Martha Lake Airport Park

Martha Lake Airport Park

Location in Washington state

Type County park
Location Martha Lake, Washington
Coordinates 47°51′47.06″N 122°14′16.48″W / 47.8630722°N 122.2379111°W / 47.8630722; -122.2379111Coordinates: 47°51′47.06″N 122°14′16.48″W / 47.8630722°N 122.2379111°W / 47.8630722; -122.2379111
Area 28.76 acres (11.64 ha)[1]
Created 2010
Operated by Snohomish County Parks and Recreation
Status Open all year

Martha Lake Airport Park is a county park located in Martha Lake, Snohomish County, Washington. It was originally a private-use airport known as the Martha Lake Airport that was closed in the late 1990s and sold to the county in 2000. The 28.76-acre (11.64 ha) park was opened in 2010 and features athletic fields for soccer and softball and a skate park.[1] A large glacial erratic on the property, one of several in the county, is used for bouldering (rock climbing).[2][3]

History

A glacial erratic at Martha Lake Airport Park, used for bouldering

Use as private airport

The Martha Lake Airport was a private airport operated by Ed Hauter, Sr. and his family on their farm that they purchased in 1953. The airport, which had been encroached by suburban development from the 1960s onwards, was closed in the late 1990s after the death of Dorothy Hauter in 1998.[1][4]

Conversion into park

Snohomish County purchased the property from the Hauter family for $3.6 million in 2000, who had declined offers from real estate developers.[1] Plans for the park were drawn up in 2004[5] and approved by the county in June 2008,[6] allowing for construction to begin in February 2009.[7] The park was dedicated and opened on October 9, 2010 by county officials.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Martha Lake Airport Park". Snohomish County Parks and Recreation. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ McConnell, David C. (March 8, 2012). "History of Martha Lake Airport Community Park and “Big Rock”". Snohomish County Parks and Recreation. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Glacial erratic at Martha Lake Airport Park rescued". Your Snohomish County Parks e-Newsletter (Snohomish County Parks and Recreation). April 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Haglund, Noah (September 18, 2010). "Snohomish County's newest park once family-run Martha Lake airport". The Everett Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Martha Lake Airport Community Park Schematic Design" (PDF). Snohomish County Parks and Recreation. April 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Martha Lake Airfield Park". Snohomish County Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ Haglund, Noah (March 1, 2009). "Work begins on a new park near Martha Lake". The Everett Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

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