Thursday, 26JUN, we departed the Kiesel’s and headed over Snoqualmie Pass to our property in Sultan, WA. The drive was uneventful, except for the low flying C-141 (military cargo plane) that almost took our roof air conditioners off near Keechelus Lake near the Pass. As before we parked our RV at the RV facility on the backside of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA (see our BLOG from SEP07 for details on this RV facility). As always at any RV park we were given a list of rules to follow, two in particular caught our attention:
---Alcoholic beverages and recreational drugs are prohibited on all county grounds. (so non-recreational drugs are ok?)
---It is unlawful to incite or participate in riots, or indulge in boisterous, abusive, threatening, or indecent conduct. (bummer - inciting riots is one of our favorite pastimes!)
http://theryanrvexpress.blogspot.com/2007/09/13-16sep07-monroe-wa.html
---Alcoholic beverages and recreational drugs are prohibited on all county grounds. (so non-recreational drugs are ok?)
---It is unlawful to incite or participate in riots, or indulge in boisterous, abusive, threatening, or indecent conduct. (bummer - inciting riots is one of our favorite pastimes!)
http://theryanrvexpress.blogspot.com/2007/09/13-16sep07-monroe-wa.html
The next morning we headed up the road (US 2) to our property. While driving east on US 2, Dan decided to pull over and checkout the Wayside Chapel that he has probably driven by for close to 35 years, never stopping. There is a sign in front of the church that states Pause... Rest... Worship. The sign also warns that there are No Facilities. The Wayside Chapel is not staffed, but is open to all faiths, at any time. There's just room inside for four small, two-person pews, a pulpit, and two vases of flowers.
After visiting our property and returning to the RV, Dan walked over to checkout the Western Heritage Center. This is a small, “local” museum that sits on the edge of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds. We had noticed it many times before, but had never visited it. Almost every town in the USA and most counties have a “local” museum documenting local history. The quality can range from very poor to very, very good; usually depending on the enthusiasm of the volunteer(s) involved. Dan rates this museum as very, very good mainly because of the efforts of Jerry Senner and friends. The museum is very well organized and is very interactive; and Dan got a personal two hour tour with Jerry.
http://www.westernheritagecenter.org/
The museum concentrates on the history and importance of logging, mining, railroads and agriculture to Snohomish County with emphasis on Monroe and surrounding area. One display covers the Great Train Disaster of 1910, which Dan believes not many Washingtonians even know about. Even though close to 100 people lost their lives and it took several weeks to recover all the bodies.
http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5127
As we noted in last year’s BLOG being at the Fairgrounds (http://www.evergreenfair.org/) and right next door to the Monroe Speedway (http://www.evergreenspeedway.net/), there is always something going on like - auto races, demolition derby, pygmy goat show, swap meets, quarter horse show, etc. We checked out the swap meet and the goats, but for some reason Corrie is not interested in the car races and Dan attends those by himself.
On Saturday we attended the Skandia Midsommarfest at St. Edwards State Park, Kenmore, WA. The festival is a traditional Scandinavian mid-summer festival started five decades ago by the area’s large Swedish population. The festival features traditional musicians, dancers and craftspeople. It was a nice little festival with Corrie indulging in pickled herring and Dan going with the almond flavored pastries like “prince cakes”. Due to record heat we didn’t last until the traditional raising of the majstang (greened pole), followed by the ringlekar (game dances) and the langdans (long dance). Turns out that St Edwards State Park is the largest undeveloped property on Lake Washington. Dan couldn’t figure out why he had never heard of this park, but discovered that it was given to the state in the late 70s.
http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Saint%20Edward
In spite of the record heat, we also drove to Green Lake, this is a small park in North Seattle that Dan and his cousin Steve used to hang out at all summer long in the late sixties. Back then very few Seattleites used Green Lake and no one really cared what the teenagers were doing; for example swimming out to Duck Island, a manmade island created in 1936, and harassing the wildlife. Turns out that Duck Island was actually a wildlife refuge and declared off limits in 1956! Now the Lake and Park are one of the most used green spaces in Seattle.
http://www.seattle.gov/Parks/park_detail.asp?id=307
http://www.westernheritagecenter.org/
The museum concentrates on the history and importance of logging, mining, railroads and agriculture to Snohomish County with emphasis on Monroe and surrounding area. One display covers the Great Train Disaster of 1910, which Dan believes not many Washingtonians even know about. Even though close to 100 people lost their lives and it took several weeks to recover all the bodies.
http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5127
As we noted in last year’s BLOG being at the Fairgrounds (http://www.evergreenfair.org/) and right next door to the Monroe Speedway (http://www.evergreenspeedway.net/), there is always something going on like - auto races, demolition derby, pygmy goat show, swap meets, quarter horse show, etc. We checked out the swap meet and the goats, but for some reason Corrie is not interested in the car races and Dan attends those by himself.
On Saturday we attended the Skandia Midsommarfest at St. Edwards State Park, Kenmore, WA. The festival is a traditional Scandinavian mid-summer festival started five decades ago by the area’s large Swedish population. The festival features traditional musicians, dancers and craftspeople. It was a nice little festival with Corrie indulging in pickled herring and Dan going with the almond flavored pastries like “prince cakes”. Due to record heat we didn’t last until the traditional raising of the majstang (greened pole), followed by the ringlekar (game dances) and the langdans (long dance). Turns out that St Edwards State Park is the largest undeveloped property on Lake Washington. Dan couldn’t figure out why he had never heard of this park, but discovered that it was given to the state in the late 70s.
http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Saint%20Edward
In spite of the record heat, we also drove to Green Lake, this is a small park in North Seattle that Dan and his cousin Steve used to hang out at all summer long in the late sixties. Back then very few Seattleites used Green Lake and no one really cared what the teenagers were doing; for example swimming out to Duck Island, a manmade island created in 1936, and harassing the wildlife. Turns out that Duck Island was actually a wildlife refuge and declared off limits in 1956! Now the Lake and Park are one of the most used green spaces in Seattle.
http://www.seattle.gov/Parks/park_detail.asp?id=307
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