In the early 1990s, Craig Tuttle’s photography of the Pacific Northwest was everywhere. From greeting cards to books to calendars, he captured the beauty of many places throughout Washington and Oregon. It’s no surprise that he photographed Snoqualmie Falls and the Salish Lodge & Spa as the falls was and continues to be one of…
My collection of Snoqualmie Falls and Salish Lodge & Spa postcards continues growing. This pair of postcards contains photographs by Ben Harrison complete with awesome 1990s graphic designs bathed in purple.
I continue finding some awesome historical postcards of Snoqualmie Falls. A recent acquisition includes a familiar image taken by Charles R. Laidlaw. Fans of Mark Frost’s “The Secret History of Twin Peaks” will immediately recognize this image.
The last day of the Real Twin Peaks 2024 event on February 25 started with a book signing with author Courtenay Stallings at the North Bend Trading Company in downtown North Bend, Washington. Courtenay read several passages from her 2020 book “Laura’s Ghost: Women Speak about Twin Peaks” before meeting with fellow Twin Peaks fans who…
Every day I was in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, I dropped by Twede’s Cafe in North Bend to give myself a present – a slice of cherry pie and cup of coffee. Since I don’t live in Washington state, I long that delicious treat when I return home to Florida. With March 14 being Pi Day…
Shops in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington are celebrating the Real Twin Peaks 2024 event, Feb. 23-25, 2024. If you are visiting the towns of Snoqualmie and North Bend, here is a shopping guide to find some wonderful and strange souvenirs.
This virtual visit to the Real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington includes a postcard of Snoqualmie Falls. The image is from a time before the construction of Snoqualmie Falls Lodge, which opened in 1919 and is known today as Salish Lodge and Spa. The image also captures a phenomena seen in Twin Peaks
After Twin Peaks aired on the ABC television network in April 1990, demands for the world famous “Twin Peaks pies” skyrocketed at Twede’s Cafe in North Bend, Washington. Known then as the Mar-T Cafe, Pat Cokewell and her staff couldn’t keep up with the demand. Tourists from all over came to the Real Twin Peaks to…
Since I was too young to watch Twin Peaks when it first aired, enjoying the ephemera that came with the show’s initial success has been an active pursuit. The talk show appearances, promotional materials, magazine articles, and collectible tie-ins can be difficult to find decades later. One piece of Peaks history that has seemingly been…
I’ve always heard the Twin Peaks Pilot Episode was available in the United Kingdom market and select other countries long before the episode aired in the United States on April 8, 1990. This article continues my in-depth examination of home video releases and attempts to solve the mystery of this particular VHS cassette release.