It’s a big change at the north Oregon coast museum. Since it opened in 1963, the Columbia ... Columbia River Maritime Museum is open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria; $18 ...

The Astoria Regatta is one of the biggest draws each season on Oregon's north coast. But in just a few weeks, there will be a handful of very brave individuals who swim the 5.1-mile stretch of the ...

There are good fish and chips up and down the Oregon coast ... serves fried albacore tuna from an old Columbia River bowpicker boat in downtown Astoria. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian Albacore tuna ...

Nestled alongside the picturesque Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon, beckons with its charming Victorian-era homes and a rich historical tapestry. As the oldest city in Oregon (yes, really!), ...

The conservation of one of the richest wild salmon spawning grounds in America is under the guidance of an alliance most ...

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Jesse Jones’ love for Astoria started when she was a little girl living in Vernonia. Jones remembers her father driving his flatbed truck along Oregon Highway 202 to Astoria, where he would pick up ...

FILE - American white pelicans at Oregon's Lake Klamath. Populations of the birds have declined due to drought in some areas of the state, and have climbed at colonies on the Lower Columbia River.