Lower Columbia River- David Thompson Bicentennial Celebration Beacon Rock to Astoria!

Shishcan-Chiman
our  25ft Birch Bark Canoe

Hello Columbia River Friends!  We would like to invite you, your friends, family co-workers and fellow river brother and sisters to come paddling with us on the Lower Columbia River.  To celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of  David Thompson's historic expedition down the Columbia River we will be paddling from the colossal Beacon Rock down through Portland, past St. Helens and Longview, all the way to Astoria and the Pacific Ocean!

Flying Eagle on the Lower Columbia River.
  First Squad's 27ft Cedar Dugout Canoe

We will be paddling in 2 Dugout canoes and 2 Birch Bark Canoes so some out and paddle on the Columbia River 200 years after David Thompson!  Join us for one hour, one day or the entire expedition!  Below are the dates and times we will be providing free canoe trips for the public.

Thursday, June 30th @ William Clark Park or Port of Camas Marina in Washougal, WA.  From 10:00am to 5:00pm we will be at the water front with 2 historic dugout canoes and 2 hand made birch bark canoes. Come and Experience history 200 years later!

Saturday July 2nd @ Portland Waterfront Blues Festival  We will be at the festival all day in canoes!  Come canoeing, listen to blues and learn about the Columbia River!

Monday July 4th @ St. Helen's, OR  Come Celebrate the Independence Day in Dugout and Birch Bark Canoes on the Columbia River!  200 years ago the canadian explorer David Thompson tried to claim the columbia river and the Oregon Territory for Britain, so come out and celebrate the fact we live in the USA!

All of the paddling opportunities will be free and we will be accepting donations to take more students out paddling on the Columbia River!

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Take care and see you on the river!

Stevenson Blues and Brews Festival

This weekend we went paddling with the First Squad of the Corps of Discovery and their two canoes, Mato Chante and the Flying Eagle.  What a thrill it was to paddle on the Lower Columbia with all it's wind, history, and grandeur.  It was the first time in a very long time dugout canoes and birch bark canoes paddled together on the Columbia River!