Media

Since April 2025, news outlets across the region have tracked the effort to save Lake Wenatchee Y Camp - from the initial sale proposal to its successful preservation and 99-year lease-back. Below is a collection of news coverage, opinion pieces, and interviews documenting our journey.

Media Kit

Friends of Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp is a newly formed organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and continuing the mission of Lake Wenatchee Y Camp. We have received our 501C3 status.

Our community represents nearly a century of individuals of all ages:

  • Outdoor education participants
  • Rental groups
  • Y staff
  • Board and committee members
  • Family campers
  • Work party participants
  • Community members
  • Volunteers
    whose lives were transformed by their experiences
with Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp of Washington State.

 

News Coverage

Quad City Herald

—Thursday, September 10, 2026

The Leavenworth Echo

—Thursday, September 10, 2026

Lake Chelan Mirror

—Thursday, September 10, 2026

Cashmere Valley Record

—Thursday, September 10, 2026

NCW News

—Thursday, September 10, 2026

Wenatchee Business Journal

—Thursday, September 10, 2026

NCW Life

—Jan. 5th, 2026

Wenatchee World

—Jan 5th, 2026

The Seattle Times

—Jan. 2, 2026

Wenatchee World

—Sept 25, 2025

Lake Wenatchee Info

—Sept 24, 2025

Your Source One

—Sept 11, 2025

The Seattle Times

—Aug 29, 2025

Your Source One

—Aug 18, 2025

Wenatchee Business Journal

—July 13, 2025

Wenatchee Business Journal

—Apr 21, 2025

Wenatchee World

—Apr 11, 2025

KPQ Radio/Digital

—Apr 7, 2025

Wenatchee Business Journal 

—Apr 4, 2025

Leavenworth Echo / Your Source One

—Apr 4, 2025