Following a successful first season of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks, reporters from around the world went in search of the Real Twin Peaks, the towns of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington featured in the show. I love finding these reports from the early days as they capture forgotten details that shaped the region. Jane Stevenson,…
As part of the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, the Pacific Northwest “magickal” music duo Wisteria Lodge played the historic North Bend Theatre in North Bend on February 23. The first of two shows that week for Lady K and Dusty Highway, the Sunday night performance was filled with high energy,…
It’s time to mark your calendars as The Real Twin Peaks event returns to Snoqualmie Valley, Washington from Feb. 19-22, 2026. This event is a celebration of the towns outside of Seattle where David Lynch and Mark Frost filmed their wonderful and strange show and feature film.
One of my favorite places to visit in Snoqualmie Valley is Olallie State Park outside of North Bend, Washington. This wooded wonderland served as the film location for many scenes in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and Twin Peaks: The Return. During a visit to the “Real Twin Peaks,” I filmed my walk along the nearly…
In anticipation of the second season premiere of Twin Peaks in September 1990, Kitsap Sun reporter Julie McCormick published two stories about locations from the Real Twin Peaks of Washington state on September 27, 1990. The first story features a visit to the former Mar-T Cafe in North Bend known today as Twede’s Cafe. This small town…
During the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, a special panel discussion was held about Twin Peaks fashion. I was unable to attend this panel as I was hosting one of two film location tours. Thankfully, event co-organizer and fellow Twin Peaks Blog author Mary Hütter captured video from Lauren Lowell and Laura…
In a few days, I’ll be returning to the Real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington for the Behind the Badge Event at the North Bend Theatre. In anticipation of my trip, I’m sharing an article from September 1990 about three avid fans who visited the towns where Twin Peaks was filmed. Special thanks to…
I love when the real world of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington intersects with the wonderful and strange world of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. In Twin Peaks: The Return, there are several hand-painted murals seen across the street from the Double R Diner (known as Twede’s Cafe in North Bend). Local Artist Richard “Dick” Burhans created…
The North Bend Theatre was near capacity and fans were patiently waiting for Julee Cruise to take the stage during the 2016 Twin Peaks Festival, a former yearly celebration of Twin Peaks in and around North Bend, Washington held between 1993-2018. But something was amiss. Julee Cruise was scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m. between…
The summer of 2002 is etched in my memory as one of those rare moments in life that felt almost unreal in its perfection. It’s been 23 years, and I still look back on that weekend in August as one of the greatest of my life. I was a volunteer at the Twin Peaks Festival…