Leavenworth-Sound of Music

We drove to Leavenworth with our friends in our 1986 collector Cadillac car

Leavenworth is a very nice town, with a Bavarian theme.

In the 1800's the natives roamed Icicle Valley and at harvest time they would gather together and have activities including fishing, trading, stories and contests. Gold brought an influx of people in 1860 and the "Hummingbird mine" ran until 1975. The Great Northern Railway Company (GNRC) railroad came in 1892. This connected Leavenworth to the west and east. At one time there were 7 sets of tracks. In 1903 the lumber industry started and had the state's second largest sawmill.
In 1925 the GNRC railway moved to Wenatchee and the sawmill closed the next year, causing a mass exodus.
In 1960 Project LIFE (Leavenworth Improvement for Everyone) was formed. In 1964 Vesta Junior Women's Club won a $10,000 prize for improvements in Leavenworth. In 1965 LIFE decided to "go alpine" and officially commit to a Bavarian theme. This theme is what makes the town so unique and the town continues to add festivals to increase the tourist industry.

We stayed at the Leavenworth Village Inn, this is a fairly basic hotel, but was clean, comfortable and easy walking distance into town and the park.

Ches and Chuck, waiting for women while they shop

There are beautiful hanging baskets all over town

We enjoyed sitting and listening to the music at the bandstand

Ches, Chuck, Peggy, Sharon

Church at ski hill

In the evening we went to see "Sound of Music" at the ski hill, Maria actually comes down the mountain singing "The Hills are Alive" It was a great show and they have several others also.

Von Trapp family cast

A unique metal sculpture at the gas station on the way home.