While staying at Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria, OR, we were able to go down to the beach and see the wreck of the Peter Iredale ship. On September 26, 1906 the Peter Iredale departed from Salina Cruz, Mexico and was headed to Portland, OR to pick up a cargo of wheat. As they reached the mouth of the Columbia River on the morning of October 25 they were engulfed in a heavy fog. According to the Oregon History Project website, the captain of the ship, H. Lawrence, later recalled that, as they waited for a pilot, ‘a heavy southeast wind blew and a strong current prevailed. Before the vessel could be veered around, she was in the breakers and all efforts to keep her off were unavailing.” She ran aground at Clatsop beach where her skeletal remains still lie. All 27 crewmen, including 2 stowaways, made it safely to shore. … See MoreSee Less
Always in the Dawg Haus
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He may be 13 and a half and he may be a ‘one arm bandit’, but he still loves to chase birds. A wood stork in this case. … See MoreSee Less
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When we left Fort Stevens State Park in Astoria, we didn’t go far. … See MoreSee Less
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While staying at Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria, OR, we were able to go down to the beach and see the wreck of the Peter Iredale ship. On September 26, 1906 the Peter Iredale departed from Salina Cruz, Mexico and was headed to Portland, OR to pick up a cargo of wheat. As they reached the mouth of the Columbia River on the morning of October 25 they were engulfed in a heavy fog. According to the Oregon History Project website, the captain of the ship, H. Lawrence, later recalled that, as they waited for a pilot, ‘a heavy southeast wind blew and a strong current prevailed. Before the vessel could be veered around, she was in the breakers and all efforts to keep her off were unavailing.” She ran aground at Clatsop beach where her skeletal remains still lie. All 27 crewmen, including 2 stowaways, made it safely to shore. … See MoreSee Less
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