<![CDATA[Celebrate Soap Lake's Centennial - Home]]>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 15:36:35 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Celebrating Soap Lake Across America, 1929 Style]]>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 21:22:14 GMThttps://soaplake100.weebly.com/home/celebrating-soap-lake-across-america-1929-stylePicture
Who is this?
What's he holding?
Where has it been?
Where is it now?
All these questions answered HERE


]]><![CDATA[Slot machines, famous entertainers, mud-wrestling! Where?]]>Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:50:59 GMThttps://soaplake100.weebly.com/home/slot-machines-famous-entertainers-mud-wrestling-where
Find out what all these things have in common HERE
]]><![CDATA[WINTERFEST 2019 !]]>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 04:26:27 GMThttps://soaplake100.weebly.com/home/winterfest-2019
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]]><![CDATA[Little Known Stories of Soap Lake’s Famous Notaras Lodge]]>Sun, 10 Nov 2019 22:45:07 GMThttps://soaplake100.weebly.com/home/little-known-stories-of-soap-lakes-famous-notaras-lodge
The Notaras Lodge is deeply rooted in the history and tradition of Soap Lake. It stands today as  a proud legacy to the many storied lodging establishments of Soap Lake’s past. Marina Romary shares many little known stories and images of its past HERE.
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Do you remember Soap Lake's annual Greek Festival? It was the highlight of the year for several years. Read the story of how it started and why it ended by Clicking HERE.
]]><![CDATA[Fun for all! - Moonlight Paddle on Saturday, August 17th]]>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 17:21:18 GMThttps://soaplake100.weebly.com/home/fun-for-all-moonlight-paddle-on-saturday-august-17th
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]]><![CDATA[Remember When ~ From Grant County Daily Journal, July 19, 1929]]>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 02:43:23 GMThttps://soaplake100.weebly.com/home/remember-when-from-grant-county-daily-journal-july-19-1929Young Coast Girl Swims Across Soap Lake to Win Wager
Lenora Bushnell of Bremerton, while camping at the beach with her parents, swam the lake one day last week from the south end against the waves to the north end, a distance of three miles in 2 hours 45 minutes.  The girl is but 14 years old and weighs 145 pounds.
 
There was a man started out but he did not make over one-half the distance. 
 
The reason for the race was a wager between the girl and her father, who thought it impossible. 
 
Lenore came to Soap Lake from Bremerton with her father for his health (he had rheumatism and is now completely healed).
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As we all prepare for the Great SLAP race on July 20th, here’s a look at the group who originated the Soap Lake Great Canoe Race in 1980.
They sure had the right stuff. The race was originally scheduled for just after Mt. St. Helens blew. Not only were they able to reschedule the event, 26 canoes raced that first year.
What a group!


Back 4: Kurt Graham, Jim Fronsman, Cliff Osborn, Bryan Westover 
Middle 4: Marina Romary, Debi Bishop, Karen Ball, Jeanne-Marie Peterson
Front 4: Bob Anderson, John Poling, Danny Carter, Gene Norley
]]><![CDATA[Never say "never" ~ How the Great Canoe Race inspired the Great SLAP]]>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:11:12 GMThttps://soaplake100.weebly.com/home/never-say-never-how-the-great-canoe-race-inspired-the-great-slapPicture
In 2006 Alex Kovach and his dad, Andrew, finished the last Great Canoe Race. At the end of the race, Alex said “It was grueling and hard. At the end of the race, I said to myself, I will never do that again. It was so much work.”

For 26 years, competitive paddlers from all over the Northwest and beyond had descended on Soap Lake, Washington for a challenging 17.5 mile—five lake—paddle and portage. It was thought that nothing like it could ever be organized again. But, as Soap Lake's Centennial approached, it seemed important to include recognition of the Great Canoe Race's place in Soap Lake's history. 

Find out why Alex changed his mind and decided to spearhead the Great Soap Lake Adventure Paddle (Great SLAP) here.
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