LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — The small, Bavarian-themed village of Leavenworth celebrates the arrival of fall and winter with the return of Oktoberfest and three months of Village of Lights. Starting ...

LEAVENWORTH, Wash.-Leavenworth's Village of Lights Christmastown will light up for the season on Thanksgiving. Over half a million lights will shine in the Bavarian village's Christmastown daily ...

A person wearing a Christmas themed hat walks down the steps at Obertal Inn on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Leavenworth, Wash.

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 ...

WATCH: How a tiny village became the Christmas capital of the Pacific Northwest Print Video By Jenny Kane - Associated Press - Tuesday, December 24, 2024 ...

Decades ago, Leavenworth was a near ghost town on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, one of the region's poorest communities. The mines and the sawmill had closed, and even the railroad ...

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. Author: Associated Press ...