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Natural Venues Snohomish County, Washington—We've Got Game! L
ocated in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Snohomish County, Wash., is 15 miles north of Seattle. Bordered on the west by Puget Sound and on the east by the Cascade Mountains, Snohomish County offers the perfect backdrop for your sporting events.
Snohomish County provides a variety of opportunities for sports event planners to bring their event here. Snohomish County Sports Commission will help connect you with funding opportunities, event organization, hotel accommoda- tions, and venues to make your event successful.
Snohomish County's event venues, ranging from snow and ice to lakes and rivers to playfields and sports courts, make us attractive to a wide variety of sporting events. We have hosted Ironman 70.3 Triathlon, XTERRA Trail Run Series, MasterCraft ProWakeboard Tour, US Rowing Northwest Masters Regional, Orienteering USA – U.S. Interscholastics and Intercollegiates Championships, and Jetty Island Kiteboarding Festival. Snohomish County is well known for its miles of shoreline, peaceful lakes and streams, natural scenic beauty, and plenty of outdoor adventure such as river rafting and float trips, water skiing, fishing, hik- ing, biking and hot air ballooning. For shoppers, shop for the latest in
fashion trends at the malls and outlets or stroll through streets of more than 450 antiques shops in the City of Snohomish. Visit the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour to see the assembly of the Boeing 777 and 787 in the largest building in the world! Close to every- thing. Far from ordinary® ■
contact:
TAMMY DUNN, CSEE Sports Marketing Manager
Snohomish County Tourism Bureau (425) 348-5802, ext. 12 or (888) 338-0976 ext. 12 tammy@snohomish.org www.snohomish.org
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Zane Schwenk, Pro Men Wakeboarder, MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, July 29-30, 2012 at Lake Tye Park, Monroe, Wash.