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Seeking miracles in the minerals:
Immigrants find comfort and community at Soap Lake
By Tyrone Beason, Seattle Times staff reporter

SOAP LAKE, Grant County — Some nonbelievers may roll their eyes at the mention of Soap Lake's reputed healing powers, a gift of geology that left an embarrassment of minerals in its saline waters and underlying black mud.

But don't count Valentin Naidenov, his family and dozens of other immigrants from the former Soviet Union who flock to this oasis south of Grand Coulee Dam each summer, among them.

A day spent caked in the tarlike, viscous mud is said to calm everything from rheumatoid arthritis to psoriasis, while fortifying nerves and strengthening bones.
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Secrets of the universe sought in Soap Lake
Wednesday, August 7, 2002
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SOAP LAKE -- For generations, people have thought the salty, foamy water of this seemingly lifeless lake is strange, even otherworldly.

They may be right. The National Science Foundation intends to study the lake to learn about the possibility of life on Mars.

The foundation has awarded $840,000 to a group of scientists to study the unique waters of the Columbia Basin lake for three years.
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	History Buffs
	If you like history and want to learn more about this incredible mineral sea in the heart of Washington, order the Soap Lake documentary: Dirt Roads, Beachscapes and Bygone Days: A Window to Soap Lake’s Past
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