Look for special Twilight pages in the West End section.

MTV visits Forks during
Twilight Symposium


Twilight related stories

 
Dunker offering Twilight buttons, other items
 
Forks Chamber of Commerce sees big growth in arrivals
 
Twilight movie grosses over $160 million
 
City of Forks obliges
 
 

New Moon Magazine, Forks and LaPush celebrate
the release of the latest Twilight saga film





Dazzled by Twilight celebrating one-year in Forks


dazzledbytwilight.com/anniversary-celebration-at-dazzled-by-twilight-featuring-three-hole-punch/


‘Twilight – Inspired Vampire Walk”

It’s “Twilight Time” in Forks, Washington. As the popularity of four best selling novels by Stephanie Meyer continues and the release of the Twilight film New Moon is expected November 20, the Olympic Peninsula Explorers Volkssport Club is hosting 5K (3.1 mile) and 10K (6.2 mile) walks in Forks on Saturday, Nove. 14. The walks (rated 1) will begin at the Forks Transit Center on the corner of Forks Ave. (Highway 101) and E St. Walkers will start from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and finish by 4 p.m.

The walk takes you by the Forks High School where Bella met Edward (her first vampire), near the Thriftway Store where she shopped at Forks Outfitters. You will also pass the Forks Hospital where Dr. Cullen worked in the emergency room – watch for Dr. Cullen’s parking spot! Continuing along city streets the walk takes you past the Forks Police Station where Bella’s father, Charlie Swan, is the Chief of Police. There are many shops and photo opportunities all along the route as well as many places offering tempting snacks and meals. Be sure to bring your umbrellas, as it has been known to mist rather heavily so near to the “Rainforest!”

Water and restrooms are available at the Start/Finish area and at several places along the route. Pets are permitted; owners are responsible for leash and clean-up laws.

Anyone may participate in IVV/AVA Sanctioned Volkssporting Events free of charge.  However, everyone, including children, must register, carry and return a start card.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Directions to Forks:  From the north: follow Highway 104 from the Hood Canal Bridge.  Exit RIGHT at US-101. Follow US-101 to Port Angeles. Turn LEFT at N Lincoln St/US-101.  Continue to follow US-101/Olympic Hwy to Transit Center - on LEFT at E Street in Forks. (57 miles from Port Angeles)

From the south:(105 miles from Aberdeen on US-101.) Transit Center will be on your RIGHT at E Street in Forks.

For walk information contact Mary Allen at (360) 452-0593 or go to www.olympus.net/community/ope.

For more information about Volkswalking, visit the American Volkssport Association website: AVA.org


Twilight blogger offers Forks perspective:
"I'm the real life Bella"

Twilight blogger Courtney Simmons Pooler might live in Southern California, but she knows Forks the town's ties to the Twilight phenomenon.

Her parents and grandparents still live in Forks and are very involved in the community.
 
Courtney recently told the Forks Forum about her blog in an email: "I have a blog, and have written about the Twilight Phenomenon and growing up in Forks. It has had an amazing response, and many locals and friends I have in Southern California keep insisting I submit it to the Forks Forum. Locals/Forks natives feel it properly represents us, and those who are not from the area and drawn into it."
 
The blog is titled "I'm the real life Bella" and it can be viewed at www.flourishcourtneypooler.blogspot.com


New Forks logging T-shirt a comment on local Twilight phenomenon



Chris Cook photo
"Hallelujah Bill" White holds one of his new "Forks, WA - Logging Capital of the World" T-shirts. The design by Forks artist Vern Hestand pictures a logger choking a vampire, and is a humorous take on Forks' Twilight phenomenon. The shirts are available for sale at Olympic Sporting Goods on South Forks Ave. White's website is at www.forksintwilight.com


Click here a for a complete
Bella's Birthday/Stephenie Meyer Day 2009
schedule, plus event updates and downloadable program (coming soon)



Special Bella's Birthday 'Twilight' stamped envelope



The Forks and LaPush post offices are teaming up to offer a special postmark for "Twilight" fans to commemorate Bella's Birthday during the two-day celebration set for Tillicum Park in Forks on Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13. Postmaters Ann Klepps and Laura Huling came up with concept.

The oversized 2x4 inch postmark will be available on special red envelopes with a generic 61-cent Happy Birthday stamp. The postmarked envelopes will sell for $5 each.

