Leavenworth, the Bavarian-style alpine village tucked into the Central Cascades, is renowned for a few things: gorgeous scenery, mountain hikes, buildings that appear to have been airlifted from a ...

LEAVENWORTH, CHELAN COUNTY — Robert Baumann is sitting on a porch, wearing lederhosen and an Alpine hat. Majestic mountains contrast with the deep blue sky behind him. He is talking about the fall of ...