The decline of logging and mining nearly spelled the end for Leavenworth, Washington. But the town’s reinvention as a Bavarian mountain village now draws millions.

How an unlikely Bavarian village became the Christmas capital of Washington state JENNY KANE, Associated Press,KIRO 7 News Staff Tue, December 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM UTC ...

Freshly baked pretzels, shining tree lights and sleds in the snow lend a ruddy warmth to an unlikely collection of Bavarian-themed chalets in the mountains of Washington state. Decades ago, ...

Welcome to Leavenworth, Washington, the Christmas capital of the Pacific Northwest. Decades ago, Leavenworth was a near ghost town on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, one of the region ...