From the shores of Gig Harbor to the slopes of Mount Rainier, the towns surrounding Puget Sound all have incredible stories to share. How did Old Fort Nisqually, now perched on a lofty bluff above Tacoma, move twenty-two miles from its original 1843 site in DuPont? Did Eatonville's copper-infused paint inspire the phrase "painting the town red"? Read about the famed Pie Goddess of Enumclaw and about a cookbook compiled by Emma Smith DeVoe of Parkland that included helpful tips from suffragettes. Join author Dorothy Wilhelm, of the television show My Home Town, as she explores these beloved town tales and uncovers the rest of the story.
Three decades ago, Dorothy Wilhelm was a widow with six children and a bleak outlook. Today, she still has six children, but everything else has changed. She is a columnist, humorist, speaker and broadcaster. She has spoken to audiences from Bangkok to Nashville. She spent ten years as creative living expert at KIRO radio and TV in Seattle and hosted My Home Town on TV for another decade. Dorothy now does an Internet radio show on the SOB (Spunky Old Broads) Radio network; the hosts are women over fifty. Contact Dorothy or listen to the radio show at www.itsnevertoolate.com.