KGMI News
A woman famous for her cinnamon rolls and generosity passed away.
The Seattle Times reported Ethel Madrene Clark, better known as “Tootsie,” died Sunday – she was 95-years-old.
With enthusiasm and a baking pan, she made the annual reopening of the North Cascades Highway each spring into a beloved and festive event.
Since the 1970s, she made it her mission to be first to cross the mountain pass on Highway 20.
To mark the reopening, Tootsie passed out coffee and cinnamon rolls to the first drivers traveling east over the pass.
It was a tradition she carried through the her last year of life.