The Timber Museum at Forks
There's a lot for all of us to see and learn as we visit this museum, open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday and Saturday, June through September. It's open Friday, Saturday and Sunday in April, May and October. Tours are available all year by appointment. Just call (360) 374-9663.
In Closing
Visiting this town and museum is the only way to get the real flavor of the industry that has made or broken the spirit of all who live here - Forks, Washington. You can't separate the town from timber or the spirit of all who dwell here, in memoriam or at work in the forests.
I'm sad as I think of the old-growth forests being cut today, but visiting this museum has given me a greater understanding that what goes on all fits together in the big scheme of life. Life goes on in spite of us.
I'm enriched for the visit.
Copyright 2004 Jerri Brooker
If you're interested in Washington State logging culture, this link is a good one: http://www.arts.wa.gov/progFA/woodworks/...
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