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93-year-old Tootsie makes annual trip to North Cascades Highway opening, brings cinnamon rolls and coffee

Tootsie Clark is pictured -- flanked by Granny Winthrop and WSDOT maintenance supervisor Don Becker. On the truck are maintenance lead Deed Fink (left) and maintenance tech Jason Newman (right).

NORTH CASCADES HIGHWAY, Wash. — On Friday, the Washington State Department of Transportation re-opened the North Cascades Highway – and a very special tradition was continued.

93-year-old Tootsie Clark was there -- handing out her ‘delicious cinnamon rolls and coffee to those waiting for the gates to swing open.’

WSDOT shared a photo of Tootsie, flanked by Granny Winthrop and WSDOT maintenance supervisor Don Becker.

Tootsie makes the annual trip for the re-opening of the gates -- and first went with her dad -- in 1973.

Tootsie was described by WSDOT as ‘always a highlight of this exciting day.’

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