The specific area covered by this page is: Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho and southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
This corner of the world was/is populated by numerous indian tribes with their unique culture. A culture and life style that varied with region in which they lived. Then came the european explorers and traders, the Spanish, English, French and later the American explorers and pioneers.
The people of the pacific northwest are as diverse as it's landscape and climate. The native inhabitants were joined by emigrants in wagon trains and sailing ships bringing settlers to a new land of opportunity and hard work. Later emigrants came mainly from Latin America and Pacific Rim countries.
Today this area is the home of some of the worlds leading company's such as Boeing, Microsoft, Nike, Weyerhauser,and numerous medical research and computer technology firms.The area is served by many top colleges and universities leading in many fields of education and research.
The intent of this page is to recommend/suggest some web sites that will give you information, entertainment and insight to the pacific northwest and it's people and culture.
The following is a list of links of and about the great pacific northwest, covering such specific and general topics such as :Professional sports franchises of the region, travel and tourism, entertainment, and topics of general interest. You are encouraged to return to this page often as the topics and content are updated frequently.
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