Marysville tourist information
Marysville California
Marysville offers many recreational and cultural opportunities. In the spring, Marysville residents and visitors celebrate the Chinese Bok Kai Festival. The festival boasts California's oldest continuing parade. In the fall, they celebrate the life of the mountain man and entrepreneur James Pierce Beckwourth during Beckwourth Frontier Days.
Visitors will find a lot to do in Beckwourth Riverfront Park. Guests can enjoy concerts and special events at the park's large amphitheater or at Yuba Sutter Regional Arts Council's Center for the Arts. Ellis Lake is also located nearby were visitors can enjoy more outdoor activities.
Marysville is located in Yuba County, of which it is the county seat, north of Sacramento between Chico and Sacramento along Highway 99 on the banks of the Yuba River near the Sacramento and Bear rivers.
Marysville, the county seat of Marshall County, is a beautiful and prosperous town located near the Big Blue River of northern Kansas. Marysville is located on the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, the route of the Pony Express, the St. Joe Road, the Overland Stage, The Military Road, and the Missouriana-Otoe Trail.
In 1851, Francis J. (Frank) Marshall of Weston Mo. arrived at the bank of the Big Blue River. He went there to establish a trading post and to operate a ferry. Marshall lent his name to the county and named Marysville to honor his wife Mary. Mr. Marshall charged up to $5 per wagon and 25 cents per head of livestock to use his rope powered ferry across the Big Blue River that operated until replaced by a bridge in 1864.
The old Pony Express Station still stands in downtown Marysville. There is a large bronze statue of a Pony Express rider in a roadside park beside highway US 36 on the west side of town.
The Koester House Museum, nestled in the heart of downtown, is an excellent place to take a look at life in Marysville before the turn of the century. The Koester family came to America in 1850 from Germany. Eventually the Koester family developed an entire block, with two homes, one now the museum and the other a restaurant, several business buildings, and a park.
The City Park in southern Marysville has a sod house, a little red schoolhouse, a steam locomotive, and a 1901 Union Pacific Depot. It also has the famous black squirrels.
1843, Edward P. Vickery bought land here and built a sawmill. The place was known as Vickery's Landing, then Vicksburgh. The name was changed to honor Mary Mills, wife of a local sawmill owner, Nelson Mills. In the early 1920s, the "Wills Ste. Clair" automobile was manufactured here, with approximately 14,000 cars built. Only 80 of these cars are known to exist today. The Marysville factory is currently owned by the Chrysler Corporation
Marysville
As the county seat, Marysville offers the advantages of historic charm and tradition with contemporary living. Settled along Mill Creek, Marysville is the home of both large and small industries and a diversified business base that assures a quality of life that cannot be matched. Marysville’s location is among its greatest assets-located just 30 minutes from Columbus. U.S. Route 33, a major east-west interstate-like highway dissects the community making access convenient to central and western Ohio. Other principal highways in Marysville are U.S. Routes 36 and State Routes 4, 31, 38, and 736. Additionally, the Union County Airport has a 4,220 foot runway and provides complete air services.
Every direction you turn, Marysville reveals some of the lively big city attractions you wouldn't expect, with all the small-town values you would. Come and stay for a day or night, for a week, or for all seasons.
Situated near picturesque mountains, lakes, rivers and the Puget Sound, Marysville lies on the north crescent of the fertile Snohomish River Delta in northwestern SnohomishCounty, Wash. With a panorama of clear waters of the Puget Sound to the west and the Cascade Mountains to the east, Marysville, known to many as "The Strawberry City," offers visitors all the conveniences and opportunities that give the Pacific Northwest its enduring splendor and vitality.
Discover the pleasures that Marysville and its Parks and Recreation offer the active spirit in everyone. The rolling hillsides of Jennings Memorial/Nature Park provide a great place to stroll, picnic, play ball or bike ride. The Rotary Ranch Petting Zoo is a perennial summer favorite among young animal lovers, and Gehl House Museum turns the clock back to slower times. High rollers with that lucky feeling can visit the Tulalip Tribes Casino. Cedarcrest Golf Course offers an enjoyable day on the greens beneath canopies of tall cedars, more so since it underwent a multi-million renovation in 1997.
Marysville is also a portal to many regional outdoor activities. Peaks like domineering Mount Pilchuck, Three Fingers, Whitehorse and Glacier Peak present hikers and climbers with breathtaking vistas of Snohomish County and Puget Sound.
Local waters accessible by boat launch provide fishing to challenge the most avid angler, and the Snohomish River Delta system offers boaters, kayakers and canoers a firsthand view of exotic wetland and aquatic wildlife. Twin Lakes, Wenberg and Gissberg state parks cater to campers, boaters and beachcombers.
Experience some of the most rustic, unhurried charm of Third Street in the downtown district, or visit the Marysville Towne Centre Mall and thriving service sector that extends in all directions. Historic Third Street recalls a slower era; sure, the times have changed, but the friendliness and hospitality haven't. Bargain hunters will always find that special knick-knack or gift, and the perfect meal or snack to walk off an afternoon browse is often just around the corner.
Every step you take, Marysville gives you one more reason to keep exploring, to play or to shop. But you don't have to spend your visit always on the move. Comeford Park and the Ken Baxter Senior Community Center downtown offer a great place to people-watch. Among area restaurants, enjoy a delicious meal of seafood, fresh pasta, fine coffees, the best strawberry shortcake and tallest pies in the region. Pack a picnic, or enjoy summer music concerts in Jennings Park. Cozy hotels and lodging with easy I-5 access are available to overnighters, and so are RV hookups.
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