Kalama, Washington: A Very Long Totem Pole
Skinny, 140 feet tall, it was taken down in 2019 due to rot, then restored and is now displayed indoors, horizontally.
Mountain Timber Market
- Address:
- 254 N. Hendrickson Drive, Kalama, WA
- Directions:
- I-5 exit 27. Turn west on Robb Rd, then immediately right (north) onto Dupont Rd. Drive a hundred yards, then bear right across the train tracks onto N. Hendrickson Drive. Drive 1.5 miles north, paralleling the freeway. You'll pass basketball courts on the left. The Market is about 100 yards farther, also on the left.
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The largest totem pole has been restored is now inside the Mountain Timber Market.
[Stacey Lynn Warren, 04/23/2025]
McMennimen's is building a new event center and hotel where the Tallest Totem will be exhibited, hanging horizontally under the A frame roof. I've seen the architectural rendering and it's gorgeous. The pole, carved from a 700-year-old Western Red Cedar, stood 140 feet high, but it has rotted from the inside out and cannot be repaired to stand any longer. This photo was taken in 2018 before the Tallest Totem was grounded. You can see how much taller it is than the Thunderbird-topped totem beside it. Local Native American craftsman Don Lelooska began work on the totems for display at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, but he did not finish in time.
[Lea Cook, 08/30/2021]As of October 26 this totem pole was still on the ground, likely undergoing repair. It is next to a nice park and the Kalama McMenamins Lodge.
[Tom Beaman, 10/31/2020]The pole was taken down in 2018 because part of the wood had rotted.
The Tallest Totem Pole is on the ground now, but still cool!
[Hana, 01/31/2019]Visit this soon because it's coming down due to dry rot.
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