Games, a raffle, prizes and special guest speakers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are featured during the 70-year celebration of McNary Lock and Dam.
The Umatilla Museum & Historical Foundation and the Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are hosting the free event Sept. 21, noon in the museum’s garden, 911 Sixth St., Umatilla. The celebration includes a special cake that organizers say you “must see it to believe it.”
According to the Corps of Engineers website, President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke during the official dedication of the dam on Sept. 23, 1954. Approximately 40,000 people attended the ceremony, which included performances by area high school bands, a flying demonstration by the Navy’s Blue Angels and a water show featuring the Tri-City Aqua Acrobats.
For more about the dam, search www.nww.usace.army.mil. For questions about the celebration, contact 541-626-2099, 541-561-0588 or umatillaoregonmusem@gmail.com.
