holden village

After sitting completely empty for the first time in over six decades for about a week following two separate evacuations last month, the community of Holden Village is again flickering with a modicum of human activity.

For the first time in roughly six decades, the small community of Holden Village sits eerily empty within the pines of rural Chelan County about 10 miles off the western shores of Lake Chelan.

Lightning-sparked Martin Fire grows to 60 acres northwest of Holden Village, forcing evacuations and trail closures as crews fight rugged terrain.

Lake Chelan was Washington’s Gold Mine King Halfway up Lake Chelan, not far from Holden Village, was Washington’s most successful gold mine.  Gold? Lake Chelan? Yes! The year is 1896. Harry Holden (born James Henry Holden,) a man who found wealth from mining in Nevada - discovered gold in the base of a remote Lake Chelan mountain.  Because of th...

New forecasting from the National Interagency Fire Center shows North Central Washington will be especially at risk for wildfires this summer.