Rain doesn't dampen fun

For the first time since 2019, downtown Shelton hosted a full weekend of Forest Festival events, including the Paul Bunyan Grand Parade. Thousands lined downtown streets to take in the parade, logging show and carnival for the festival, which took place Thursday through Sunday.

Rain drops and downpours, and the threatening black clouds in between, didn't prevent thousands of people from flocking to downtown Shelton last weekend for the return of the Mason County Forest Festival following a two-year hiatus.

Residents and visitors clearly welcomed the chance to get out and have fun, said Amy Coo...