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 Forklift Masts Everett - The city of Everett, Washington is located roughly 40 km north of Seattle. The city of Everett has an estimated population of around 103,000 and serves as the county seat for Snohomish County. The city of Everett is the fourth biggest city in Washington State and 4th biggest within the Puget Sound area, and has the biggest public marina on the U.S. west coast. It is located at the mouth of the Snohomish River on Possession Sound. Everett is named after the son of founder Charles L. Colby.
Boeing's assembly plant is located within Everett. In the largest structure in the globe by volume, Boeing 767, 747, 787 and 777 airplanes are assembled here. Everett received an All-America City Award during 2002. The western segment of U.S. Route 2 terminates here.
The Port of Everett can be located along the city's waterfront, together with the Everett Yacht Club, the Naval Station Everett and the Kimberly-Clark paper mill. The marina at the Port of Everett could handle more than 2000 ships. The Port serves as deep-water commercial seaport, receiving almost 200,000 short tons of cargo every year. In a recent redevelopment, the Port Gardner Wharf was built and the northern section of waterfront was developed along with condominiums, retail shops and maritime businesses.
The waterfront is the location of city events and activities like the Everett Farmer's Market, held Sundays, and the Waterfront Concert Series, held Thursday nights. Public events comprise the Fresh Paint Festival of Artists, held during the month of August on the marina promenade and Everett Coho Derby, held during September at the Tenth Street Park. Each and every summertime, Jetty Island Days are celebrated on Jetty Island
The man-made Jetty Island is owned by the Port of Everett. It is a narrow, 3.2 km long island with strong winds and wide flat sandy beaches, making it a really famous place for skimboarding and kite-surfing. Jetty Island was constructed during the early part of the 1900's by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, even though it was initially a failed effort to create a freshwater harbor. The island presently serves as a park, accessible by ferry. From the month of June through the Labor Day holiday weekend, the city provides free ferry service from the 10th Street Boat launch to Jetty Island.
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