Anyone in Snohomish?
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I live in Marysville but have quite a few crunchy mama friends living in Snohomish. It seems to be a great little town- lots of independent businesses, a walkable downtown, a farmer's market and lots of family farms as you get out a bit. The public schools are good in comparison to others in the area if you are going that route, and I know of quite a few homeschoolers in the area as well.
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I grew up in Snohomish and my parents still live there. My mother teaches 1st/2nd grade (split) in the Snohomish school district.
Like any city there are good points and bad points.
As far as education, when I was in school there it wasn't terribly diverse (though remember, I graduated in 1994). But I felt like I got a good education and was well prepared for college. Of course, the elementary schools can vary quite a bit so you should look up each school individually. They just opened a brand new high school which is very awesome as it was really needed.
The old downtown by the river is very walkable and attracts tourists -- antiques are a big business there. Snohomish still has an Easter parade and there's a city festival in July with a parade and craft booths and a carnival and all that jazz.
The newer areas are less centralized -- for example they just got a new Kohls and Fred Meyer but you certainly can't walk to them. IMO what's really lacking in Snohomish nowadays is a good bookstore (there are a couple used bookstores, but no new-books store).
The farmer's market is pretty good, and since there is a good amount of farming around Snohomish, you can find places to get local farm-grown stuff aside from the market. For example, there's a farm down by the river where in the summer you can just drive by and buy fresh corn anytime at a table they just set out by the road with a money collection jar.
Like any city there are good points and bad points.
As far as education, when I was in school there it wasn't terribly diverse (though remember, I graduated in 1994). But I felt like I got a good education and was well prepared for college. Of course, the elementary schools can vary quite a bit so you should look up each school individually. They just opened a brand new high school which is very awesome as it was really needed.
The old downtown by the river is very walkable and attracts tourists -- antiques are a big business there. Snohomish still has an Easter parade and there's a city festival in July with a parade and craft booths and a carnival and all that jazz.
The newer areas are less centralized -- for example they just got a new Kohls and Fred Meyer but you certainly can't walk to them. IMO what's really lacking in Snohomish nowadays is a good bookstore (there are a couple used bookstores, but no new-books store).
The farmer's market is pretty good, and since there is a good amount of farming around Snohomish, you can find places to get local farm-grown stuff aside from the market. For example, there's a farm down by the river where in the summer you can just drive by and buy fresh corn anytime at a table they just set out by the road with a money collection jar.
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I wouldn't swim in the Snohomish itself, IMO -- it's deep and fast, and there are undertows. You see motor boats and fishers, but not much swimming. Anyhow, I wouldn't. I have no idea about canoeing.
You can swim in Pilchuck River, which runs along the edge of Pilchuck park on the east end of town. It's not too deep or too fast. Honestly the part that runs by Pilchuck Park I'd call a "creek" in the summer. You might be able to canoe in parts of it but I'm not sure. Never tried. There's another park farther upriver that's also right along the edge that I've never been to.
As far as I know you can also still swim in Blackman's Lake, which is north of downtown; the lake has 2 parks, and the one on the east side has a play area, picnic shelters, and I assume it still has a swimming beach. The one on the west side has fishermen and lots of ducks (we go there almost every time we're in Snohomish because DD loves ducks so much) and a smaller play area. You could definitely canoe on the lake.
A parks map: here.
Snohomish also has a swimming pool, but it's closed for repairs. It's owned by the school district and with the current budget situation I don't imagine it'll be open this summer, either.
Lemme see. Oh, if you are into biking or running, or have horses, Centennial Trail starts in Snohomish and runs north for miles and miles.
You can swim in Pilchuck River, which runs along the edge of Pilchuck park on the east end of town. It's not too deep or too fast. Honestly the part that runs by Pilchuck Park I'd call a "creek" in the summer. You might be able to canoe in parts of it but I'm not sure. Never tried. There's another park farther upriver that's also right along the edge that I've never been to.
As far as I know you can also still swim in Blackman's Lake, which is north of downtown; the lake has 2 parks, and the one on the east side has a play area, picnic shelters, and I assume it still has a swimming beach. The one on the west side has fishermen and lots of ducks (we go there almost every time we're in Snohomish because DD loves ducks so much) and a smaller play area. You could definitely canoe on the lake.
A parks map: here.
Snohomish also has a swimming pool, but it's closed for repairs. It's owned by the school district and with the current budget situation I don't imagine it'll be open this summer, either.
Lemme see. Oh, if you are into biking or running, or have horses, Centennial Trail starts in Snohomish and runs north for miles and miles.
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