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Derby Days: Chasing the Prize
August 4 – October 7, 2017 Though angling developed centuries ago, the rise of recreational fishing as a popular pursuit took on a new dimension in the years after World War II. Towns such as Ilwaco...
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Flashback: Remembering the 60’s
The 1960s were a decade of change on the Long Beach Peninsula. In 1961, the loss of the fishing vessel Mermaid and the motor lifeboat Triumph became the impetus for the founding of the National Motor...
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Graveyard of the Pacific: Dangerous Currents- Shifting Sands
Winter weather brings winter storms and the winter storms of the past brought many ships to ground along the coast of the Long Beach Peninsula. The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum presents a special...
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Ilwaco High School Art Show
The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum is happy to host the Ilwaco High School Art Department’s 2019 Annual Art Show. Exhibiting work from beginners to advanced, freshmen through seniors, this exhibit...
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Coming Home: World War I and the Centennial of the American Legion
On View May 18 – July 6, 2019 The final battles of World War I were hard-fought and bloody. Their legacy was felt beyond Europe and into communities across the world including Ilwaco and the Long...
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Earth from Space/Space from Home
It has only been in the last 40 years that satellites have been able to answer the question “what does the earth look like from space?” During that time, satellites have given us a glimpse into...
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The Art of Joe Knowles
On view July 26-October 5, 2019 Oil on Canvas “Bear River” circa 1923 Joseph Edward Knowles (1869 -1942) was one of the North Beach Peninsula’s most eminent artists and prominent eccentrics of the...
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Hometown Teams
November 22 – January 4, 2020 Hometown Teams: How Sports Shaped America – SITES exhibit A Century of Sports Photography on the Long Beach Peninsula– through March 14, 2020 Baseball. Soccer. Hockey....
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Hometown Teams – 100 years of local sports
A Century of Sports Photography on the Long Beach Peninsula– through March 14, 2020 Baseball. Soccer. Hockey. Bowling. Kickball. Surfing. People around the country are drawn to compete in these sports...
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Damian Mulinix (1977-2019)-Hometown Teams
January 17 – March 14, 2020 An exhibition of local sports photography by Damian Mulinix (1977-2019), curated by Madeline Moore from the archives of the Chinook Observer. Join us for the opening...
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