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Skamania Lodge Announces a Host of Holiday Happenings

Stevenson, Wash. – (December 1, 2009) – Skamania Lodge, an all-season mountain resort in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, celebrates the holiday season with a series of special events, holiday entertainment and packages.

Holiday Events-

• Sunday, December 6, 13 & 20
  • Sunday Champagne Brunch in the Cascade Room – 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. $28.95 for adults, $16.95 for children (age 7-12) and $10.95 for children (age 4-6). Sunday Champagne Brunch package available starting at $197 for two people including one night accommodations. Pricing excludes gratuity, tax and Lodge fee.

• Friday, December 11
  • Music in the Gorge Room featuring pianist Richard Garber – 6-8 p.m.

• Saturday, December 12
  • Music in the Gorge Room featuring Harmony of the Gorge Lady’s Quartet – 6:30-8 p.m.

• Friday, December 18
  • Music in the Gorge Room featuring Whiskey Flats Band – 6:30-8 p.m.

• Saturday, December 5,12 & 19
  • Gingerbread House and Bear Making – 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Design your own gingerbread house or bear with guidance provided by Skamania’s culinary staff. Purchase a gingerbread house for $20 or create a bear for $10. Reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, please call (800) 221-7117.

• Saturday, December 19
  • Music in the Gorge Room featuring Nimbus – Guitar/Flute Duo (English medieval music) – 6:30-8 p.m.

• Madrigal Feast at Skamania Lodge – 7-9:30 p.m.

Eighth annual holiday musical dinner theater featuring performers from the Skamania County Performing Arts Foundation.  Madrigal Feast & Lodging package available starting at $259 for two people plus gratuity, tax and Lodge fee.  Reservations are required.  For more information or to make a reservation, please call (800) 221-7117.

• Thursday, December 24
  • Music in the Gorge Room featuring Heart Song Caroler – 6-8 p.m.

• Friday, December 25
  • Christmas Day Buffet in the Cascade Room – 12-8 p.m.

Gourmet holiday buffet showcasing local ingredients. $38.95 per adult; $17.95 per child under 12. Holiday Lodging and Dinner package available starting at $259 for two people.  Package includes one night accommodations and $100 dining credit; excludes gratuity, tax and Lodge fee.

• Music in the Gorge Room featuring Nimbus – Guitar/Flute Duo (English medieval music) – 6:30-8 p.m.

• Thursday, December 31
  • New Year’s Eve Shamble

18 holes of golf at Skamania Lodge Golf Course. For more information or to make a reservation, please call (800) 221-7117.

• New Year’s Eve Package

New Year’s Eve Package available starting at $259. Package includes accommodations for two in a Superior Forest View guest room and $100 dining credit to be used towards holiday dinner served in the Cascade Room. Pricing excludes gratuity, tax and Lodge fee.

For more information on holiday events at the Lodge and to make reservations, call (800) 221-7117 or visit www.skamania.com.

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.

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