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Goose Prairie is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States. Goose Prairie is northwest of Yakima. It was founded by Tom Fife in 1886 who named it after a goose that visited the meadow one evening and stayed the night.〔(Camp Fife History )〕 Fife donated a portion of his homestead to the Boy Scouts; the Grand Columbia council operates Camp Fife, a summer camp named in Fife's honor. Besides the camp the meadow contains a number of cabins and a diner only open on summer holiday weekends.〔(Lessons From Goose Prairie )〕 Goose Prairie was the former summer home of the 20th century United States Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. Eric Sevareid interviewed Douglas in Goose Prairie for the ''CBS Reports'' documentary ''Mr. Justice Douglas'' broadcast Sept. 6, 1972.〔("Outdoor Location" ) ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'' Sept. 3, 1972.〕 The Yakima Valley Museum has a 16mm film of the program in its collection which can be viewed online.〔(W.O.D. Interview ) (press "access this item" to view)〕 It is also where Kay Kershaw and Isabelle Lynn operated the Double K Mountain Ranch; they played a key role in the designation of the nearby William O. Douglas Wilderness area.〔(Preliminary Guide to the Double K Mountain Ranch Records 1958-1972 )〕 ==Climate== This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Goose Prairie has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.〔(Climate Summary for Goose Prairie, Washington )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goose Prairie, Washington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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