The first Mason County Forest Festival was first held in 1945 when the residents of the county celebrated the logging industry and to promote the importance of forest fire prevention. This year’s event, “Back to Our Roots”, was the 77th festival.

Pilchuck Glass School was founded in 1971 by Dale Chihuly and arts patrons Anne Gould Hauberg and John H. Hauberg. The initial concept as for a single summer glassblowing workshop where artists could come together to create, share ideas, and learn from each other.

The International Mermaid Museum is dedicated to “teaching ocean ecology from seashore to the sea floor immersed in mermaid mythology uniting world oceanic cultures”.