The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center had some glass fishing floats hanging from the ceiling. We have two large ones – a red one and a blue one – that we bought years ago when Michael was stationed in Japan. Little did we know then that we would be living near the Chesapeake Bay. The glass floats are now in our screened in porch
I did some research and discovered glass floats are no longer used by fisherman, but many of them are still afloat – mainly in the Pacific
The Lewis and Clark interpretive Center was very informative. They had a 20 minute movie about their trip. If you know me very well you know I love books and am an avid reader. I was surprised to see the number of books Lewis and Clark took with them on their journey.
Cape Disappointment lighthouse on a rainy, damp and dreary day. We were on the afternoon tour and guide told us that they could not see the lighthouse on the morning tour
I decided to do some research on the lighthouse since my hometown has a lighthouse on the Hudson River and discovered the contractors Gibbon and Kelly were from Baltimore
When it was first lit in 1856 it became the eighth active lighthouse on the west coast. There was only room for a circular tower at the site so a detached dwelling had to be built a considerable distance away. The station was supplied with a 1,600 pound fog bell but it was found to have little value due to the roar of the surf and the distance at which mariners needed to hear it. It is still in operation today
Foggy and rainy morning in Astoria, Oregon. The bridge connects Washington and Oregon and is 4.1 miles long. It is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America. However, the Bay Bridge at home is 4.3 miles.
Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains
It is claimed that Clark Gable began his career at the Astoria theatre in 1922
A scene from one of our favourite TV shows Eureka was set in Astoria. Other notable movies filmed in Astoria include Short Circuit, Kindergarten Cop and Free Willy 2
Average rainfall in Astoria is 60 yes 60 inches. They usually have only a couple of inches of snow every couple years and when it does snow the whole town shuts down since they have a lot of hills. Locals call Astoria a mini San Francisco Because it rain so much there is a lot of moss as you can see from the picture below
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