One of the most popular activities during a visit to Snoqualmie Valley, Washington is visiting the many film locations for David Lynch and Mark Frost’s groundbreaking television series and feature film, Twin Peaks and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It’s one of my most popular pages on Twin Peaks Blog. For the first Real…
With the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event returning to Snoqualmie Valley, Washington from Feb. 21-24, I’m channeling Connie Francis from the Mulholland Drive motion picture soundtrack. Here are 16 reasons why you’ll love attending this celebration of the towns and places where David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show was filmed.
During production of the first season of Twin Peaks in late 1989, a second-unit crew returned to Snoqualmie Valley to capture additional establishing shots seen throughout the series. These shots were peppered throughout the show including one scene found in episode 1.006. Leo Johnson is seen running from the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Department after eliminating Waldo…
As a Twin Peaks fan, there is no greater joy than visiting Washington state where David Lynch and Mark Frost filmed their show and 1992 feature film. I’ve been making the trek to Snoqualmie Valley for the past several years. There are plenty of places to stay that give you easy access to the Real…
The first Twin Peak Fan Festival was held on August 14-16 in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington. Organized by the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce, the weekend event included three days of activities for both Twin Peaks fans and Washington state residents. From a craft fair to a 8K fun run to meals with actors, the festivities concluded…
Following a successful event in 2024, The Real Twin Peaks event returns to Snoqualmie Valley, Washington from February 21-24, 2025. Organized by the North Bend Downtown Foundation, Historic Downtown Snoqualmie and North Bend Theatre, this long-weekend event celebrates the places where David Lynch and Mark Frost’s show was filmed. Here is an event guide to help…
As the last hours of 2024 fade away, I’m closing out the year with a look at another vintage postcard of Snoqualmie Falls and the former Snoqualmie Falls Lodge known today at The Salish Lodge and Spa. This unique view was captured by a Tacoma-based photographer who spent decades involved with Washington state photography.
For years, I’ve suspected the morning after the fire at the Packard Sawmill in Twin Peaks episode 2.001 was actual footage from a real fire that destroyed part of the Weyerhaeuser Sawmill in Snoqualmie, Washington in Feb. 1989. Thanks to a post on the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum Facebook page, I have confirmed my suspicions with…
After see the story about Twin Peaks Mountain Spring Water created for the 1992 Twin Peaks Fan Festival in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington, fellow Bookhouse Boy and long-time Twin Peaks fan Dugpa found a rare treasure on eBay. He was searching for a bottle of that spring water but found something even better – a four-page…
The 1992 Twin Peaks Fan Festival was held from August 14-16, 1992 in Snoqualmie Valley, Washington. While the U.S. premiere of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me was a tentpole moment for the weekend, the “Twin Peaks Chamber of Commerce” (known today at the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce) packed the weekend with…