From Your Corner of Washington: St. Helens
Thirty years ago today, at 8:32 AM, Washington experienced this: Where were you when Helens erupted?
Mount St. Helens: Our icon, our memories
There has always been something magical and iconic about Mount St. Helens, shown here in all her glory in a rare 1925 photo by Asahel Curtis, from our State Archives lantern slide collection. Many of us grew up swimming and canoeing on Spirit Lake, attending summer camp, picnicking or tent camping, hiking the wildflower meadows, or scaling the conical peak. Rainier may be The Mountain, but there’s always been a special connection with St. Helens, that snow-clad bowl of vanilla…