Colombia River Maritime Museum; Astoria, Oregon

We went to the Colombia River Maritime Museum in Astoria.

It was a great museum.

The Columbia River is mighty!

The Columbia River Maritime Museum was founded in 1962 when Rolf Klep, a native Astorian, returned to his birthplace after retiring from a successful career as a graphic artist on the East Coast. On his return, Klep – a longtime collector of maritime artifacts – and a group of his colleagues sought to establish a museum to preserve the rich maritime heritage of the entire Columbia River region. They envisioned a museum of national distinction.

I have a lot of respect for the Coast Guard that work here. (They have to deal with tourists like us..)

Check out the two Mikes.. I think they actually thought they could teach the coast guards how to do their job.. Ha ha ha.. We let them believe they could!

Oh, and by the way, nice vest dad... I expect that back in my closet when you get back! Darn you, all these years mom had to worry about me borrowing her clothes... Now, you're borrowing my cool clothes! Ha, ha, ha!

Also we went to the the Astoria Column. It is l25 feet high and has l64 steps to the top. This sits on top of a hill overlooking Astoria and the bay. You can see the bridge as well. This bridge goes from Astoria Oregon to Long Beach Wash. the bridge is 4 miles long.

We took a Trolley on the wharf from one end to the other and learned a little history about Astoria. We loved it. You can see Mary below - she is doing the native dance, she'll teach it to the Los Compadres group when we get back!!