“Economic and Health Benefits of Walking, Hiking and Bicycling on Recreational Trails in Washington State”, 2019 Research Executive Summary, Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office

WA State Economic Report, Outdoor Industry Association 7-2017

Planning begins for Wallace Falls State Park 11-15-2017

“Economic impact of travel spending to Snohomish County reaches over $1 billion in 2016”, article in Lake Stevens Ledger 7-5-2017

“Reclaiming the Past in Bricks and Mortar: New Study Reveals Millennials’ Desire to Connect with Historic Places”, article in National Trust for Historic Preservation, 6-27-2017

The Main Street America Institute

“Downtowns Matter”, article in the State of Main, a publication of the National Main Street Center, fall 2016

PARKING CRISIS AT WALLACE FALLS STATE PARK

SNOHOMISH COUNTY TOURISM BUREAU

SKY VALLEY LODGING BROCHURE 12-2015 

SPEECH TO THE SULTAN CITY COUNCIL, 11-19-2015

INFO FOR TOWNS WITH A THEME

TOURISM AND RECREATION IS A $2 BILLION BUSINESS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA IN 2016

Tourism is Snohomish County’s third largest industry, generating nearly $993 million dollars in visitor spending in 2014.  Snohomish County ranked fourth out of 39 counties in the state in terms of visitor spending according to a recently released report by Dean Runyan and Associates.  Visitors spent $992.9 million in Snohomish County in 2014 – a year-over-year increase of 5.7%.

Tourism in Snohomish County Generates:

10,340                                      jobs

$256.5   million                     payroll

$  19.9   million                    local taxes

$  48.8   million                    state taxes

 

Visitor Spending in Snohomish County:

Restaurants                                    $289.4 million

Transportation and fuel              $152.5 million

Retail                                                 $135.4 million

Accommodations                           $130.6 million

Recreation, entertainment         $130.5 million

Grocery Stores                                 $  60.5 million

Other travel expenditures           $  94.0 million

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Total                                                 $992.9 million*

*Source: Dean Runyan and Associates.  “Other travel” includes travel impact for travel to other Washington visitor destinations. Distributed by the Washington State Destination Marketing Organizations Association.

Published April 2015

 

Leavenworth struggled until 1962, when the Project LIFE (Leavenworth Improvement For Everyone) Committee was formed to transform the city into a mock Bavarian village to revitalize its economy.^[6] Owen and Pauline Watson, owners of a business on Front Street, formed the committee after visiting Solvang, California in 1958 and thought it was an excellent idea for Leavenworth.

Leavenworth is home to the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, which opened in 1995 and contains more than 5,000 nutcrackersdating from prehistoric to modern.^[7] Leavenworth hosts an annual Oktoberfest celebration.^[8] Leavenworth’s transformation into a theme town was inspired, and assisted, by Solvang, California.

In November 2007 Good Morning America went to Leavenworth for Holiday Gifts for the Globe where GMA helped light up the town for the Christmas Holiday. Leavenworth was also named the Ultimate Holiday Town USA by A&E.