Scott Baylor, left, and Zack O'Toole, both 14, come to fish or swim at Wyatt County Park in Lake Stevens almost every day during the summer.

Lifelong resident Wes Kennaugh, 84, looks at a photograph of himself in elementary school that was on display at the Historical Museum.

Beneath a bridge, Daniel Williams, 12, and his brother Tom, 13, and friends search for crawdads in a creek that runs off Lake Stevens.

Sigrid Marsden, 83, and her daughter, Joy Mastrogiuseppe, walk in downtown Lake Stevens. Marsden likes to walk to the post office, suppermarket and library from her apartment at Senior Manor.

Steve Johnson, a framer with Moore Construction, finishes up for the day at Long Bay, a new development in the fast-growing area.

Nick Piper, 10, swings in the Kids Oasis Playground next to Mount Pilchuck Elementary School.

Joshua Picken, 4, with the help of his dad, Ken Picken, orders a blackberry shake from Jamie Carter at the Viking Drive-In.

Three-year-old Ramon Granda gets his hair combed with a special large children's comb by Steve Iblings, owner of Steve's Barber Shop in Lake Stevens.

A painter puts the finishing touches on a new wooden covered bridge -- the first of its kind in Snohomosh County.

Carl Bomstead of Lake Stevens shows off some of his "automobilia," classic car-oriented collectibles he has accumulated over the years.

Cory Crawford, 15, from Milton, and a friend are pulled around Lake Stevens on an innertube during a session of Cedar Springs Bible Camp.

Two-year-old Tucker Bender leaves the Lake Stevens Library happy to have his two books in hand. His family moved from Bellevue five years ago for Lake Stevens' small-town atmosphere.

Anne Whitsell sits outside the local history museum. She and her sister Gayle moved to Lake Stevens in 1953. Together, they established the museum and local historical society.

Lori Anderson, age 14 months, sneaks a peek at her surroundings as her mother, Sheri, talks on a pay phone Jay's Market in downtown Lake Stevens. Behind them is a mural representing life on the lake at the time of the mills.

City of Lake Stevens Mayor Jay Echols stands outside city hall.