By almost every measure, Mazama hardly counts as a town. What passes for a business district consists of a cheery country store, an outdoor gear shop, and a few hotels. Here at the top end of the Methow Valley in north-central Washington, the population hovers somewhere around 150 people—though it’s hard to pin down a real count of an unincorporated area popular with second-
homers. But this summer brings an addition that tips the scales of Mazama’s identity from roadside stop to honest-to-goodness town: the Mazama Public House.
In winter, Mazama is the end of the road, where snow plows U-turn on Highway 20 in the face of the
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