• COAST GUARD DISPLAY 52-foot Motor Lifeboat on display at the Port of Ilwaco from 10 am – 3 pm
• CHILDRENS PARADE Downtown Ilwaco. Entertainment, vendors and parade registration begin at 11 am. Formation starts at 11:30 and the Parade starts at noon.
• SATURDAY MARKET AND BLESSING OF THE FLEET After the parade, head to the Ilwaco Marina for the Saturday Market and the annual Blessing of the Fleet. The memorial service includes a free scenic boat ride sponsored by the Ilwaco Charter Association. Boats leave the dock at 1 pm.

Wilho Saari

Saari has a wide knowledge of the history of the kantele, as well as a sincere commitment to many other aspects of Finnish folklore. The kantele is a wooden stringed instrument usually played on the lap or on a table. It generally has from 15 to 40 metal strings and produces a harp or bell like sound.  Saari is the recipient of the Governor’s Heritage Award in 2005 and was bestowed the nation’s highest award for traditional arts when he received a 2007 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.

Pacific and Clatsop Counties  are known throughout the region for their tourist attractions, but have you visited these sites?  If it has been awhile since you’ve taken the time to “be a local tourist,” the Hometown Tourism Day on Saturday, April 21 might be just the ticket for you.

Several local sites are working together to offer free or reduced admissions or special programs on this day to encourage their neighbors to come and see what they have to offer.  Here is a list of the special activities available this second annual Hometown Tourism Day. 

• Northwest Carriage Museum – 314 Alder St., Raymond – admission discounted to $3.00/adult, $1.00/youth, 10:00-4:00
• Pacific County Historical Society & Museum – Hwy 101 at milepost 54, South Bend – free admission, 11:00-4:00
• Appelo Archives Center -  1056 SR4, Naselle – free admission, 10:00-2:00
• Cranberry Museum – 2907 Pioneer Rd., Long Beach – free admission & free postcard, 10:00-5:00
• Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum – 115 SE Lake, Ilwaco – free admission, includes Ilwaco High School Art Show, 10:00-4:00
• Knappton Cove Heritage Center/Columbia River Quarantine Station – free admission, exhibits & light refreshments, 1:00-4:00
• Hanthorn Cannery Foundation Museum (Bumble Bee Seafoods Interpretive Center) – 100 39^th St. – free admission, 9:00-6:00
• ASOC Playhouse – THE REAL LEWIS AND CLARK STORY or How the Finns Discovered Astoria, $5.00, 7:30 pm
• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop – free admission and ranger programs, 9:00-5:00
• Seaside Museum & Historical Society – 570 Necanicum Drive – free admission, 10:00-4:00

For more information, call the individual attractions or Sally Freeman at 503-861-4424.

This exhibit will show a range of work, from beginning work up through advanced, freshmen through seniors. This is a non-juried show; every art student was asked to contribute the piece THEY feel is their strongest from the 2011-2012 school year, resulting in a show that demonstrates the variety of skill levels and interests of our students.

Viewers of the show will have the opportunity to vote for the “People’s Choice” award in two categories: Two-dimensional artwork, and three-dimensional artwork.

 The show will run until April 29 in the main gallery at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, WA. Museum hours are Tues – Sat: 10 – 4, Sunday: 12 – 4, closed Mondays.  Thursdays are free!  Please stop by and support IHS Art!

The 17^th Annual Peninsula Quilt Guild Show

 On Friday and Saturday 16^th and 17^th March from 10:00am – 4:00pm, and Sunday 18^th March from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco will host the 17^th Annual Peninsula Quilt Guild Show.

 The Peninsula Quilt Guild includes some of the area’s most talented fabric artists.  The exhibition includes quilts of all types and sizes and fills 3 galleries.  Sponsored by the Peninsula Quilt Guild.  Tickets for the “Ocean of Stars” Prize Quilt raffle, will be available throughout the show at a cost of $1.00 per ticket, the drawing will be on Sunday afternoon, it is not necessary to be present to win.  Proceeds from ticket sales will go to Peninsula charities.

Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum is located at 115 SE Lake Street, Ilwaco Washington.  Hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10 – 4 and Sunday noon – 4.  Thursdays are free thanks to sponsorship by the Port of Ilwaco.

Check out the menu below!

Orange Juice – sm $1.50 lg $2.50                 Apple Juice – sm $1.50 lg $2.50         Bottled Water $2

215 Howerton Way at the Ilwaco Marina (360) 642-0064

Fun, dancing, food included.  70′s theme.  70′s dress optional. 

Come along and have fun at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum.

has 15 vendors featuring arts, crafts, jewelry, holiday gifts, cookies, cakes, pies and much more!

Open Dec. 3, 10 and 17 from 10am to 4pm.

December 3rd is a very special day at the Port!

At 5 pm: The lighting of “The World’s Tallest Crab Pot Christmas Tree”

with Xmas Carols & ”The World’s Shortest Fireworks Display”.

At 6pm: “The 7th Annual Lighted Boat Parade”.

Plus Mrs Santa will be at Time Enough Books for all the kids

More Info: Bruce @ 360-783-1143

 The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum is holding its 2^nd Annual 6 x 6 Art Show and Auction on Saturday 5^th November 2011.  Silent auction 5-8pm, live auction 6pm with Bruce Peterson presiding.

60 plus art pieces, represented by nearly 45 local artists.   All unique masterpieces – unusual, quirky, fun – come and bid on your favorites.  On view at the Museum now.

Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 Lake St. Ilwaco, WA 98624.  Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday noon- 4pm.

Contact the Museum for more information.  360 642 3446 or pr@cphm-ilwaco.org

 On Friday November 11 at 6pm the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco will present a lecture by Dr. Douglas Deur.  Dr. Deur is an Associate Research Professor in the Portland State University Department of Anthropology, and Research Coordinator for the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit at the University of Washington.  With a background in both the natural and social sciences, as well as a research background in ethnobiology, Dr. Deur serves as a consultant to various Native American tribes and the National Parks.

 He has a particular interest in projects that restore species, habitats, and natural processes that are culturally significant to Native American and other human communities with enduring attachments to the lands being restored.  Dr. Duer is co-editor of Keeping it Living the first comprehensive overview of how Northwest Coast Native Americans managed the landscape and cared for the plant communities on which they depended.

The annual ‘Ocian in View’ cultural program is presented November 11 and 12.  Other events include:

 Saturday November 12 from 9am – noon join the Columbia Confluences Bus Tour. The area at the  mouth of the Columbia River has long been a place of convergence between cultures.  The Tour begins at Cape Disappointment State Park where you will join Washington State Parks Interpreter Aaron  Webster for a closer look at the Confluence Project artworks and the history they reflect. After an  initial discussion of the project from its inception to construction, join us for a “Walk Through Time” -  you’ll visit 12,000 years of history along a 1/2 mile walk. The tour will include visits to all the  installations at Cape Disappointment State Park, starting at the boat launch and concluding at Waikiki  Beach.

Jim Sayce, Washington State Historical Society’s manager for local projects will guide the bus tour  along the Columbia Pacific Passage stopping at Middle Village/Station Camp the newest addition to  the Lewis & Clark National Historic Park.  The Tour will visit Knappton Cove Heritage Center before returning to the Museum.  The bus tour is $20 call the Museum at 360-642-3446 for reservations.

Saturday November 12 from 4 to 7 pm the Chinook Tribe will host their Annual Salmon Dinner at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum.  The dinner will include regional seafood, salad, Indian fry bread, dessert and beverages.  Cost is $15 per person, seniors (55 and over) $13, children under 12 $5.  No reservations are required.

Saturday November 12, 10 – 4:  “How Horriable is the Day “, an open house hosted by the Knappton Cove Heritage Center “The Columbia River’s Ellis Island”. Visitors can interact with Pacific Northwest Living Historian Interpreters, view the museum exhibits, enjoy hot cider and take a walk to the river beach.