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Interesting history of the Columbia River Bar and ship traffic.

An interesting museum. We've driven past it many times but never stopped. We did a tour of the... read more

Reviewed 11 February 2024
rickh57
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Woodburn, Oregon
Excellent Museum

I was really looking forward to the Maritime Museum when we were planning out our couple days in... read more

Reviewed 26 January 2024
Frank D
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South Bend, Indiana
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Reviewed 28 February 2017 via mobile

Comprehensive and engaging coverage of all things Columbia River-- fishing, coast guard, history, navigation, lighthouses, daily life over several historical periods, you get the idea.
Curated to be good for both adults and children. Photos are impressive. Loved the maps
Don't miss the project to return Japanese flags to original owners' families. Healing happens here

Date of experience: February 2017
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Reviewed 28 February 2017

lots of exhibits of history and current information about maritime. Interesting history from Lewis and Clark to modern day shipping and fishery. Columbia river light ship was closed the day we were there but that's OK as it was raining hard

Date of experience: February 2017
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Reviewed 20 February 2017

We really enjoyed the museum exhibits and found them very informative and well presented. The staff was extremely helpful also. The store is well supplied with all sorts of gifts and a range of prices. Very good assortment of books, especially for children.

Date of experience: February 2017
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Reviewed 19 February 2017 via mobile

There was so much information to take in. The exhibits are interesting and extremely well done. I definitely appreciate the effort to create locally relevant and detailed material. The museum was very large and took us more than two hours to totally enjoy. Highly recommend!

Date of experience: February 2017
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Reviewed 16 February 2017

The museum has several full size fishing and coast guard boats to see, as well as many ship models and maps. Excellent introduction to the Columbia River Bar and shipwrecks throughout the area. Beautiful photos and a nice piece on WWII ships and Japanese battle flags, and family histories around them. There is also information on canneries, Lewis & Clark, as well as exploration and settlement of the inlet and Astoria. There is also a movie theater currently showing a film on Penguins. Looked fun, but we did not go in. Instead, visited the Columbia Light Ship, one of many over decades anchored off the channel entrance. That was fun, and would nice treat for a family outting.

Date of experience: February 2017
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