Elk having a spa day in Spokane?
(Photo courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives) These days, a picture like this one more likely to come from the Olympic Rainforest than central Spokane. But in 1910, these elk were bathing in the middle of what is now Manito Park. Manito Park is an important part of Spokane history because it encouraged settlement in a new area. The park and its surrounding neighborhood, which were once considered “way out” from the original Spokane townsite, are now central parts of Spokane. In…