife "edu-tainment", music, art, and experience a meaningful cultural exchange with Native Americans in their encampment.
Location: Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery
Fee: Free
Information: 509-548-6977
Reservations: N
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Washington State Autumn Leaf Festival September 25-27 |
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Parades, Food Booths, Entertainment & Fall Foliage 
We pull out all the stops to celebrate fall. Come see for yourself: yodeling, live music, dancing in the street, a Grand Parade with floats and marching bands from around the State, Bavarian Dancers, a used book sale, food booths, climbing walls, inflatable toys for the kids, along with a bazaar and an all you can eat breakfast at the Lions Club Park on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Location: Downtown Leavenworth
Fee: Free
Information: 509-548-0366
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Golfing |
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18 Hole Championship Courses, Putting Green and Miniature Golf  Fall golf is perfect here, sunny and warm with a family or two of deer to welcome you at our two 18 hole chamionship golf courses. Children love to feed the goats at the Enzian Falls Putting course, andthe Bavarian miniature golf course is great for family memories.
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Featured Hike |
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Chiwakum Creek  Come experience the fresh mountain air with our scenic alpine beauty. If you are looking for a leisurely stroll alongside a babbling creek under a canopy quilt of Douglas Fir and Ponderosa Pine, then this hike is for you.This trail offers peace and tranquility. Trail Maps
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I hope you enjoyed the newsletter. Fall is such a beautiful time to come and visit. E-mal me with your thoughts about articles you would like to see in upcoming newsletters.
Sherry Schweizer
Media Relations Director
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