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Leavenworth was officially incorporated on September 5, 1906. A small timber community, was located across the Wenatchee River from Icicle and was named Leavenworth the same year the rail construction began. Captain Charles Leavenworth, president of the Okanogan Investment Company, purchased the land in the present-day downtown and laid the streets parallel to the new railroad tracks. Lafayette Lamb and his brother, Chauncery Lamb arrived in 1903 from Iowa to build the second largest sawmill in Washington state.
Leavenworth struggled until 1962, when the "Project LIFE", known as "Leavenworth Improvement For Everyone Committee" was formed to transform the city into a "Bavarian village" to revitalize its economy. Leavenworth's annual Oktoberfest celebration is claimed to be one of the most attended in the world outside Munich, Germany. Leavenworth's transformation into a theme town was inspired by, and assisted by Solvang, California.
Leavenworth is home to the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, which opened in 1995 and contains more than 5,000 nutcrackers dating from prehistoric to modern.
FEATURES:
Farmers Market
Nutcracker Museum
Upper Valley Museum
ATTRACTIONS:
Icicle Arts
Icicle Creek Music Center
Summer Theater
Upper Valley Arts
WINERIES:
Berghof Keller
Eagle Creek
Napeequa Vintners
EVENTS:
Accordion Festival
Ale Fest
Autumn Leaf Festival
Bike and Brew Fest
Christkindlmarkt
Christmas Lighting
Choral Festival
Icicle Festival
Kinderfest
Maifest
Marathon
Munchen Haus Bike Ride
Oktober Fest
Quilt Show
River Salmon Festival
Spring Bird Fest
Theater Festival
Vela Bella Bike Ride
Wine Tasting Festival
TRANSPORTATION:
Northwest Trailways
Link Transit
Bicycle Rental
Bike & Recreational Rental
Raft & Kayak Rentals
TAXI:
Shuttle & Taxi
The first route across Stevens Pass was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1892, was completed during the winter of 1893, it became the headquarters of the Great North Railroad in the early 1900s. The railroad relocated to Wenatchee in the 1920s, greatly affecting Leavenworth's economy.
EXPLORE AREA:
Map
Waterfront Park Trail
Skate Park
GOLF:
Enzian Falls
Kahler Glen
Leavenworth
TOURS:
Barn Beach Reserve
Fish Hatchery
Walking
Wine
HORSE & CARRIAGE:
Horseback Outfitters
Horseback Rides
Draft Horse Rides
KAYAK & RAFTING:
Outfitters
Orion
Osprey
River Riders
NORDIC ALPINE:
Winter Sports Club
Kahler Glen Ski Resort
Dog Sledding
HOTEL/MOTEL:
Best Western Icicle Inn
Alpine Rivers Inn
Enzian Inn
Obertal Inn
RESORTS:
B&B:
HOSTEL:
CITY HOMES:
Within walking distance* "Will provide shuttle between station-hotel"
STATION FACILITIES:
Information
Private Railcar & Tour Train Siding
SUPPORT SERVICES:
Amtrak Special Accessibility
Amtrak Disability Reservation
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