Hundreds weigh in on fate of Olympic park historic chalet

The Enchanted Valley Chalet in Olympic National Park, Washington, March 2011. Image part of the National Register of Historic Places nomination, authors National Park Sevice, Columbia Cascade Support Office.

BREMERTON, Wash. — Hundreds have weighed in as Olympic National Park officials consider what to do with an historic chalet that's being threatened by a river in a remote wilderness.

the three options for the Enchanted Valley Chalet include: do nothing and let nature take its course, dismantle the chalet or move it to higher ground. A final decision isn't expected until spring 2018.

Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes says the chalet has generated more comments than any other issue in recent memory. More than two-thirds of that public input came from outside Washington.

The chalet was built as a backcountry lodge in the 1930s and has been used as a wilderness ranger station and emergency shelter. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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