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

Join Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park and Urban Wildlife Rescue Partnership as we launch the 2025 Lakeside Lecture Series on March 5th at Formula Brewing with 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

Free to Attend. Open to All.