Overview

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000" background="14c0ce82ebgkap.png"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="067d06c0.gif" border=0 width="208" height="108" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U>Next Page</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="14b265f1erlcgo.png"> <div> <I><B>  |     </B></I><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><U><I><B>home</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <B>Overview</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U>History</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Town Government"><U>Town Government</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Town Council"><U>Town Council</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Planning Commission"><U>Planning Commission</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Design Review Board"><U>Design Review Board</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Town Reports"><U>Town Reports</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Services"><U>Services</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wastewater System"><U>Wastewater System</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forms"><U>Forms</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Skykomish Clean Up "><U>Skykomish Clean Up </U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Skykomish Shoreline Master Plan"><U>Skykomish Shoreline Master Plan</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos of Skykomish"><U>Photos of Skykomish</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Public Comment Curb Bulbs"><U>Public Comment  Curb Bulbs</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Park Agreement"><U>Park Agreement</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quick Links"><U>Quick Links</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Overview</I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1385" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 400 WIDTH="702"><div> In the first half of the 20th century, this community near the upper end of the Skykomish River valley</div> <div>  was a booming, brawling railroad and logging town, remote but filled with activity and jobs. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="06d175d0.jpg" border=0 width="535" height="349" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Gold, silver and copper miners added to the raucous social mix. More optimistic than successful, they left behind such names as Money Creek and Gold Bar.</div> <bR> <div> Today Skykomish is reborn as a community of outdoor recreation and tourism. It still has many of  the buildings of its boom days, and appears much the way it did then.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=4 WIDTH="572"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="400" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="572" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="17"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="400" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="400" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="73" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 368 ><NOBR><div>  </div> <div> As the gateway to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Skykomish is known for its abundance of </div> <div> activities during all seasons. There are numerous close-by hiking trails, abandoned logging roads</div> <div>  make great mountain biking, 4-wheeling and snowmobiling roads.</div> <bR> <div>                                                                              <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><IMG SRC="06084e50.jpg" border=0 width="388" height="229" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Thousands of rafters and kayakers find the Skykomish River </div> <div> one of the finest whitewater rivers in the country and the Stevens </div> <div> Pass ski area provides world class downhill and cross country </div> <div> skiing.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Skykomish Is Open for Business!</B></div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="287"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="368" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="287" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="17"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="368" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="368" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="73" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="969"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="969" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="73" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 WIDTH="1059"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1059" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="224"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="224" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="73" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="693"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="693" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="275"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="275" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="80"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="80" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="206"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="206" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="17"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="73"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="73" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>