WHERE IN WASHINGTON? Win $100!

If you know where in Washington this photo was taken, you may win $100!

Hints and instructions on how to enter:

Hint #1: This annual event offers rain-weary Seattleites the chance to view beautiful blooms and garden displays in February

Hint #2: Speakers, seminars, and the chance to shop is another draw

Hint #3: The Seattle Convention Center seems an unlikely location for such an abundance of flowers, foliage and stunning display gardens

Hint #4: Your answer should name the annual event where this photo was taken

HOW TO ENTER: The winner will be drawn at random from the correct answers sent to editor@northwestprimetime.com by February 25, 2025. If no correct answer is received, the $100 prize will transfer to the following contest. 

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LAST MONTH'S CONTEST

Congratulations to Klem of Seattle, the winner of last month's contest. He correctly guessed that the photo was Matthews Beach -- reportedly the location of Seattle's first Polar Bear Plunge.

FROM SEATTLE PARKS' WEBSITE: Matthews Beach is Seattle's largest freshwater bathing beach. The park is named for pioneer John G. Matthews, who had his homestead on the site in the 1880's. The park is an ideal stopping place for bicyclers on the Burke-Gilman Tail -- in fact, the outline of the original cove is suggested by the Burke-Gilman Trail, which was once the tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad. In the 1940's, the area south of the main beach was the site of Pan American World Airways' offices, and the dock for Pan American's "Clipper Ships" -- the world's first amphibious commercial air transports over the ocean. The City purchased the first ten acres of Matthews Beach in 1951. (Excerpted from Brandt Morgan's "Enjoying Seattle's Parks") 100' of sandbar shoreline north of where Thornton Creek meets Lake Washington allows for a hand carry boat launch.