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Chamber of Commerce
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EVERSON
Everson is a small friendly community located in the Nooksack Valley on State
Route 544, and extending to Nugent's Corner and Deming, ten miles east along
highway 542.
The town itself serves the surrounding farm families who raise dairy cattle,
carrots, raspberries, blueberries, potatoes, peas, and other produce. Some
travelers bound for Sumas and the border travel through Everson and Nooksack as
an alternate scenic route.
There are restaurants and all the basic services. Stop- to play at City Park
(1/2 block off the W. Main St.) or meander down to Riverside Park on the banks
of the Nooksack River (picnic grounds and ball fields available). This is the
key site for the bike-to-canoe hand-off for the Whatcom County's famous 85-mile
SKI TO SEA relay race.
NOOKSACK
Nine miles south of the Canadian Border on Highway 9 lies the quiet little town
of Nooksack. Once a thriving town with regular train service, a series of fires
throughout the early 1900's stifled the town's growth. Famous Northwest
photographer Darius Kinsey and his wife Tabitha, are buried here. Kinsey is well
known for his documentary photographs of early logging, fishing and railroad
operations and social commentaries, a collection that is now held in the Whatcom
Museum. (Selected photographs have been published in a book.) Today small
businesses along Nooksack Ave include mini-marts, a Reisner Distributor, Inc.
fueling station, mini-storage, a drive-in restaurant, farm/garden supply, auto
body, bakery, and a post office. At the City Park playground equipment and
picnic tables are available. Rural bed & breakfasts are scattered across the
countryside and travelers can also stay on working dairy farms.
INFORMATION
Monthly meetings: 4th Tuesday of the month at noon (location varies)
Everson-Nooksack
Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 234
Everson, WA. 98247
Ph. #(360)966-3407
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