Starting with the Sept/Oct 2010 issue, Mid-Columbian will officially become Inland NW magazine. Not only will this extend our coverage to all of Washington east of the Cascades, but will include exciting content from northern Oregon and Idaho, and western Montana. We’re pleased to introduce our re

ISLAND GREEN IS THE SIGNATURE HOLE AT YAKIMA'S APPLE TREE WRITTEN BY Rick Stedman Open to the public seventeen years ago, Yakima’s Apple Tree Golf Course showcases great golf and promotes the agricultural identity for which the region is known. Carved from the rolling terrain of 100-ye

WOMEN FALL IN LOVE WITH FLY FISHING WRITTEN BY  Liz Bryson Fly-fishing wasn’t exactly the first thing on Melanie Nielson’s mind after her divorce. Nielson, an Ellensburg, Washington, resident, had never tried fly-fishing before a friend took her out on the Yakima River seven years ago. Af

DOWNHILL ALL THE WAY WRITTEN BY  Christian Belleau PHOTOS COURTESY OF Jon Huey The earth sucks, or so it seems sometimes. One of the wonderful mysteries of the universe is gravity — that force that seems to create an attraction between all masses. In the case of planet earth, the gravit