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.
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — The scent of bratwurst and pretzels filled the air as horses clopped down the main street, hauling a carriage full of tourists. Nestled in her mother’s arms, a baby reached out to touch a shop window display, peering toward the sequin-covered reindeer behind it, as colorful ornaments twirled nearby.
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
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