Events in the South Sound | July 2024
South Sound Independence Day Celebrations
Tacoma Summer Blast
Where: Ruston Way Waterfront/Dune Peninsula | 5361 Yacht Club Rd, Tacoma 98407
When: July 4th, 2024
Time: The event begins at Noon and will end around 10:30pm after the fireworks show
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Federal Way Red, White & Blue Festival
Where: Celebration Park | 1095 South 324th St, Federal Way 98003
When: July 4th, 2024
Time: 4:00 - 11:30pm
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Milton Fourth of July Celebration
Where: Meridian at Stone Creek | 1111 S 376th Street, Milton 98354
When: July 4th, 2024
Time: 12:00 - 4:00pm
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Steilacoom’s Fourth of July Celebration
Where: Steilacoom Town Hall | 1717 Lafayette Street, Steilacoom 98388
When: July 4th, 2024
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Auburn 4th of July Festival
Where: Les Gove Park | 910 9th Street SE, Auburn 98002
When: July 4th, 2024
Time: 11:00 - 4:00pm
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Other Events
Summer Market at Freighthouse Square
Where: Freighthouse Square | 2501 E D Street, Tacoma 98421
When: July 12 - 13th, 2024
Time: July 12th: 4:00 - 7:00pm, July 13th: 10:00 - 4:00pm
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Goodguys 36th Griot’s Garage Pacific Northwest National
Where: Washington State Fair | 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup 98371
When: July 26 - 28th, 2024
Time: July 26th: 8:00 - 5:00pm, July 27th: 8:00 - 8:00pm, July 28th: 8:00 - 3:00pm
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Bark by the Bay
Where: Chambers Creek Regional Park - Central Meadow
When: July 13th, 2024
Time: 10:00 - 3:00pm
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Movies in the Park
Where: Meridian Habitat Park | 14422 Meridian East, Puyallup 98373
When: July 12th, July 19th 2024
Time: Movies start at dusk.
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Gig Harbor Flower Market
Where: Skansie Brothers Park | 3211 Harborview Dr, Gig Harbor
When: July 3rd, 2024
Time: 1:00 - 6:00pm
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This Week in Survey: Expanding Our Capabilities by Land,
Air—and Water
Aug 11 2025
At McInnis Engineering, we’re committed to delivering uncommon engineering value—and that means continually investing in tools that improve accuracy, efficiency, and outcomes for our clients. This week, we’re excited to share some major upgrades to our survey equipment that expand our capabilities across Pierce, Thurston, and King Counties.
Eyes in the Sky: DJI Matrice 4E RTK Drone
We’ve added a DJI Matrice 4E RTK drone to our survey toolkit. This isn’t your hobby drone—it’s a precision-engineered workhorse equipped with real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning for centimeter-level accuracy. The Matrice 4E allows us to quickly capture high-resolution aerial data, generate detailed topographic surfaces, and perform volumetric calculations with speed and precision.
Whether we're mapping large development sites, tracking construction progress, or surveying hard-to-access terrain, this drone allows us to do more in less time—without compromising accuracy.
Boots on the Ground: New Leica Total Stations and GPS Units
In addition to the drone, we’ve upgraded to Leica’s top-tier survey instruments, including total stations and GNSS gear that set the industry standard. These tools improve field efficiency, reduce errors, and allow us to handle complex survey conditions with confidence.
For clients, this means faster turnaround, reliable data, and survey crews equipped to tackle the toughest site challenges.
Into the Water: A Boat for Pond Surveying
Not every job stays on dry ground. We’ve also added a survey vessel to support work in ponds, wetlands, and other water bodies. This boat is equipped for shallow water surveying, and it helps us safely and accurately gather data where traditional equipment can’t go.
It’s a key part of our commitment to environmental and stormwater-related survey work, which continues to grow throughout the region.
Why It Matters
These investments aren’t just about having cool gadgets—they’re about giving our clients better information, faster. Whether it’s a preliminary site survey, an as-built for a stormwater pond, or topographic data for design work, we’re bringing the best tools to the job.
If you’ve got a project coming up that needs surveying—whether by land, air, or water—we’d be glad to talk.