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travel spotlight<br />
Travel Spotlight<br />
Religion on<br />
the Roadside<br />
written by Sheila G. Miller<br />
ON WASHINGTON’S HIGHWAY 2 just<br />
west of Sultan, a hand-painted billboard<br />
lets you know of the approaching<br />
Wayside Chapel with five words: Pause<br />
Rest Worship (no facilities).<br />
The tiny chapel, which opened in<br />
1962, has four two-seater pews, a wee<br />
altar with room for a preacher, a Bible,<br />
a couple flower vases and a notebook<br />
for guests to record their thoughts.<br />
According to the tiny building’s<br />
Facebook page, it started as an idea<br />
to provide a religious stop for visitors<br />
traveling to the 1962 World’s Fair in<br />
Seattle. In its first four months of<br />
operation, almost 3,000 people signed<br />
the guest book.<br />
The little chapel, which is just 8<br />
feet by 14 feet, sits alone at the edge<br />
of a green field next to a grand tree.<br />
It’s the perfect brief respite for the<br />
weary traveler.<br />
Andrea Vanni<br />
68 <strong>1889</strong> WASHINGTON’S MAGAZINE FEBRUARY | MARCH <strong>2018</strong>
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