Last lake to freeze

Even in winters white many birds visit my shores. Geese land in my waters hundreds at a time because Soap Lake is the last of the lakes below Banks Lake to freeze. The high mineral content makes it the last place the birds can float in water.

Wonder my shoreline and find downy and hairy woodpeckers, northern flicker, red breasted and white breasted nuthatches, Steller's jays, dark eyed juncos or bushtits. Increasing numbers of tundra swans, Canadia geese, diving ducks, dabbling ducks, and a few bald eagles reported in the Sun Lakes chain (Soap Lake to Banks Lake), if you’re looking for a nice drive.

Something stirring

Something magnificient is stirring on my shores. Plans are afoot to let the world know of my amazing healing properties in my waters. Yes, soon, all will be able to call the healing waters.

Soap Lake water also contains ichthyols, an oil-like substance sold over the counter in Europe to treat infections and abrasions. The icthyol in Soap Lake water most likely come from decomposition of tiny brine-like red shrimp that flourish in the water from late spring to mid-summer. Like the (hopefully renamed :) Dead Sea, the high mineral content of the lake makes the water very buoyant.

The alkalinity of the lake is similar to that found on the moons of Jupiter. Because of this, in 2002 the National Science Foundation awarded a grant to researchers from Central Washington University to study the lake to learn about the possibility of life on Mars.

Next up I'll tell you about my mineral compostion and recent discoveries of new species, the kind that can help save the planet.

Soap Lake, a body of water unlike any other on this planet, famous for its healing properties, ancient in its composition, containing the highest diverse mineral content of any natural body of water is presented here for consideration as a Source Water (more about that later) for the Water for World Peace project.

Soap Lake is a meromictic lake in the town of Soap Lake, Washington formed by the Missoula Floods at the foot of the Grand Coulee. The lake gets its name from the naturally-occurring foam that gives its water a soapy appearance and because the lake's mineral-rich waters have a slick, soapy feel. The lake is approximately 2 mi.² (5.12 km²) in area and 70 feet (21.2 m) deep. (Wikipedia)

Stay tuned for more about the history, National Science Foundation research and the town of Soap Lake.