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9129122, '12:19 PM <br />Response 2.1 * <br />LTAC Clerk Review <br />Why would lourists travel to Kittitas County to attend your evenVactivity/facility? <br />It's fun; it's free and only an hour outside of the hustle and bustle of Seattle. <br />It is specifically designed to hit everyone's interests. (When the kids are happy <br />and busy, the parents are happy and content to stay the day.) <br />For the first24 years of the Easton Memorial Day Celebration the followers were <br />"word of mouth" only. Over the last 8 years, with the help of the Kittitas County <br />Lodging Tax grant, we have been able to advertise via radio/internet and <br />newspapers within a 100 mile radius of Easton. For a month prior to our event, we <br />put out our bright yellow, 20 foot banners on both sides of l-90, reminding and <br />snagging travelers of our upcoming event. Color-ful and patriotic flyers are posted <br />any place that will allow us to advertise. <br />Memorial Day weekend is the longest stretch that workers wait between times off <br />from work. By the time Christmas is over and summer begins, people are anxious <br />to get out of the cities. The Easton Memorial Day Celebration and the surrounding <br />beauty of the Easton area allows you to make the most of your time, of your 3 <br />days away from work to relax and have fun before you have to turn around and <br />return to the city. <br />Memorial Day is statistically the highest traffic volume of the year. According to the <br />WSDOT Geoportal Map, l-90 has anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 vehicles on a <br />daily average traveling over Snoqualmie Pass. Coming from the west, visitors <br />enter Kittitas County at the top of Snoqualmie Pass and Easton is the first town in <br />Eastern Washington for visitors. Surrounded by State and Federal campgrounds, <br />private recreational lodging, Memorial Day weekend is one of busiest for overnight <br />stays. <br />Only one hour from Seattle, day trips to hike, bike, fish, and multiple other <br />recreational experiences can be accessed at Easton. Those who are traveling <br />from the east, find that Easton is an easy location to travel to visit for a day, and <br />celebrate the three day weekend. The Memorial Day Celebration offers additional <br />incentive for visitors to stay overnight at one of the many campgrounds and <br />private lodging facilities offered close by. <br />2500 character limit <br />2500 character limit <br />lf-app-16-03.co.kittitas.wa.us/Forms/form/submission/history/77651/85653?hideHeader=true 6/16