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Memories of Bayocean
Susan Bagley Barr still remembers the winter morning in 1951 when a rogue wave swept through a gap ...
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Turn After Turn
At five o’clock in the morning, Tony Snodgrass is smoking a cigarette and waiting. His crummy idles in ...
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The Liberty Theatre at 100
You may already know the Liberty Theatre in downtown Astoria is an architectural gem, an elegantly restored theater ...
History & Heritage
Astoria’s Pier 39 is among the last of its kind
Pier 39 shouldn’t even exist. Almost every other building like it — and many once lined Astoria’s waterfront ...
History & Heritage
The Columbia River Maritime Museum charts new territory
Jeff Smith answers many calls from owners of historic boats interested in adding to the Columbia River Maritime ...
History & Heritage
Historic women who shaped the North Coast
What was life like for women living on the North Coast centuries ago? In pictures that wind ...
History & Heritage
Our Picks: West-Bouvy Cabin
If weekend getaways draw you toward the cool coastal forests and mighty waves of the Pacific, you are ...
History & Heritage
Our Picks: Middle Village Station Camp
Since time immemorial, the Chinook people have lived along the lower Columbia River. Chinook tribes in the Columbia-Pacific ...
History & Heritage
Our Picks: Liisa Penner Research Center & Archives
The Liisa Penner Research Center & Archives at the Clatsop County Heritage Museum contains an ever-growing trove of ...
History & Heritage
Our Picks: Knappton Cove Heritage Center
The small community of Knappton once welcomed thousands of immigrants and ship crews to the United States from ...