In an artikel door the New York Times, aside from creating a world-wide phenomena, Twilighters around the world has also out the small town of Forks, Washington on the map. The small loging town, who only has two stop lights, have garnered fame through the popularity of the Twilight books, the four-part book series that is penned door auteur Stephenie Meyer. Now, the town serves a “mecca” to Twilighters who have gathered in town to feel the Twilight experience.
Here is an excerpt of the article:
Over the last jaar of so, Forks (population 3,120) has morphed into a mecca for Twilighters, of Twihards as they are sometimes called. Visitors to this rainy town, whose main industries are logging and two correctional facilities, have meer than tripled for the first eight months of this year, compared with the same period last year, according to the local Chamber of Commerce. Lodging occupancy is up, and local merchants sell little-vampire pacifiers and Bella and Edward action figures.
“You used to say u were from Forks and people would stare,” zei Marcia Bingham, director of the Chamber of Commerce, referring to the “B.T.” (“Before ‘Twilight’ ”) days. “Now when they hear where you’re from, they’re breathless.”
And teenage girls aren’t the only ones hyperventilating. Women — traveling in packs, in pairs of on their own — make up a big part of those on the “Twilight” trail. Susan Englin, a retiree from Colbert, Wash., who has read the boeken seven times and has downloaded the movie to her iPod, was visiting stepchildren in the area recently and couldn’t resist an outing to Forks. “I get caught up in the characters,” she said.
All dag long, cars pull up to the Forks visitor center, across the straat from a drag-racing track, and people pile out, snapping foto's of “Bella’s” old red pickup truck parked in front. Inside, tourists grab maps pinpointing Forks High School, where Bella and Edward first lock eyes in the cafeteria; City Hall, where Bella’s police-chief father works; and the driftwood-strewn strand in nearby La Push where the character Jacob, a member of the local Quileute tribe, first informs Bella that Edward and his family are “blood drinkers.” (He should talk — in the seconde book Jacob and his pals turn into werewolves.)
And then they’re off, braking at the sites and trolling the nondescript main drag, lined with one- and two-story buildings occupied door shops with signs shouting “Twilighters Welcome!”
Here is an excerpt of the article:
Over the last jaar of so, Forks (population 3,120) has morphed into a mecca for Twilighters, of Twihards as they are sometimes called. Visitors to this rainy town, whose main industries are logging and two correctional facilities, have meer than tripled for the first eight months of this year, compared with the same period last year, according to the local Chamber of Commerce. Lodging occupancy is up, and local merchants sell little-vampire pacifiers and Bella and Edward action figures.
“You used to say u were from Forks and people would stare,” zei Marcia Bingham, director of the Chamber of Commerce, referring to the “B.T.” (“Before ‘Twilight’ ”) days. “Now when they hear where you’re from, they’re breathless.”
And teenage girls aren’t the only ones hyperventilating. Women — traveling in packs, in pairs of on their own — make up a big part of those on the “Twilight” trail. Susan Englin, a retiree from Colbert, Wash., who has read the boeken seven times and has downloaded the movie to her iPod, was visiting stepchildren in the area recently and couldn’t resist an outing to Forks. “I get caught up in the characters,” she said.
All dag long, cars pull up to the Forks visitor center, across the straat from a drag-racing track, and people pile out, snapping foto's of “Bella’s” old red pickup truck parked in front. Inside, tourists grab maps pinpointing Forks High School, where Bella and Edward first lock eyes in the cafeteria; City Hall, where Bella’s police-chief father works; and the driftwood-strewn strand in nearby La Push where the character Jacob, a member of the local Quileute tribe, first informs Bella that Edward and his family are “blood drinkers.” (He should talk — in the seconde book Jacob and his pals turn into werewolves.)
And then they’re off, braking at the sites and trolling the nondescript main drag, lined with one- and two-story buildings occupied door shops with signs shouting “Twilighters Welcome!”
What is Renesmee going to do when she realizes she's only a half vampire, and she can't fit in with neither the humans nor the vampires? How will she react when mom and dad don't want to make her a full vampire? What if the Volturi were to offer her what the Cullens are denying her?
What if Bella realized that living forever as a vampire is not everything she imagined? What if the love driehoek between Jacob, Bella and Edward were to end the alliance between the werewolves and the vampires?
If you're one of the many fans who is still thirsty for meer of the Twilight Saga, check out www.russet-moon.com for the unauthorized sequel to Breaking Dawn.
10 Harry Potter Things u Shouldn't Call Twilight Characters
1.) Edward is not a Hufflepuff.
2.) Alice is not a Ravenclaw.
3.) Jasper is not a Slyerthine.
4.) Jacob is not Gryffindor.
5.) u shouldn't refer to Carlisle as "the Twilight Dumbledore" because Carlisle is not gay.
6.) Bella is NOT Hermione just because she likes to read.
7.) Emmett is not Ron just because he's funny.
8.) Edward is NOT Harry.
9.) Nor is Jacob.
10.) The Volturi are not Death Eater... even though they are close.
(Yeah, this one came from being bored too. :D)
1.) Edward is not a Hufflepuff.
2.) Alice is not a Ravenclaw.
3.) Jasper is not a Slyerthine.
4.) Jacob is not Gryffindor.
5.) u shouldn't refer to Carlisle as "the Twilight Dumbledore" because Carlisle is not gay.
6.) Bella is NOT Hermione just because she likes to read.
7.) Emmett is not Ron just because he's funny.
8.) Edward is NOT Harry.
9.) Nor is Jacob.
10.) The Volturi are not Death Eater... even though they are close.
(Yeah, this one came from being bored too. :D)