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 stars have turned and a time has presented itself at the North Bend Theatre in North Bend, Washington. With the Real Twin Peaks 2025 event a little over a month away, the theater recently installed its first two stars for its Walk of Fame – the handprints of Twin Peaks stars Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl…
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.
My first visit to the Real Twin Peaks of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington was in August 1996 for the Twin Peaks Fan Festival. During the event, I took a bus tour of the film locations which included the Mt. Si Motel in North Bend, Washington. This was the spot used in David Lynch’s masterpiece Twin Peaks: Fire…
It’s a short scene in David Lynch’s 1992 film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. After being berated by Leland Palmer for not washing her hands before dinner, Laura Palmer is seen crying at a sink in a dimly lit bathroom. This scene was shot on location at a historic Rucker Hill home located in Everett, Washington…
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…
In the Twin Peaks pilot, there are a handful of interior scenes that take place at The Great Northern Hotel. Those scenes were filmed at Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo, Washington which also doubled as the Packard family residence known as the Blue Pine Lodge. One of those scenes was Ben Horne (Richard Beymer) speaking with…