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…
Australian artist Steve Rhodes has been virtually visiting iconic Twin Peaks locations throughout the month of June as part of his 30th Anniversary artwork for Society6. As this month-long celebration winds down, he leaves us with two more spots – the Packard Sawmill and Horne’s Department Store.
It’s no surprise that I adore David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. The Pilot episode aired as an ABC Sunday Night Movie on April 8, 1990. For this year’s milestone 30th Anniversary, I’m sharing 30 things I love about this perfect Pilot episode. It’s by far one of the best television pilots ever to…
The sounds and music of Twin Peaks were my gateway to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show. One of the more unique souvenirs I picked up during my first visit to the town of North Bend in August 1996 was a cassette titled “Sounds of TWIN PEAKS.” In the early days of…
“I’m back!” – Leland Palmer in Episode 2001 Just like Leland, I have returned from an incredible birthday trip to Washington State. I had not visited the region since August 1996 when I attended the Twin Peaks Fan Fest. Twenty-three years later, I now question why it took me so long to return. I ended…
During the 1996 Twin Peaks Fan Fest, I visited the site of Weyerhaeuser’s former Snoqualmie Mill. For some reason, this is the only photograph I took of the mill that once served as the exterior location for the Packard Sawmill in Twin Peaks.