Barbecue lovers might want to mark Sept. 16 and 17 on their calendars.
Those are the days you can go to Banks Lake Park and sample barbecue specialties from a host of grillers who are after the grand champion prize of $2,000, the trophy that goes along with it, and bragging rights.
The BBQ competition is part of the community Harvest Festival put on by the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce.
Read more about it here.
Now you can play foosball with a human twist.
It’s a repeat of a fun adventure held over for a repeat performance from last year’s Harvest Festival.
This year the festival will be held at Banks Lake Park (near North Dam) on Sept. 15-17. The Foosball event will be on Saturday and run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until all of the contesting teams have concluded the double-elimination tournament.
Read more about it here.
People interested in art and music can take advantage of a free event at North Dam Park this coming weekend.
The Third Annual Plateau Native American Art Show, showcasing beadwork, baskets, paintings, and more from around 20 different artists, will run this Saturday, Sept. 2, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., in North Dam Park in Grand Coulee.
Read more about it here.
Kids never get tired of swimming. And if parents can play along for a while, then watch safely from a shady lawn, how perfect is that?
Welcome to Spring Canyon. It’s a gem of the National Park Service’s Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area at Grand Coulee.
Even on a smokey day, such as this Friday due to numerous wildfires in Washington and British Columbia, people still enjoy the beach at Spring Canyon Campground, which is open to all at no charge.
“We don’t have this whe
re we live,” said a young mom watching her kids at the uncrowded beach, although she lives in Lake Stevens in western Washington.
Scott Hunter
Geologist Bruce Bjornstad’s added a video of Martin Falls near Banks Lake to his series Ice Age Floodscapes. Locals may know the falls as the Devil’s Punchbowl.
