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Lovin' Those Lakes 2015

Part of the fun of spending time on a favorite lake is capturing the memory! And what better way share your summertime good times on the water is by taking a photo. To encourage your efforts, Spokane7 is offering monthly prizes to our favorite picture submitted from an Inland Northwest lake. And with more than 50 beautiful bodies of water and thousands of miles of shorefront to choose from, there’s no shortage of scenery that you can submit. We’ll pick winners on July 24, Aug. 21 and Sept. 18 based on entries submitted the previous month. Winners will receive two Spokane7 beach towels. Remember to include with your photo your name, your email address and a short description of the lake and why it’s special to you. Photos can include a landscape only, your pals/family or even a selfie of you enjoying the fun. Photos will be displayed online at Spokane7 during the length of the contest. They can be submitted to www.spokane7.com/contests or emailed to contest@spokesman.com. See Rules for complete details.

NOTE: Before photos show up in the reader photo gallery, they must be approved by an editor. If yours does not show up immediately, fear not. The only likely delay is that an editor has not had a chance to approve new photo submissions yet. Thanks for participating!

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Photos in This Album

  • Out on Lake CDA for Kayak CDA day!! Love being out in the different bays on CDA!! We are so lucky to live in this beautiful area

    Photographer: Reeno Walsh

  • Me and Stella kayaking on CDA Lake!!

    Photographer: Noreen Walsh

  • Taken August 21 during the heavy smoke episode. My good friend Dennis Smith has a art studio on its shore and we had had a grad at day creating art. The water, because of the Orange sun, looks like it's filled with gold.

    Photographer: Donald Walls

  • Bowman lake at glacier Montana. One of my favorite places because I spent a lot of time growing up around there.

    Photographer: Danny Murphy

  • Lake Wallowa in Eastern Oregon

    Photographer: Meredith Coleman

  • Lake Cda in June

    Photographer: Karla Abey

  • Watching a jet ski take off on Hauser Lake. Taken in July 2015.

    Photographer: Karla Abey

  • Twilight Hike CDA Lake View, Joy Joy!

    Photographer: Cris Pope

  • Jared and Daisy enjoying kayaking on Priest Lake. Thanks to our early summer this photo was taken late June!

    Photographer: Heather Crabb

  • Plane scooping water out of Loon lake for local fires

    Photographer: John Yates

  • Plane scooping water from Loon lake to help local fires

    Photographer: Dayle Yates

  • Plane scooping water from Loon lake to help local fires

    Photographer: Dayle Yates

  • Plane scooping water from Loon lake to help local fires

    Photographer: Dayle Yates

  • Plane scooping water at Loon lake to fight liocal fiires

    Photographer: John Yates

  • Plane scooping water from Loon Lake to fight local fires

    Photographer: John Yates

  • This is going to hurt! Loon lake July 22, 2015

    Photographer: Jessica Froehlich

  • He just can't wait! Loon lake July 22, 2015

    Photographer: Jessica Froehlich

  • Tour of the lake. Loon lake July 16, 2015

    Photographer: Jessica Froehlich

  • He's a natural! Loon lake July 22, 2015

    Photographer: Jessica Froehlich

  • Gone fishin....... Loon lake July 14, 2015

    Photographer: Jessica Froehlich

  • Granddaughters enjoying Paddle Boards at Rockford Bay. And Josie, their lab, would not be left out of the fun!

    Photographer: Spike and Molly Lynch

  • Elke's, a 2-year-old rescue Weimaraner, first experience to enjoy the good life-smelling fresh air while boating. Twin Lakes in Inchelium is special----quiet, pristine, and inviting.

