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Lakeside Lectures: The History of Our Place

A Discussion of Issaquah's and the surrounding communities history and the development of Lake Sammamish State Park.

Join FLSSP and UWRP as we launch the 2025 Lakeside Lecture Series. This Feb 5th at Formula Brewing we will be hosting several wonderful speakers to explore the history of the surrounding community in a fun and engaging format. The speakers will be talking about a wide range of topics, including the growth and development of this community, as well as the concepts that led to the creation of Lake Sammamish State Parks and the open spaces of our community.  

Speakers will include 

-Rich Benson, the longest serving park manager for LSSP and keeper of the oral history of the park;

-Cristy Lake of Snoqualmie Valley History Museum;

-Isabel Smith, Senior Researcher of Racially Restrictive Covenants Program at the University of Washington;

-Paul Winterstein, Executive Director of Issaquah History Museum

Please join us at Formula Brewing on February 5th, 2025!

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