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DINOSAURS ARE BACK AT SKAMANIA LODGE

Literary Event Features Best Selling Local Children’s Author Trudi Strain Trueit

Stevenson, Wash.  - (May 3, 2010) - Skamania Lodge, an all-season mountain resort in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, announces its Bed & Book-fest event with best-selling local children’s author Trudi Strain Trueit, Saturday, July 10, 2010.  Trueit will host a reading from her newly-released book “Secrets of a Lab Rat #2: Mom, There’s a Dinosaur in Beeson’s Lake” as well as lead children in a trilobite bookmark-making workshop and creative writing exercises.  The activity will also include a milk and cookie reception with the author.   

“Dinosaurs and fossils have always been a fascinating subject to children and adults alike,” said Scott Spann, general manager for Skamania Lodge.  “With our setting in the Columbia River Gorge, Skamania Lodge is the perfect location for a creative workshop that allows children to imagine the prehistoric animals that once roamed the earth.” 

Trueit’s book, “Secrets of a Lab Rat #2: Mom, There’s a Dinosaur in Beeson’s Lake,” is the second installment in the “Secrets of a Lab Rat” series created for young readers ages 7 and older.  The book is a fully illustrated story about a nine-year-old inventor and scientist named Scab who is convinced there is a prehistoric creature lurking in the local lake.  Trueit resides in Seattle and has published more than 45 fiction and nonfiction books.

Skamania Lodge’s Bed & Book-fest event featuring Trudi Strain Trueit includes a copy of Trueit’s book “Secrets of a Lab Rat #2: Mom, There’s a Dinosaur in Beeson’s Lake”, participation in Trueit’s trilobite bookmark-making and writing workshop and a milk and cookies reception.  The event is available to Skamania Lodge guests for $15 per child. For more information about Skamania Lodge or to make reservations, please visit www.skamania.com or call (800) 221-7117.

About Skamania Lodge

Surrounded by the waterfalls, peaks, forests and canyons of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Skamania Lodge is an all-season mountain resort and conference center, situated on 175 acres, 50 minutes east of Portland, Ore., in Stevenson, Wash.  With 254 guest rooms and a 22,000-square foot, International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) approved conference center, Skamania Lodge offers a destination for outdoor enthusiasts and groups.  Skamania boasts the Waterleaf Spa, indoor swimming pool and whirlpools, a fitness center, onsite hiking, an 18-hole par-70 Golf Course that earned a four-star rating from Golf Digest magazine in their “Best Places to Play” for 2008, the Cascade Room, River Rock Lounge and the U.S. Forest Service Information Center located in the lobby.  Skamania Lodge is centered in a Pacific Northwest playground with hiking, biking and Sternwheeler cruises along the Columbia River in the summer; skiing and snowshoeing in the winter; and golfing, fishing and whitewater rafting all year long for outdoor enthusiasts.  Skamania Lodge is a spectacular location to soak in the natural beauty and to enjoy a vast array of outdoor activities. www.skamania.com.

About Destination Hotels & Resorts

Skamania Lodge is one of more than 30 independent, upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. To protect and preserve the unique communities in which the company operates, Destination launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the 582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern California. The 102-acre ocean front resort will feature a 25,000-square-foot destination spa, three swimming pools, three restaurants and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. In addition to Terranea in the greater Los Angeles area, Destination operates properties in key metropolitan areas and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs, Houston and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises.  For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.

About Kim Ricketts Book Events

Kim Ricketts Book Events connects people with books by creating author events in non-traditional venues. We believe in the power of ideas and stories to spur innovation, stimulate discussion and make life more interesting. With years of experience in the book world, we are able to bring fascinating authors into your workplace and life. Over the years we have created and coordinated a wide variety of events, including chef dinners, workshops, ongoing corporate Author Series, cocktail parties and more.

In addition to our public series – Cook & Books, Words & Wine, the Good Life and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Legends & Leaders and Author/Speaker Series – Kim Ricketts Book Events is pleased to serve a number of independent organizations and conferences. For more information, visit www.kimricketts.com.

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