From the Archives: Area Lakes
Photos from The Spokesman-Review archives of area lakes.
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This photo was taken at Liberty Lake on June 14, 1923. The photo was found in a collection of family photos kept by Keo King LaVell and Iowa Cowan, sisters from the pioneer King family of Spokane.
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Dreamwood Bay at Liberty Lake, June 27,1928.
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Summer of 1933 at Liberty Lake.
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Fishing on Fernan Lake in 1935.
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Summer of 1938 at Liberty Lake.
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The highlight of Coeur d’Alene’s Fourth of July festivities in 1940 was the Pacific Northwest marathon inboard motorboat race. The region’s fastest speedcraft, including a fleet of entries from Western Washington, raced 50 miles around a mile-long course on Lake Coeur d’Alene. The celebration committee, dressed in marine attire, is pictured.
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In 1941 Playland Pier in Coeur d’Alene was one of the main attractions for summer fun in the area. In 1966 the city drew up a 5 year plan for the beach area, which included the removal of the amusement center, but in 1973 the removal was still being debated. By 1975 the pier hand been emptied and was ready for removal when a suspicious fire destroyed most of what was left.
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Camp Four Echoes-Spokane and Inland Empire Girl Scouts learn to live outdoors at the organization’s camp on wooded shores of Windy bay on beautiful Coeur d”Alene Lake. This picture showing canoes and boats was taken from Swagman Hill, where “four echoes” can be heard. Camps Four Echoes. Photo taken Aug. 6, 1951.
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During the summer of 1955 one of the favorite ways to beat the heat was going to day camp at Liberty Lake. Norma Holquist, a Rogers High School student, and life guard at the Girl Scout camp was photographed working with Anne Krumsick, teaching her to float.
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This photo taken July 31, 1958 at North Shore homes on Loon Lake. Mrs. Jack L. Evans of Seattle, formerly of Spokane, prepares to start out on water skis.
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The Sandpoint Municipal Beach project was nearly completed when this photo was taken in January 1959. The $100,000 project was spearheaded by the Lions Club and took four years to complete. Fill dirt, sprinklers and grass, 7 acres of picnic area, a parking lot and docks were among the improvements made to the park located on a peninsula extending into Lake Pend Oreille.
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Rising temperatures of late have sent youngsters to swimming holes of every shape and description, ranging from creeks and rivers to ponds and pools. These Spokane boys, from left, Ed Degenstein, Bob Anstine and Roy Rice, appear to be well satisfied with the cooling-off spot they have discovered. It is located where Latah Creek bends on the Mt. Hope road, July 3, 1964.
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Spokane County sheriff’s officers lay plans for patrolling the area’s major recreational lakes during the expected heavy-turnout Fourth of July Weekend in 1964. Here at Honeymoon Bay on Newman Lake are, from left, Deputy Ronald A. Laws, Sgt. Frank E. Slocum and Deputy John H. McGregor. The boat patrol will be supplemented by spot visits to smaller lakes by other sheriff’s officers. Sheriff William J. Reilly has called on boaters and other lake-goers to use “common sense and courtesy” to assure safety and harmony during the three-day weekend. Photo taken July 2, 1964.
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Instructor John Marshall takes boys for ride in war canoe, June 24, 1965. The Camp Reed is located about 30 miles north of Spokane on Fan Lake. Activity started this week and boys, who need not be members, can enroll for any period from one week to all summer long. Children sleep overnight in camp cabins. Support comes from fees paid by young campers.
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Inland Empire Camp Fire Girls are up the lake, but never without paddles. At Camp Sweyolakan, canoeing is a big part of a week’s session, but girls learn to paddle before climbing aboard. On Lake Coeur d’Alene, the big camps attracts a full house, 1,497 girls, in nine sessions. Photo Aug. 4, 1966.
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Floating the Little Spokane river near Dartford by inner tube on July 6, 1967.
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Camp Cowles Boy Scouts swimming race on the Camp Cowles waterfront on Aug. 10, 1968.
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Much of the fun at Camp Reed comes from Extensive use of Fan Lake. Here, the campers learn to fish, canoe and just enjoy the scenery on July 18, 1968.
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Scouts at the National Jamboree enjoy the warm sunny weather by taking a dip in Lake Pend Oreille in 1969. Trained lifeguards are used to maintain safety during the organized swimming periods. Hundreds of scouts can use the lagoon-type swimming area t the same time but, despite the warm weather, not too many have been out. Some said the water was “just too cold”. A buddy system was used to insure safety.
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It’s fun to spin around Coeur d’Alene Lake on the four bicycle pontoon craft donated to Camp Easter Seal by Beta Theta Phi Sorority and R. Dissmore of Pullman, Wash. Washington State University sponsors the camp, directed by Roger Larson. More than 100 children stayed at the camp. Photo taken July 18, 1970.
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