August 2007
Calendar Highlights
Happy 100th Birthday, Pike Place Market!
Help Pike Place Market celebrate this milestone during Centennial Week Aug. 10-17. The Market’s actual birthday is Aug. 17, and a birthday party is planned with activities throughout the day as well as an evening concert and fireworks. Details were not available by press time; look online for an events schedule. FREE. Pike Place Market, between Virginia and Pike St., west of First Ave., Seattle. Public Market Parking Garage, 1531 Western Ave., Seattle. 206-774-5254. www.pikeplacemarket.org.
Summer Trains
Ride in one of Lake Whatcom Railway's vintage passenger cars pulled by a diesel locomotive. Look at the train engine and ride an old handcar or work car. Noon Tuesdays and Saturdays (1.5 hour trips) through Sept. 1. $14, $7 ages 2-17, free younger than age 2, cash or check only. Reservations not needed. 360-595-2218. Wickersham, Wash. www.lakewhatcomrailway.com.
Snoqualmie Valley Railroad’s scenic 65-minute round trip departs from Snoqualmie or North Bend Saturdays-Sundays in Aug. See schedule online. Rare weekday runs are offered Aug. 2 and 17. $9, $8 seniors, $6 ages 2-12, free younger than age 2. 38625 SE King St., Snoqualmie, or 205 McClellan St., North Bend. 425-888-3030. www.trainmuseum.org.
Get a feel for what life in the logging camps and woods of Western Washington was like before the 1950s. Camp 6 Logging Train Rides connect logging work sites with historic bunkhouses. Noon-6:30pm Saturdays-Sundays, departures every half hour. $4, $3 seniors, $2.50 ages 3-12, free ages 2 and younger. Point Defiance Park, 5400 N Pearl St., Tacoma. 253-752-0047. www.camp-6-museum.org.
Due to the record rainfall and flooding at Mt. Rainier last November, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad is operating on a temporary route. The steam locomotive takes visitors past the historic logging town of Mineral, across mountain trestles, and reverses direction at Divide. 10:30am and 2pm Wednesdays-Sundays through Sept. 14, 1.5-2 hour trip. $15, $14 seniors, $12 ages 4-12, free ages 3 and younger, reservations required. 349 Mineral Creek Rd, Mineral. 888-STEAM11 (783-2611). www.mrsr.com.
Blizzards in August
Purchase a Blizzard® drink on August 9 from any Dairy Queen® and the proceeds will go to Children’s Miracle Network, the non-profit dedicated to raising funds for children’s hospitals. The August Blizzard flavor of the month is Oreo®, the chain’s most popular flavor. www.dairyqueen.com.
Up-Close Wildlife Encounters
Northwest Trek offers a new way to meet wild animals this summer. During Trailside Encounters, animal keepers bring different animals out to meet the public at 11:30am, 1:30pm or 3:30pm. Different animals star in each 15-20 minute presentation, so you never know which one you’ll see. Some of the animal stars include wolverines, rubber boas, skunks, slugs and beavers. The presentations offer an opportunity to ask keepers about how the animals live in the wild. If animals show signs of stress, the presentation may be ended early. Included with admission. $13.50, $12.50 seniors, $9 ages 5-12, $6 ages 3-4. 11610 Trek Dr. E, Eatonville. 360-832-6117. www.nwtrek.org.
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