Welcome to the Heathman Lodge interior lobby. The architecture, fixtures, accessories, art and building materials were chosen to portray early life in the Northwest.

The spruce logs of the Lodge’s interior came from forests on the Yakima Indian Reservation. The lobby entrance’s floor is made of slate quarried in eastern Washington and selected for its deep, warm color. Rare, old Pendleton Indian blankets hang from the mezzanine banister. Kayak frames hanging beneath the mezzanine are replicas of 150-year old Inuit and Aleut sea kayaks used for hunting seal, walrus and whale in the icy seas of the far north. The lobby ceiling lights were forged from steel, mica, and leather into scenes depicting Northwest frontier life.

 We are excited to see the culmination of months of planning and effort by many people finally come to fruitation with the opening of our new expansion which includes 4,200 more square feet of meeting space and 40 more guest rooms. Here a short video of our new Fort Vancouver Ballroom – http://tinyurl.com/d2yrl7 We would love to hold your next event.

When staying at The Heathman Lodge we always like you to try Hudson’s Bar and Grill, we do know that you might want to get out and try some different things. Laurelwood Brewing out of Portland, Oregon is going to be opening their first restaurant-brew pub in Clark County. The new location will open in June at the Battle Ground Village. If your looking for good Northwest Brews this is one of those places to check out, and best of all it is family-friendly. Even if you not looking for brews they have good food in the moderately priced range.

Each week in the Columbian Newspaper staff writer Matt Wastradowski writes about things to do “On the cheap.” One thing he talks about this week is that the Cathlapotle Plankhouse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge opens for the season with a free historical presentation Sunday. The presentation will be about Lewis and Clark’s stop here more than 200 years ago. It is from noon to 4pm with the presentation at 2pm. So if you live in the area or visiting from out of town I would recommend a trip out to the Plankhouse.

For more information you can look in today’s Columbian under Life, section D, or www.plankhouse.org

If you visit please let us know what you think!

One thing that we like to feature here at Hudson’s Bar and Grill is the local wines. Hudson’s offer a large variety and no matter your tastes, you should be able to find a wine you enjoy here. We always like to be able to offer guests different websites that they can visit for more information regarding wine. One site to visit is Wine Press Northwest, this site is very good about learning about wine basics, information on wine, and of course wineries, and shops. Best of all is that they focus on wines in the Northwest – Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia.

Visit their site here – www.winepressnw.com