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1. Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations; 2. To a place fifty miles or more a\,€y from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight: 3. or from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business. You must provide the evidence utilized in deiermining your projections. Response 2.1 *tl,tty lvoukJ tmrists lravel to Kittiias County to afiend your evenUactivityifacility? 1. Visitors: Based on our daily attendance logs, lp code surveys, guest book entries, and in person visitor discussions, we knowthat WSSSM 6,000 annual visitors come from many regions. While the majority are from the 50+ mile radius of the Seattleffacoma melro area, feriver than 10% come from inside Kittitas County. Other top destinations in the state include Bainbridge lsland, Yakima, and Snohomish County. Top states mentioned in recent guest book logs include Oregon, California, ldaho, Colorado, Lltah, Montana, Alaska, Virginia, Vermont, Ohio, NewMexico, Haraaii, Florida, and Maine. International visitors include Canada, UK, Japan, Malaysia. Ausiralia. Bra2l, France, and others. 2. Year-round destination: During the winter, the main attraction on Snoqualmie Pass is skiing and snovrrboarding. The Summit at Snoqualmie drar,w approximately 600,000 visitors as the area is jrist an hour from the Seattle area on a l-90 wtrich connects u/estern and eastern Washington. Outdoor recreation in the summer, spring and fall make the area a year-round tourist destination. Being a museum about outdoor recreation, makes WSSSM an ideal destination for the audience at the Pass. 3. Location: WSSSM is ideally located .just off 190, exit 52 eastbound, on busy route 906, across lhe street from the Chevron and The Summit lnn in the new Pass Life developnrent. WSSSM sits in between tlvr popular establishments - the Commonwealth restaurant and Dru Bru Breu,rery, nraking the museum easy to 4. Story-Telling Museum: Because \€ are a newer facility opened in 2015, the museum uras created as a storytelling, interactive museum. Monitors throughout enhance the experience of each eiribit. Kids and adults alike love to push the button to activate the enormous rope towthat resides in the museunt's rafters. Because \e are a smaller museum. each visit is really a personal tour by a museum volunteer who will cater to each visitor's interests. With many families home schooling, parents are looking for local in person learning opportunities and WSSSM easily fits that niche. Our new snor,rboarding e>&ibit, set to open in 2021 , will attract a more diverse audience to the museum. 5. Event Space: WSSSM is an ideal event space. With the Commonuealth restaurant able to cater food and Dru Bru for drinks, organizations like Tearn Alpental Snoqualmie and other private individuals have utilized the museum for their ovrn parties. We also offer a conference room with digital screens and hook ups for meetings. 2500 character linrt