Snake River swim marks third year

Alison Macdonald

Twenty-four swimmers participated in the third annual “Swim the Snake” event Aug. 8 at Lyons Ferry. The event benefits the Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council, as well as the Pomeroy and Dayton swim teams, who compete in the Tri-County Swim League.

Event organizers hope to be able to expand financial support to the entire swim league as the event grows.

The 24 swimmers this year again started from Lyons Ferry State Park on the north side of the river and swam three-quarters of a mile under the Lyons Ferry bridge to the Lyons Ferry Marina on the south side of the river.

Alison MacDonald, pictured, was the lone swimmer from Colfax.