  Look for special Twilight pages in the West End section.
MTV visits Forks during
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Forks south side welcome sign moved
The south side sign was formerly located in a marshy area which lacked safe parking for fans to pull over. The new location of the sign is located adjacent to the Forks Timber Museum and near the Forks Chamber of Commerce's Visitor Center. Both locations provide paved, off-road parking for visitors.
'Real' Forks High School students and staff take in 'New Moon' preview showing in Seattle
Forks High School students and staff led by Vice-Principal Kevin Rupprecht braved stormy weather to attend a preview show of the Twilight Saga film "New Moon" on Wednesday night, Nov. 18 at the Seattle Cinerama Theatre.
A brick-walled high school probably in the Vancouver, B.C. area served as Forks High School in the second Twilight movie in the four-movie series. Besides a mention of Forks by actors in dialogue there was little notice of the town in the film. Chicago Ru's Pizza on W. A St. in Forks got a plug in the film when a pizza was ordered.
Beaches in Vancouver Island, B.C. doubled for the Pacific coast at LaPush with a "diving rock" special effects location the most impressive.
The film (based on the mega-selling "Twilight" book series by author Stephenie Meyer) is expected to match if not exceed the $350 million-plus gross of the film "Twilight," which was released almost exactly one year earlier. "New Moon" was scheduled to open just after the stroke of midnight, early in the morning on Friday, Nov. 20 at the Lincoln Theater in Port Angeles (see photos below) and at special late-night showings across the nation.
Twilight fans will not be disappointed by the lingering scenes that portray the love triangle of Forks High students Bella Swan and Edward Cullen intermixed with Bella's attraction to Quileute school student Jacob Black. Director Chris Weitz employs rock video type scene throughout the movie.
Forks featured on Today Show
Click here to watch the three-minute segment.
'Twilight' spoofed on Saturday Night Live
Stella instead of Bella, Frankenstein instead of vampires....Forks High biology classroom featured
NBC-TV crew visits
Forks Chamber of Commerce
Wall Street Journal looks at Forks 'Twilight' phenom
Twilight blogger offers Forks perspective:
"I'm the real life Bella"
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
Special Bella's Birthday 'Twilight' stamped envelope
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
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
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
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
“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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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.
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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
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
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Forks Twilight Chocolate Bars
$4.00For 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"
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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