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Leavenworth in Chelan County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
 

Earle Little - Hermod Bakke Sr. - Magnus Bakke

 
 
Earle Little - Hermod Bakke Sr. - Magnus Bakke Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2021
1. Earle Little - Hermod Bakke Sr. - Magnus Bakke Marker
Inscription.

Elected to the Hall of Fame
for devoted service to the sport
of skiing in North America 1972

Early Pioneer Leaders L.W.S.C.
Walt Anderson - Bob Smith - Margaret Miller
Lin Hart - Deryl Motteler - Milt Cloke
Bill Schannach

 
Erected 1979 by Leavenworth Rotary Club.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.
 
Location. 47° 35.755′ N, 120° 39.695′ W. Marker is in Leavenworth, Washington, in Chelan County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 2 and 9th Street, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 2. Marker is at the northern corner of Front Street Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leavenworth WA 98826, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Washington’s Okanogan Highlands. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The History of Travel Over Stevens Pass (approx. 13.3 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Earle Little Biography. (Submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Hermod Bakke Sr. Biography. (Submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Magnus Bakke Biography. (Submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Earle Little - Hermod Bakke Sr. - Magnus Bakke Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 31, 2021
2. Earle Little - Hermod Bakke Sr. - Magnus Bakke Marker
Looking SE
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 13, 2026