Costco to Host Signing for Local Author of New Book, Lake Sammamish

KIRKLAND, Wash. - April 28, 2015 - PRLog -- Local author Kate Thibodeau will be signing copies of her book, Lake Sammamish: Through Time, at the Kirkland Costco on Saturday, May 9^th. Featuring full-color vintage images depicting scenes of days gone by, the book probes into the history of this unique locality.

Lake Sammamish, a freshwater lake located east of Seattle, Washington is nestled among the cities of Issaquah, Bellevue, Redmond, and Sammamish. The shores of the lake have been home to many, from the Sammamish Native Americans, to the current population. In the nineteenth century, timber companies realized the potential for development along Lake Sammamish, and logging operations thrived for years.

Boating on Lake Sammamish was a necessity for transport of logs to mills and later was a favorite pastime for those who loved the water. Water skiing became popular on the lake in the 1950s.

Resort life boomed in the 1920s on Lake Sammamish, and by the 1930s, nine resorts crowded the lake, five on the northwest shore alone.

Today, though most traces of milling have disappeared, Lake Sammamish still provides recreation opportunities for tens of thousands of people a year. The resort landscapes have changed, but children and adults alike still enjoy the lake waters by boating, swimming, and fishing.

Kate Navarra Thibodeau holds a master's degree in American history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is a public historian and curator of Wistariahurst.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

8629 120^th Avenue NE; Kirkland, WA 98033

When:  Saturday, May 9th, 1 - 3 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.

Arcadia Publishing is the nation’s leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Discover more than 9,000 books on the heritage of America’s people and places.