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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 16, 2021

MEDIA CONTACT:
Amy Guerra, Marketing Director
Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism
amy@bellingham.org
(281) 433-3428
https://www.bellingham.org

European Travel Expert Rick Steves Enjoys the Charms of His Home State of Washington in a Series of Three New Video Episodes

Visit Bellingham | Whatcom County announces three new video segments, hosted by Rick Steves, featuring his explorations of Whatcom County, Washington. Steves spent two days in the region, visiting farms, craft beverage brewers and distillers, port cities, Peace Arch State Park at the Canadian border, and many arts and culture attractions. Produced and distributed by Seattle Times Content Studio, the first of the three episodes is now live at https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/rick-steves-samples-farm-to-bottle-fare-in-whatcom-county/, and also at https://www.Bellingham.org/ricksteves

Episode one features Rick tasting Whatcom County’s farm-to-bottle offerings and enjoying meeting the local beverage makers. Subsequent episodes will be released in September and October.

“European travel was not possible in 2020 or early 2021, and we were delighted that Steves chose to explore the rich experiences in his own backyard instead,” says Amy Guerra of Visit Bellingham | Whatcom County. As an example of what is in these segments, Steves visits a working oyster farm right next to the Canadian border (Drayton Harbor Oyster Farm), learns about turning Washington apples into alcohol (Bellewood Farms), and actually plays an original 1927 movie palace Wurlitzer pipe organ (Mount Baker Theatre). Steves’ fans can find the videos at Bellingham.org/RickSteves, or be alerted about the next release by following #BellinghamExperience on social media.

Whatcom County is in the top northwest corner of the state of Washington, bordering both Canada and the Salish Sea. Some experiences and places featured in these videos include the bayside Bellwether Hotel, Blaine by the Sea, Aslan Brewing, Chuckanut Brewery, Sustainable Connections’ Eat Local Initiatives, Downtown Bellingham Arts District, Fairhaven District, Lynden farmlands, the Schooner Zodiac, Whatcom Museum, and a poem read by Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest. Priest, a member of Lummi Nation, is Washington’s first indigenous state Poet Laureate.

The videos were filmed, directed, and produced by All is Well Studios out of Seattle, WA, under the creative direction of Seattle Times Content Studio, Rick Steves, and Visit Bellingham | Whatcom County.

For behind-the-scenes photos and teaser videos please contact Amy@bellingham.org.

Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism is an independent, 501 (c)(6) nonprofit economic development organization whose purpose is to improve the economy by marketing Bellingham Whatcom County as a premier, year-round visitor, sports, outdoor recreation, arts and cultural, and meetings destination, which supports all travel, tourism, and hospitality businesses and nonprofits in Whatcom County.

        We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.
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