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  • A fall weekend in Chelan, WA
    Chelan | Chelan County | Destinations

    A Fall Weekend in Lake Chelan

    ByKatie Egresi September 12, 2024September 13, 2024

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  • Sasquatch
    Chelan | Tacoma | Things To Do

    Washington Cryptids

    BySarah Prentice June 12, 2024November 16, 2024

    Learn about Washington’s Cryptids, where you’ll find them, and what legends these mystical creatures come along with.

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    Chelan | Chelan County | Destinations | Recreation | State Parks | Summer

    Spending a Weekend at Lake Chelan

    ByJulie Sojot May 29, 2024August 29, 2025

    Looking for a destination that has it all? Then look no further than spending a weekend at Lake Chelan. From recreation adventures (both in the mountains and on the water) to wineries, breweries, nearby U-Pick farms, shopping and everything in between โ€” Lake Chelan has it all. Lake Chelan Lake Chelan is a 50.5-mile long…

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  • lake chelan winter
    Chelan | Chelan County | Destinations | Featured | Recreation | Wine | Winter

    Seeking Winter Sunshine at Lake Chelan

    ByBrandon Fralic March 16, 2021March 11, 2024

    โ€œ300 days of sunshineโ€ is a promise worth traveling for โ€” especially in the winter. So after spending much of the season in hibernation, my partner and I hit the road for a destination just three hours from the Seattle area: Lake Chelan. This massive, glacially-carved lake runs over 50 miles from the Cascade Mountains…

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  • Lake Chelan Riverfront Park view from AirBnb Patio
    Chelan | Chelan County | Destinations | Featured

    A Visit To Lake Chelan

    ByAditi Bhide December 9, 2020December 19, 2022

    The name Chelan has its origins in Tsillan, a Salish indigenous word which means โ€œDeep Water.โ€ True to its name, this beautiful glacier-fed freshwater lake is almost 1,500 feet deep and about 380 feet below sea level at its deepest point. Located at the foothills of the North Cascades, flanked by the Chelan mountains, this…

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  • Basket of Apples, Explore Washington State
    Chelan | Chelan County | Okanogan County | Wenatchee | Yakima County

    Our Love of Apples

    ByMacKenzie Passegger August 9, 2018December 11, 2024

    Washington Originals Our lovely Evergreen State, Washington, produces around 2.5 million TONS of apples per year. Thatโ€™s a lot of apples. And itโ€™s a lot of orchard acreage as well, around 175,000 acres to be exact. So, while we produce 60% (if not more) of the nationsโ€™ apples- it kind of leads one to ask…

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  • Steelhead Cider Pouring Cider
    Chelan | Cider | Food and Drink | Videos

    Steelhead Cider – Third Generation Apple Grower Brings Cider To Downtown Chelan

    ByExploring Washington State Podcast December 8, 2017March 12, 2025

    Steelhead Cider – Full Interview with Ben Barnes Below is an interview with Ben Barnes – operator of Steelhead Cider in Chelan, WA. In our interview, Ben explains how he got his start in the cider business, his family history with apples in central Washington, and how a trip to France in May of 2017…

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