The Chamber Lunch meeting last week was well attended and very interesting.  The Lake Chelan Tourism Promotion Group presented information regarding their Marketing Plan for 2006.  We also got some good feedback regarding what members believe is working in Marketing Lake Chelan and what could be done differently to better market the area.  Some of the feedback we got regarding what is working was; the Visitor Guide – 101 Things to do, having the visitor center open on weekends, WSAB contract – radio and TV ads, Word of mouth advertising, Downtown more appealing clean and the flowers, events like the Fall in Lake Chelan and Bachfest and entertainment.  Things people want to see different were; sharing the “Fill your senses” branding, more events and activities at the Riverwalk Pavilion and sports events, Coordinate advertising with surrounding communities – Stehekin, Leavenworth, etc., provide Customer Service Training, communicate with businesses about upcoming conferences and events, improve the downtown appearance – have the garbage picked up on Mondays.  The Chamber will be looking at the feedback and working with the LCTPG and City to see what things can be done.

First Friday – April 7th

The first First Friday for 2006 is Friday, April 7th.  Come Fool Around Downtown with your family, friends and neighbors.  Meet Chelan’s Junior Miss and the Manson Apple Blossom Royalty who will be  The strolling around meeting and greeting visitors to downtown.

The Lake Chelan Chamber presents: The Riverwalk Pavilion Concert Series: A fresh and exciting concert series that will be held on the 3rd Friday of each month 6 pm - 8 pm starting in May 2006 and ending in October 2006. This will be open to the public and all ages!  The first one will be May 19th.  A variety of Regional and Northwest entertainment will be performing in our concert series. The entertainment lineup is still in progress, but will be finalized soon, so stay posted to the Chamber website for more information!

The Chamber is looking for people who would like to volunteer throughout the year for Chamber events (i.e., RiverDaze, Riverwalk Fine Arts, Winterfest, as well as new events we are putting together.) This is a great way to have fun and be a part of our community planning.  For more information, contact the Chamber at 682-3503 and ask for Jaye or Cindy.

Chamber Business Directory -  Deadline March 31, 2006

Each year the Chamber puts together a Directory of our members.  This is one of the benefits we provide our members.  All chamber members in good standing as of March 31st  The directory is distributed to all mailing addresses in Stehekin, Manson, Chelan and Chelan Falls.  We also distribute them to resorts, hotels, motels and B&Bs.  The Business Directory is a great list of our members much like the yellow pages in the phone book.  If businesses are interested in being included in the Business Directory they can call the Chamber at 682-3503. will be listed in the directory.