    Photographer: Karen Remais

  • Heron on Horseshoe Lake - 2013

    Photographer: Michelle Trent

  • Priest Lake -waves! 2014

    Photographer: Michelle Trent

  • Priest Lake -waves! 2014

    Photographer: Michelle Trent

  • Priest Lake -waves! 2014

    Photographer: Michelle Trent

  • Priest Lake - my daughter in the kayak -2013

    Photographer: Michelle Trent

  • Evening Tubing at Lake Roosevelt -2012

    Photographer: Michelle Trent

  • Cousins at Lake Roosevelt - 2012

    Photographer: Michelle Trent

  • Williams Lake - Cheney, WA - my son jumping into his 11th year! 2012

    Photographer: Michelle Trent

  • Married my best friend...Sunday, July 12, 2015...Huckleberry Bay, Priest Lake, Idaho

    Photographer: Kyla French

  • Married my best friend on July 12, 2015. Huckleberry Bay, Priest Lake, Idaho

    Photographer: Kyla French

  • Enjoying some of our favorite pastime at Lake Pend Oreille. Love spending time with our nephews teaching them our favorite summertime activity. Eventually they will grow up loving the sport. We love Lake Pend Oreille because we have had many family reunions there and it hold many memories. Now its time to pass them on to the little ones.

    Photographer: Lisa Hayes

  • First time taking our beagle out on the water. This is on Long Lake. She will be in skiis by August!

    Photographer: Emily Davis

  • Father and daughter tubing on Loon lake on 4th of July

    Photographer: Dayle Yates

  • Cousins at Loon Lake. Last swim of the day!

    Photographer: Dayle Yates

  • Father and daughter tubing on Loon lake on 4th of July

    Photographer: Dayle Yates

  • Elke, our rescue Weimaraner's first time on the boat. She seems to think life is good on Twin lakes in Inchelium!

    Photographer: Karen Remais

  • Floating away at Twin Lakes, June 21,2015.

    Photographer: Niki Tschirgi

  • Getting some air at Long Lake! Grandson Alex had a blast on July 5, 2015.

    Photographer: Nadine Hawley

  • Just another day at the lake! - Reggie, Frank & Buddy @ Loon Lake

    Photographer: Rhonda Kennedy

  • This was taken shortly after summer vacation at Diamond Lake, WA. I grew up swimming here and now I get to watch my kids enjoy it too. The memories are truly priceless.

    Photographer: Nikki Carney

  • My buddy, Milo and I catching some rays up at Hyalite Lake

    Photographer: Stephanie Baldry

  • Milo and me enjoying some rays up at Hyalite

    Photographer: Stephanie Baldry

  • This is at lakeside in Chelan Washington. This lake. Is important place for us its beautiful place to go. The water is from a ice glacier. Blue crystal water

    Photographer: Sandra Zaste

  • This is at lakeside in Chelan Washington. This lake. Is important place for us its beautiful place to go. The water is from a ice glacier. Blue crystal water

    Photographer: Sandra Zaste

  • My granddaughter Nevaeh at the lakeside park in chelan Washington 2014

    Photographer: Sandra Zaste

  • My granddaughter Nevaeh at the lakeside park in chelan Washington 2014

    Photographer: Sandra Zaste

  • Clear Lake, WA

    Photographer: Ashley Smith

  • Whoever said diamonds are a girl’s best friend, never owned a dog.

    Photographer: Nicole Johnson

  • Another Priest Lake adventure with my husband and pup. She’s always the first one in the canoe.

    Photographer: Nicole Johnson

  • We didn’t anticipate setting up camp at this fine spot UNTIL we spotted huckleberry bushes all around. Four gallons later – we were happy campers!

    Photographer: Nicole Johnson

  • Captured the beauty and size of ‘PeeWee’ Falls out near Metaline. My friend, Rebecca, hasn’t a worry in the world!

    Photographer: Nicole Johnson

  • Two brothers enjoying the simple things in life out at Rock Lake near Cheney. Snapped this candid photo at the perfect time!

    Photographer: Nicole Johnson

  • My beautiful little girl at one of our favorites lake cda

    Photographer: Rachel Pearson

  • My beautiful little girl at one of our favorites lake cda

    Photographer: Rachel Pearson

  • One of our favorite lakes my little Angel loves to play in the sand at cda lake

    Photographer: Rachel Pearson

  • My daughter having fun at Loon Lake!

    Photographer: Jenni Montague

  • My favorite lake is Crescent Lake in Pend Oreille county. This photo was taken 6-28-15 with my Dji Phantom 2 drone equipped with a Gopro Hero 3+ camera

    Photographer: Nathan Hueser

  • Long Lake, Brandon wakeboarding

    Photographer: Scott Bowker

  • Emerson Boating on Long Lake. We love it because it's home!

    Photographer: Scott Bowker

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