Look for the Forks Post Office booth at Tillicum Park during Bella's Birthday. Other mailing supplies will also be for sale at the booth, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.


'Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town'
set for release

A documentary film shot on location in Forks earlier this summer will picture how the Twilight phenomenon has affected Forks and its people.

York Baur of Hecklesville Media is releasing the documentary. The DVD documentary is scheduled for release on October 15. A sneak preview is being planned for the Bella's Birthday-Stephenie Meyer Day celebration in Forks on Friday, Sept. 12 at 4 p.m. in the Forks High School commons.

Check out what MTV has to say about the film.


Twilight proms with Forks tie being held in England

Two "Twilight Proms" (unofficial English Twilight conventions set for mid-September, one in London and one in Birmingham), are featuring a "Forks High School Disco" on the second evening of each event.

The guests for the event are: Kellan Lutz "Emmett Cullen", Chaske Spencer "Sam Uley" and Jose Zuniga "Mr. Molina" from the film "Twilight."

Go to www.massiveevents.co.uk/twiproms/ to find out more.


Dazzled by Twilight to be only outlet for limited-run Stephenie Meyer comic


Dazzled by Twilight in Forks has obtained exclusive rights to retail a limited-run version of a comic book version of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's biography. The book special edition will only be available in Forks at Dazzled by Twilight or online at www.dazzledbytwilight.com.

The 32-page comic book is due out in November to mark the release of the second Twilight film, "New Moon." The comic will be the latest in Vancouver, Washington-based Bluewater Productions' line of "Female Force" comics.

MTV is covering the story here.


Forks welcome sign moved by city crew



Chris Cook photo
Among the first Twilight fans to take photos in front of the newly-moved City of Forks’ Welcomes You sign were visitors from Barcelona, Spain: Francisco Vallverdu and his fourteen-year-old daughter Diana Vallverdu. The popular sign was moved Wednesday from its original location on a rise near the Forks Outfitters sign pictured in the background. The move was made to make it safer for fans to take their photos. New highway signage will also make is safer when drivers pull over and park near the sign, which has become an internationally-known landmark. The Forks Revitalization Committee is assisting with the move and plan to add landscaping to the sign area in the near future.

Prior to her Twilight excursion to Forks, Diana attended the Tamwood English language summer camp for kids and teens ages 7-17 held at Simon Frazier University in Vancouver B.C. Her father is an electrical engineering professor at the University of Barcelona. Diana said the Spanish version of the Twilight book are titled “Crepusculo.” Francisco said his daughter and sixteen-year-old son are avid readers, and that usually he recommends books to them. “This time they recommended a book to me!” he said of the Twilight saga, which he has begun reading.

The Vallverdu family headed to the Sol Duc Hot Springs following the Forks visit. “The place is extraordinary,” Francisco said of the rain forest and Pacific coast environments of the West End. The family also visited LaPush to see the coast and hike to beaches, plus hiked Ruby Beach. He said the family enjoyed both aspects of tourism on the West End.

Posted Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009


Forks' 98331 Gear interview from TwiCom in Dallas now online


Nordstrom to sell Forks-related Twilight clothing

“Forks High School Phys. Ed. Dept.”



Forks visit featured on MTV


"...when you pull into town, you see a quaint Disneyland for Twilighters."


“Twilight Territory” Forks and LaPush guide book is released by Forks Forum

“Twilight Territory - A Fan’s Guide to Forks & LaPush” by Forks Forum Editor Chris Cook is being launched in Forks with a book signing.

A book launch signing is scheduled for Forks Outfitters on Saturday, June 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The 96-page guide book published by the Forks Forum is an insider’s guide for Twilight fans that thoroughly covers what to see, what to do, where to stay, dine and shop in the "Twilight Territory" of Twilight’s hometowns - Forks and LaPush.

Unlike the popular Harry Potter book series, which has fictional locations in Great Britain, Twilight locations are real places. A big draw for fans visiting Forks and LaPush is being able to see the actual sites and scenes of author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight books.

The book enhances the experience of visiting Twilight fans, providing an accurate, first-hand, locally-generated guide to the actual settings that author Stephenie Meyer chose for her “Twilight” book series. Curious fans unable to make the journey are taken on a detailed armchair tour through the author's photos and descriptions of Twilight points of interest and more.

