What is the history of Soap Lake, Washington?
Soap Lake was officially incorporated on June 9, 1919. The town is currently trying attract tourism by trying to revive the health aspect of the lake to attract the spa crowd. Two older brick buildings along the main street northbound have been renovated to house an art museum and a coffee shop. Another tourism effort is to install a novel roadside attraction: a 52,000 pound lava lamp, formerly a Target CorporationTarget advertisement in Times Square.