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Lake Quinault (/ k w ɪ ˈ n ɒ l t / or / k w ɪ ˈ n ɔː l t /) is a lake on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. It is located in the glacial -carved Quinault Valley of the Quinault River , at the southern edge of Olympic National Park in the northwestern United States.
The Lake Quinault Lodge is an informal retreat, similar in nature to the Rosemary Inn and Singer's Tavern (also known as the Lake Crescent Lodge). The roughly V-shaped main lodge is centered on a lobby at the angle of the V, with a masonry fireplace as its focus, overlooking the lake. Dormers and a cupola in the steep roof emphasize the central ...
Quinault Indian Nation The Quinault Cultural Center and Museum is a museum of culture in Taholah, Washington , owned and funded by the Quinault Indian Nation . [ 3 ] It contains artifacts, arts, and crafts of the Quinault, housed in a converted retail building.
The scenic train ride ends in the classic New England fall getaway spot of Burlington, a charming pedestrian-friendly city on the shores of Lake Champlain. FALL FUN: 10 best family vacation ideas ...
The community is near the northern border of Grays Harbor County, on the Quinault River at the outlet of Lake Quinault. It is in the northeast corner of the Quinault Indian Nation . U.S. 101 passes through the center of the community, leading northwest 25 miles (40 km) to Queets on the Pacific coast and south 43 miles (69 km) to Aberdeen .
The area around Grays Harbor remained part of Lewis County as it was transferred into the reorganized Oregon Territory in 1848 and later Washington Territory, created in 1853. [5] On April 14, 1854, the Washington Territorial Legislature created Chehalis County from portions of Lewis and Thurston counties that surrounded Grays Harbor.
The Enchanted Valley Chalet is a backcountry lodge in Olympic National Park.The chalet was built in 1931 by Tom E. Criswell, his son Glen and the Olson family of Quinault whose Olympic Recreation Company operated it as a destination lodge deep up the Quinault River Valley, about 13 miles (21 km) from the nearest road access.
The Quinault Rain Forest is a temperate rain forest, which is part of the Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington in Grays Harbor and Jefferson Counties. The rain forest is located in the valley formed by the Quinault River and Lake Quinault .