"Twilight Territory" readers are taken on a tour of popular Twilight locations in Forks and LaPush, learning about the local people and places that come to life for Twilight fans making the trek.

In addition, from his position as the editor of the local paper for Forks and LaPush, author and photographer Chris Cook provides the first-ever full account of how the Twilight phenomenon has rolled out – and continues to grow – on the West End of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state.

“Living in Forks, frequently driving down to LaPush for community events and beach going, and being the only on-the-scene news reporter based in the area provides me with unequaled access to local Twilight news and events, interviews with visiting fans and a personal relationship with the local community as they experience the Twilight phenom,” the author says.

“Twilight Territory” features dozens of exclusive Twilight-related photos of Forks and
LaPush scenes taken by the author. Chris Cook provided local images for the prop department of the upcoming Twilight film “New Moon.”

The author interviewed “Twilight” film director Catherine Hardwicke at First Beach in LaPush during the director’s location scouting for the film. His account published on the front page of the Forks Forum appears in Hardwicke’s book “Twilight Director’s Scrapbook.”

He has also chosen Forks and LaPush locations for a “where we would have made the movie” section in “Twilight Territory” offering an alternative look at what an authentic Twilight movie would look like.

Chris Cook is the author of the Hawaii regional best-seller “The Kauai Movie Book.”


'Twilight' summer school in Forks

By Shyliah Justus and Cheryl Moore - Forks Forum Interns

On June 25 through June 28 “The Summer School in Forks: A Twilight Symposium” is being held at Forks High School.

Literature Inspired Fandom Events, Inc., which is run by three-women who are admitted “book nerds” and also organizers of Harry Potter seminars.

The Forks Chamber of Commerce, which is now greeting thousands of Twilight visitors each month, is helping out with some of the events.

The symposium is being held in the new building at Forks High School.

This is a chance for Twilight fans from all around the world to come to Forks and meet actors who had roles in the “Twilight” film, see the scenes, and experience a weekend in the shoes of their favorite characters.

Activities include breakfasts, lunches, and dinners; “hanging out” time, live podcasts, art displays, a volleyball tournament, speakers, a field trip to LaPush, a Twilight prom and other invitation-only events.

The Twilight prom is on Saturday, June 27 at 8:00 p.m. in the Forks High School Performing Arts Center. A limited supply of “prom-only” tickets are available for $50.
A silent auction of Twilight items starts at 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 28 and all proceeds go to Forks High School.

Students of Forks High School were not shy to speak out about this event.
Junior class parliamentarian, Brittany Leavitt, said, “The Twilight conventions will be amazing and will bring significant revenue to the community and our school!”

Forks Outfitters employee, avid Twilight fan and Forks High senior Lorena Silva told us that Twilight is great for local businesses and our economy. “It has definitely boosted the income of our community and it is really interesting to hear where the tourists travel from. The only downfall is that our ‘hidden’ town is not really secret anymore,” and she liked the privacy.

Another thing the students favor is that local businesses and entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to set up booths for free in the high school commons. This will give the visiting Twilight tourists fans an idea of what they can find in and around our community.

Forks High School ASB will be offering authentic Spartan gear to fans. Community members are very much welcome to come enjoy the events and hang out at one of the biggest events in Forks history. Hope to see you there!


‘Twilight’ effect on Forks going global

By Chris Cook - Forks Forum Editor


“Twilight” travelers from across the state, nation and globe are expected to arrive in the West End this summer.


Seattle-based representatives of Japanese tour companies Azumano International and H.I.S. toured Twilight sites in Forks and LaPush in January.

The Japanese-dubbed film version of the first book in the Twilight series was just released this month and a surge in interest from Japan in the West End is expected.

The tour companies are now looking to Twilight as an alternative to the popularity of Seattle and Mariners baseball star Ichiro.

Azumano is offering Twilight tours on Sunday only, with a four-person minimum, with stops along the now well-trod Forks Twilight route, and a meal at Bella Italia in Port Angeles.

Junglecity.com, a Seattle-based Japanese language Web site, has posted a lengthy, detailed Japanese language tour guide from Seattle to Forks with stops in between. Many Twilight sites in Forks are detailed with photos and Japanese text and Google.com maps for precise location directions, even to side streets in Forks.

