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Mountaineers Patrol Races – “The Nation’s Longest and Hardest Race” (Part 2)

March 22, 2021

Click here to read part 1 of the story of the Patrol Races if you missed it! The year 1936 was a significant one for The Mountaineers. At the Pacific

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Mountaineers Patrol Races – “The Nation’s Longest and Hardest Race” (Part 1)

March 5, 2021

Between 1930 and 1941, The Mountaineers sponsored Patrol Races, a back-country event described as 18 or 20 miles long on the crest of the Cascades between its Snoqualmie Pass Lodge

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The History of Ski Jumping in the Mountains to Sound Greenway

February 19, 2021

Although ski jumping in Washington is a distant memory these days, it was the most popular form of skiing in the sport’s early days. The Mountains to Sound Greenway corridor

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Interpreting Our Heritage and Experiencing the Wonder of the Snoqualmie Valley

February 16, 2021

The Northwest Railway Museum is located in the beautiful Snoqualmie Valley, which is a vital part of the new Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area. This Congressional designation recognizes

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Park complex in Preston named for regional conservation hero Jim Ellis

February 9, 2021

The King County Council announced today that the parks in Preston will be renamed to honor regional conservation hero Jim Ellis, a storied civic leader and founder of the Mountains

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Happy Anniversary, Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area!

March 12, 2020

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Mountains to Sound Greenway being named a National Heritage Area! NHAs are places designated by Congress that are identified as having historic, cultural, and natural resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally important landscape.

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Reflecting on the Last Ten Years in the Greenway

December 20, 2019

As we look toward 2020 and a new decade(!), we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the last ten years of Greenway work. From the building of Mailbox

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Joy and Gratitude: Greenway Designated the Northwest’s First National Heritage Area

March 12, 2019

After eight years of tireless advocacy, the Mountains to Sound Greenway has become our nation’s newest National Heritage Area.

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Another Win for Greenway National Heritage Designation!

February 26, 2019

We’ve crossed the biggest hurdle yet – our quest for designating the Mountains to Sound Greenway as a National Heritage Area (NHA) has cleared both chambers of Congress! Today, the

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Latest News: U.S. Senate Passes Lands Package with Greenway Legislation

February 14, 2019

After months of wondering will-they won’t-they, the US Senate overwhelmingly passed the major public lands package with a bipartisan vote of 92-8! The lands bill includes the permanent reauthorization of

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