The Chamber has long been a supporter of strong schools in our community. The business community recognizes the importance of high performing schools in attracting new employers as well as in hiring and retaining great employees. We encourage and support programs such as Career Academies at Shelton High School that Read more…
The fastest motorcycle racing in North America is coming back to the Pacific Northwest, June 24-26, at Ridge Motorsports Park. The Ridge invites you to experience speed like never before as the Dynapac MotoAmerica Superbikes take on the thrilling 16-turn, two and a half mile Ridge Road Course featuring its Read more…
The Shay locomotive invented in 1879 by Ephraim E. Shay, a bearded Michigan logger who did not have speed in mind, was patented in June of 1881. It is a gear-drive locomotive powered by three cylinders tied to a line shaft that is geared to all the wheels on the Read more…
Caboose #700 serves as the Chamber’s Visitor Information Center. It was built in the 1920s in Shelton by the Peninsula Railway Company, a subsidiary of Simpson. It is a side-door caboose, which is unique in that it was used to haul less-than-carload freight bound for the various camps. The caboose Read more…