Willie Keil’s Grave State Park Heritage Site – state parks quest #37
The journey of the “pickled pioneer” captures the imagination, but Willie Keil’s grave also marks the beginning of an ongoing search for utopia in the Northwest.
The journey of the “pickled pioneer” captures the imagination, but Willie Keil’s grave also marks the beginning of an ongoing search for utopia in the Northwest.
State park #3 is named for early settler Matilda Jackson. Old-growth trees offer a quiet place to contemplate the largely unsung lives of pioneer women.
The state parks quest continues with Jackson House State Park Heritage Site. It’s our second state park and, appropriately, the second state park created in Washington.