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I think Krist had more of a decent and stable upbringing, as his mom owned a business.

Some of those Melvins and Nirvana guys talked mad shit about rural Washington, but Dale Crover and Krist seem to like it ok.

Thanks for the heads up! And I will just have to enjoy your work from afar haha. It is soooo beautiful 🥹🥹

A sad wet little town

You are making me want to stop by and try these breweries. Also, I have listened to a podcast about Billy Gohl. I didn't realize this area of Washington had a criminal history like that.

The ACE hardware in Ocean Shores used to sell them, a lifesaver when Rosevears pretty much shut down.

Should have used a different Nirvana lyric like “Rape Me”

As a friend

This is good to know, I would like to move to WA in the next 2-3 years and have a few counties marked to explore. Sounds like I can probably cross this one off the list, Skagit & King are the two I'm hoping for

I understand. I hope to enjoy either way.

Faux Bavarian town created by the Chamber of Commerce rocks your world as a tourist destination. Enjoy the illusion. Levenworth doesn't have Bavarian roots in early settlement. Total bullshit.

This just in. Redditor assumed nurse = female. Made an ass out of then and the nurse.

This just in: Florida Woman lives up to all reputations and stereotypes.

No… It is a seaport that was built during the Victorian times. Not the same thing. Townsend wasn’t “modeled” after anything, it was just built to the standards of the day architecture wise.

Kurt was vocal about his distain for Aberdeen, Krist however never said much about his opinion on the town, he has been active in politics in WA state and was a proponent of the new motto and was a part of the unveiling, so it seems like, if he had hated it in his youth, he no longer feels the same.

You haven’t given me any advice or even recommended something for me to do/see. Only petty comments about my trip worried about the train schedule.

Sometimes there’s sun, it’s true! Nothing like rolling down the hospital hill and watching the sun set over this down-but-not-out timber town. Lots of people pass through for the beach or the Olympic Peninsula, and all they see from their car window is run down, often vacant store fronts, and junkies a-junkin’. But friend, I’m here to tell you this town has heart.

Two solid breweries, Steam Donkey and Mount Olympus Brewing, along with Hoquiam Brewing the next town over. They all host community events including cribbage, trivia, and legit talented live musicians.

Breakwater Seafood has good crab melts, Billy’s and Boxcar for burgers. Salvadorena for papusas, great sushi and yakisoba at Samurai. Go Get the Pho, despite breaking most of Ali Wong’s rules for naming Vietnamese restaurants, delivers banh mi and noodle soup that’s right on par with the food I ate in Hanoi and HCMC.

The good folks working at these places are super friendly with zero pretentiousness.

Lots of local lore is this Town of Missing Men, like the early 20th century serial killer Billy “Ghoul” Gohl who used to drop his victims (140, it’s said) into the Wishkah River through a trap door in what’s now Breakwater. The eponymous restaurant Billy’s keeps his strange story alive with old photos and documents. Spooky shit. Bring on the true crime podcasters.

The whole Nirvana thing is… muddled. It’s strange to see this city embracing their native son when 1. Kurt Cobain loathed this area and the angst of his lyrics reflect that and 2. He wasn’t actually born here. He was born and largely raised elsewhere around Grays Harbor County. He attended high school here briefly, dropped out, and started a band. But it was here that he met Kris Novoselic and King Buzzo of Melvins fame. And there is something about being here and feeling the primordial pulse of the music scene that grew up between here and Olympia in the last 30 years. Drop by Eargasm Records, the owner of that place will tell you some stories.

There are nicer, probably safer places to spend a night, and good luck finding a decent coffee shop open past 3, and yeah the meth, and also we can’t seem to elect anyone who knows how to fix any of this, but there are lots of folks here who work daily to make this a nicer place to live and you should pop in for a beer sometime.

Thank you. Very much. I appreciate the positivity here. I hope to enjoy the atmosphere and scenery. It’ll be my second time in snow so it’s all worth it to me. Some coworkers told me about this place and they go annually. Also just for clarity I use to live next to Disney world and I would still go regardless Of the touristy feel. It was about my enjoyment and it was super humid as usual in Florida so this is a big difference and a break from the heat

Wow. Even your passive aggression is delusional. Fuck's wrong with you? Why would you respond like this? You're here asking for local advice aren't you?

Of course. It’s booked. I used my abacus to calculate the arrival and departure to coincide with the same Seattle train station and according to my astronomy book I bought at Walmart shows that the sun should be in the right coordinates for punctual timing.

The Leavenworth train station isn't terribly convenient if you're on foot with anything more than fits in a backpack. Especially with snow on the ground. Rideshare services are an option. You might also want to ask the lodge you're staying at if they offer rides.

Rosevears was a music store back in the day. Not sure anymore

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Didn't both those guys want to get out of that town as soon as possible? My recollection is they didn't really enjoy growing up in their hometown.

These people are harsh and no fun. Leavenworth downtown is a beautiful fun little tourist trap this time of year that really brings out the Christmas spirit. Fun places to eat and shop, and fun things to do in the area. I took my family on a sleigh ride a couple of years ago and we had a blast. You get out of it what you put into it.