Who is this?
What's he holding?
Where has it been?
Where is it now?
All these questions answered HERE

Find out what all these things have in common HERE

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.

Young 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).

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!

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.