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Interstate 90 Heritage Tour Guide: Seattle to Spokane
Northwest Heritage Resources has just released our 7th heritage tour guide for Washington state, featuring the cultural heritage that you would encounter as you travel along I-90.  Check the Heritage Tours link on our website.

The Interstate 90 East Corridor

From Seattle to Spokane, Washington, originates in a major metropolis, passes through historic cities and suburbs, farmland, forests and desert, ending near the Washington Idaho border. It follows a Historic Pacific Northwest transportation route and passes within easy access of national state parks, national forests, historic sites, and other natural and recreational areas. This tour, with its guidebook and two-and-one-half hours of audio, will help acquaint you with this fascinating region.

“These tours make the going great"
– State Senator Ken Jacobsen, 46th District, Seattle

“Washington State is a land of great beauty and history. There is no better way to understand this than to see and be part of that historic legacy. The Washington Heritage Tour Series offers you that opportunity. You are given the chance to visit tribal communities, take part in local community celebrations, and gain a greater understanding of who we are and how we got here.

I applaud those who put this excellent program together and call on all Washingtonians and people visiting from outside this state to take advantage of this great opportunity. Celebrate the present by connecting with the past.”   
– Sam Reed, Secretary of State

Traditional Arts Programs in Washington State Parks

Starting in 2005, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, in collaboration with the Washington State Arts Commission established a Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program at Washington State Parks that organized a wide range of traditional arts concerts, artist demonstrations, festivals and other events for state parks located throughout Washington state.  The programs have included Native American Cultural Days, Latino Folk Arts Festivals, gospel, bluegrass, and Celtic music concerts, Arab-American Cultural Days, storytelling events and much more. Many of the programs are FREE to the public.

For more information about these wonderful programs, see:  www.parks.wa.gov/events Or contact: Jens Lund, Folk & Traditional Arts Program Coordinator, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission;
jens.lund@parks.wa.gov; 360-902-8526.

Finnish folk artist honored

We are proud to announce that Finnish traditional artist, Wilho Saari was honored in 2006 with a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship.
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