Club history

The Hi-Lakers were founded in 1958. The Hi-Lakers Creed, a one-page document from 1991 or possibly a few years earlier, author unknown, describes the club's origins and activities. It begins with the words of poet Robert Service:

The wanderlust has taught me
It has whispered in my heart
Things you stay-at-homes
Will never know

Club founder John Higgins typewrote the other historical document, Washington State Hi-Lakers (Requirements), in 1966 or earlier, according to Hi-Laker Virg Harder, who remembers being handed a copy in 1966. The document lists fourteen club rules and requirements of the era. Anybody with more info, or a photo of Higgins or other club founders, let us know!

Virg Harder has written a narrative of his experiences of becoming a Hi-Laker and seeing the club evolve to the present. Thank you Virg for the time capsule.