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I had a few days last month when I realized that “everything that could go wrong, would go wrong”, including the weather. When my boss called and asked “How’s it going?”, I remained just sane enough t…
In January 1904, Ordinance #2 was passed by the town council of Granite Falls, creating the position of “Town Marshal” (Ordinance #1 had created the Town Clerk position), along with a whopping…
Shortly after the rails of the Everett and Monte Cristo Railway reached their destination in the gold fields of Monte Cristo, Chief Engineer S. B. Fisher wrote an article covering the details of the…
The Museum was recently forwarded a question (asked online): Who were the founders of Granite Falls Washington? It’s for a school assignment and I can’t find the answer anywhere! Well, this can…
Whew! The campaigns are over and the votes have been counted! I didn’t know many of the candidates personally (have met only two or three), but it got me thinking about politicians in general,…
John H. Curtis owned the Granite Falls Creamery and served as president of Granite Falls State Bank. His dad, John Curtis, served in the Civil War before bringing his family west from Wisconsin to…
The USFS and and Dept of Ecology will start the immense task of digging up contaminated rock from the slopes and flats of Monte Cristo, and burying it to protect the public from the dangers of mining…
Many readers may have already seen the blog posting created by Paul Dorpat, featuring Granite Falls, at www.pauldorpat.com. We’ve had a lot of fun tracing the history of our downtown, and gained a…
Steven Parr homesteaded 160 acres, spanning both sides of the south fork of the Stillaguamish River. Near the center of his homestead was a waterfall known as Granite Falls. On Dec 7, 1904, Granite…
Most people don’t realize we had a local coal mine in the early ’20s. The excitement of gold, silver, and even copper mines far outweighed the discovery of an excellent grade of coal near Jordan. The…
"Where Service meets Safety" was the slogan of the Granite Falls State Bank for decades. Built in 1907, the bank stands today looking much as it did when built, albeit with much nicer outdoo…
The recent heavy rains certainly directed our thoughts to flooding, washed-out roads, etc. Most of our bridges today are high enough and sturdy enough to withstand incredible floodwaters, but that…
About twenty years ago, I moved to Granite Falls from the suburb of Machias, and made friends with Bob Miller while talking about antique cars. On Monday, Jan 9, 2012, Bob died after a multi-year…
No wonder fish can’t get mail! Even if they live and spawn in a single lake, people keep changing the name(s) of the lake! Sometimes, it’s a little hard to know when and why. Early in the…
In the “early days”, packhorses crossed the Stillaguamish near the Falls on a large log. Soon after the start of the 20th Century, a steel bridge was erected (well before there was a…
Last Saturday I sat through a City Council workshop covering the 2012 Budget . . . more importantly, it took a look over a five-year horizon to forecast the future as best as possible, given a reasonable set of assumptions about the national…
Dear Editor, Let me preface my remarks by the statement “I like both the Chief of Police and the Mayor of Granite Falls —I believe they are both striving to serve our community as best they can and they both want a brighter, more prosperous…