I’m at the opening of the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s new visitor center at 17 Midway in Grand Coulee.
They have visitor info and offer curated locally produced items for sale.
Grand opening: Coulee Collective
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Good weekend to be here
- Run The Dam (a whole festival)
- Sunbanks Rock Fest
Dressed up like the rock band KISS, a group of runners come off the top of the dam in 2022 in the full spirit of the weekend.
It’s not just a dam run anymore.
The Dam Run has morphed into more than a 5K, 10K, or half-marathon race on Saturday, Sept. 16. Now it’s a whole festival.
And Sunbanks Lake Resort is wrapping up its lineup of music festivals with a weekend of tributes to great rock bands.
Run the Dam now offers food, vendors, beer garden, live entertainment, Kids Korner and more.
Fish Fest today at Spring Canyon offers free poles for kids
With lots of help and a grant, an NPS event aims to teach kids how to fish today.
Free hot dogs are also involved.
https://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2023/09/06/news/fish-fest-promises-fun-learning/16804.html
Ice fishers beware starting Feb. 17, 2023
The ice on Banks Lake could “could rapidly change without warning” as the Bureau of Reclamation will begin pumping water into the lake on Friday, Feb. 17, the Bureau announced Thursday.
A similar warning applies for those fishing at Potholes Reservoir.
Lasers to hit dam May 28, 2022
The famous laser light show on Grand Coulee Dam will begin the season Saturday night, May 28, 2022 at 10 p.m.
And TOURS ARE BACK!
After a couple covid-harried seasons, tours will begin Saturday too, from the pump-generating plant that irrigates half of Eastern Washington. Well, okay, 670,000 acres,— but really that’s impressive. You can learn a lot more on the tour.
The Bureau of Reclamation says the Grand Coulee Dam “One River, Many Voices” laser light show and the John W. Keys III Pump-Generating Plant public tours will come back on May 28.
The light show will run nightly at 10 p.m. Pacific Time through July 31. Beginning Aug. 1, the show will start at 9:30 p.m., and beginning Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, it will start at 8:30 p.m. Start times are subject to change. Tickets are not required to enjoy the light show.
Public tours at the John W. Keys III Pump-Generating Plant will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. PDT, running approximately one hour. Availability is limited and subject to change. Admission is free. For accessible accommodations, call 509-633-9265.
Reclamation will continue to monitor any changes in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. Tours can be canceled without notice. Additional tour guidelines are available on our website at https://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/visit/tour.html.
The Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT. Admission is free.