Junglecity.com, a Seattle-based Japanese Web site offers detailed instructions in Japanese for visiting Twilight fans. The Japanese characters used to spell out "Forks" in Japanese are written in what's known as Katakana, a writing system that Japanese use to romanized words, using Japanese phonetics for English words...so Forks comes out as Fo-kusu.

Clipper Vacations has also launched a reasonably-priced Twilight tour, at the request of British Airways, to cater to British travelers. Pricing for the "Olympic Loop 'Twilight' tour featuring Forks & LaPush" begins at $130, double occupancy, per night. Overnight stops are at the Red Lion Inn in Port Angeles and the Kalaloch or Lake Quinault Lodge for the second night. Extra nights are available.

Jeannie Barresi of Beyond Boundaries travel  in Colorado has scheduled several specialty Twilight tours with stops in Forks and LaPush. Her company is a leading packager of Harry Potter-related tours out of the U.S. to Great  Britain. She expects a reversal, with overseas Twilight fans arriving here.
Last summer Barresi toured Forks with Diane Schostak, executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission. In pre-planning for this summer’s Twilight tours she carefully looked over the town and various sites related to the Twilight books.

Her three major Twilight trips for the summer go to Volterra and Florence in Italy; to Forks out of a base in Portland for the “Vampire Baseball Adventure” at $1699 per person double occupancy, airfare not included with stays at the Oceanside Resort in LaPush; and a Twilight-themed “Passion for Fashion & Prom Party.”


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The Japanese, two-volume version of "Twilight" is for sale in Seattle.




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Dazzled by Twilight - Twilight Tours


Dazzled by Twilight is pleased to announce the launch of the Dazzled by Twilight Tour Company. Beginning March 1, 2009, the Dazzled by Twilight Tour Company will be providing exclusive Twilight Tours in Forks, Washington.
 
The tours bring the Stephenie Meyer Twilight Saga to life as he leads participants though the sights and sounds of Forks and La Push as represented in the books. Learn about Forks and La Push history, the Quileute people and the Cullen Coven. Explore the places where Bella and Jacob met, and Bella and the Cullens attended school. Experience the majesty of Washington’s forests and coastline.
 
Three tours are offered daily running approximately 2 to 3 hours depending on size and participation. Your time will be jam packed with insider information, photo opportunities, special surprises and a meal or comparable snack depending on time of tour.
 
www.dazzledbytwilighttours.com





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Twilight fans visiting Forks - Stay in the Bella Suite!



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The Dew Drop Inn's Bella Suite








Leppell's Flowers & Gifts - 130 South Spartan Ave. in Forks

   
  Forks High School Spartan items -  -  Twilight Scrapbooking items


Edward - Forks High School Blood Drive T-shirt

     
Jacob - First Beach BBQ T-shirt





Try a Bella Burger at Sully's Drive-In!




"Bella Burger - Sully's in Forks" Caps & T-shirts now available!






Forks Adventures is a Twilighter's dream come true!

Depart from Seattle for a 5-day Twilight tour of
Forks, LaPush, Port Angeles and more.

www.ForksAdventures.com





The Forks Adventures Tour Includes:
  • Professional Tour Manager
  • Great Lodging - 4 nights
  • All meals and snacks
  • Guided hikes
  • Lake Quinault wilderness cruise
  • Tour of Forks and La Push
  • Trip to Neah Bay and Cape Flattery
  • National park entrance fees
  • Ferry ride from Bainbridge Island
  • Luggage handling
  • Transportation leaving from and returning to downtown Seattle




Twilight drawing of Jacob, Edward and Bella

Unique Twilight bookmarks



640 South Forks Avenue

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Forks Twilight Chocolate Bars

$4.00

For every one sold 50 cents goes into a college scholarship trust at Sterling Savings in Forks to be given out in June 2010.

The Forks Twilight Chocolate Bars are available in stores in Forks.



    


Forks Subway serves "The Twilight Sandwich"

 
                            
                     


Bella Lasanga - Ed Bread - Swan Salad (Love at first bite!!!!)

Read our Menu online!







Twilight menu day or night - Forks Coffee Shop 241 S. Forks Ave.







Twilight-inspired sea glass jewelry handmade in Forks!

Jewelry is available for viewing at the Forks Forum
newspaper office located across the street from Bank of America
on South Forks Avenue in Forks.

Web site now online!

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