Play — Having Fun on the Lake

Play — Having Fun on the Lake. . Side 1: , Human Powered , Once Seattle’s working lake, Lake Union has become the city’s sparkling water playground., In 1860, Indian canoes and American rowboats crossed the lake; today, Lake Union is alive with sculls, kayaks and canoes, as people enjoy the fun of exercise on clean water, in the open air., Caption , (Photo #1) In 1925, University of Washington crew teams raced past sailing ships at anchor. , (Photo #2) A young woman paddled her own canoe on the lake in 1923., Side 2: , “In a sailboat, you are captain and crew. You go where you want for as long as you want, with quiet power,, you hear the water part at the bow, just inches away, you turn your boat, and look up at Seattle’s hills and towers., You are on the water, with the water, of the water.” , Dick Wagner, Side 3: , Sailboats , In 1983, the Center for Wooden Boats opened on grubby south Lake Union, with a daring vision for the lake’s future: to honor and preserve Seattle’s wooden boat heritage, including sailboats such as Geary-designed Flatties and Blanchard-built Knockabouts., Today, Lake Union’s Duck Dodge encourages friendly competition among boats ranging from dories to catamarans, all tacking into the breeze or sailing free before it., Caption , (Photo #1) The sailing sloop Circe, designed by 17-year-old Ben Seaborn, was built at the Lake Union Drydock Company, launched in 1932 and photographed here in 1950. , (Photo #2) Since 1974, Seattle’s Duck Dodge sailboat race has been run every Tuesday evening throughout the summer., Side 4: , Motor Boats , By 1930, the Blanchard Boat Company, Jensen Motor Boat Company, Lake Union Drydock and Ed Monk were designing and building power boats on Lake Union. Many of these distinctive cruisers were dubbed “Lake Union Dream Boats,” noted for their long, narrow hulls and beautiful woodwork., Today, Seattle boasts the highest per capita rate of pleasure boat ownership in the United States , and most of the boats seem to be moored on Lake Union!, Caption , (Photo #1) Lake Union Drydock’s Widgeon , a classic Lake Union Dream Boat , cruised the lake, in about 1930 , (Photo #2) The Seattle hydroplane Miss Wildfire came in second in the 1927 races on Lake Washington. Here, two years later, the speedboat motored along Lake Union’s north shore.