Swim the Snake

The first annual Swim the Snake event, sponsored by the Waitsburg Commercial Club, will take place August 17 at Lyons Ferry, WA . this challenging open-water event gives participants opportu- nity to swim the dammed Snake River. Swimmers will meet at Lyons Ferry Park swimming beach and swim from the Part to Lyons Ferry Marina. Entry fee is $30.00. The event is a fundraiser for the Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Develop- ment Council, a regional non-profit and two local youth swim teams, Pomeroy and Dayton.

The course across the river is approximately 0.7 miles long, diagonally. Depend...