This Week Then: How Okanogan Became a Town

Plus: See which Washington colleges are celebrating birthdays this week

The town of Okanogan, WA around 1909.

Alan Stein

Woodinville Whiskey Holds Its Annual Autumn Harvest Release

And fans line up a full day in advance

Woodinville Whiskey’s Toasted Applewood Rye had people lining up 24-hours early

A.J. Rathbun

Seattle’s Art Scene Pushes Back

As the events on the political stage become ever more worri- and wearisome, the city’s arts and cultural community responds. Check out these exhibits, shows and lectures coming up that look at social, political and historical forces at work today

Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai Chiurai’s 2017 work, “We Live in Silence VII”

Gavin Borchert

The Best Scenic Fall Road Trips in the Northwest

Autumn colors, mountain vistas, idyllic island treks and the back roads of wine country

The forest and mountains near the brilliant blue waters of the North Cascades’ Diablo Lake come into view along a drive on the Cascade Loop

Seattle Magazine Staff

The Cascade Loop Is One of Washington’s Most Iconic Drives

The drive takes you through a stunning and varied landscape of farms, mountains and sagebrush

See craggy Liberty Bell Mountain, near Washington Pass, while driving along SR 20/North Cascade Highway

Niki Stojnic

Seattle’s Counterbalance? The Awe-Inspiring, Wide-Open Landscape of the Palouse

Part of our Scenic Fall Road Trips cover story

A trip to the top of 3,612-foot Steptoe Butte yields a panorama of the Palouse

Roddy Scheer

Take in Lopez Island’s Stunning Views on Two Wheels Instead of Four

Soak in the rural beauty of this small island from the seat of a bike

This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue, as part of the Scenic Fall Road Trips cover story. Click here to subscribe. On one of Lopez Island’s backroads is a green street sign with the words “Less Travelled Rd.” It succinctly sums up one of the big reasons to come to the smallest of the three most visited…

Virginia Smyth

Meet the 2018 Crosscut Courage Awards Honorees

Each year, our city's online news magazine recognizes a handful of locals who have shown extraordinary leadership with the Courage Awards.

This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. This year’s Crosscut Courage Award winners span a spectrum, from business owner and political newcomer to youth supporter and longtime public officeholder. The one thing they all have in common is a bold determination to lift up those who are often unheard, to have…

Seattle Magazine Staff

This Week Then: The Deadly Spanish Flu Pandemic Came To Seattle 100 Years Ago

Plus: Noteworthy events in the history of military aviation took place in Washington during this week in history

This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Deadly Flu One hundred years ago this week, on September 21, 1918, the worldwide “Spanish Flu” pandemic officially arrived in Washington with the report of 11 cases at Camp Lewis. Within two weeks, 700 cases were reported in Seattle, including one death at the University of Washington’s Naval Training Center. Meetings and…

Alan Stein

Must List: Hugo House Grand Opening, Seattle Children’s Festival, Local Sightings Film Festival

Your weekly guide to Seattle’s hottest events

Hugo House prose writer-in-residence Kristen Millares Young (left) and executive director Tree Swenson

Beau Iverson

Take a Deep Drive into Whidbey Island to Experience Great Views and Good Food

Part of our Scenic Fall Road Trips cover story

The Admiralty Head Lighthouse at 100-plus-year-old Fort Casey Historical State Park, part of the vast defense to the entrance of Puget Sound

Niki Stojnic

Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula Is a Trip Back in Time

Give reality the slip on a charming, delicious and weird weekend adventure

Stay at one of Sou’wester Historic Lodge and Vintage Travel Trailer Resort’s trailers, such as this refurbished 1952 vintage Westcraft

Jenny Cunningham

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