Capital Lakefair is Olympias annual summer celebration. However, the event has roots that stretch back over 100 years. Read Capital Lakefair history here.
The Pacific Northwest Coast has often been called “The Graveyard of the Pacific.” In January 1906 the area claimed the passenger steamer Valencia. This wreck has been called the most tragic maritime disaster in the region’s history. An Olympia street – Valencia Avenue – named to memorialize the ship has since been renamed.