By Jim Farrell I have an inquisitive and adventurous nature about me that sometimes–well, a lot of the time–gets me into trouble. But sometimes I stumble upon a good story! Such was the case when I began to dig around old newspapers looking for information about the Canemah shipyards that were just above the Willamette…
In 1854, President Franklin Pierce, made an offer for a large area of Indian land and promised a “reservation” for the Indian people. Chief Seattle’s reply has been described as the most beautiful and profound statement of the environment ever made. How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The…
By Russ Farrell Editor’s note: In the 1950s, a “stump farm” of eighty-eight on the Olympic Peninsula, had many coyotes who would kill the chickens, duck, geese or even baby pigs or calves. The families, who lived on old logged off farms, were for the most part self-sufficient, raising most of the food that fed…
By Jim Farrell Editor: And now the first of the story. The Columbia River Bar is reputed to be the most dangerous bar crossing in the world. After crossing, it more times than I care to count, I definitely agree. Even with the now well-marked channel, GPS, and a Coast Guard station right there, it…
By Jim Farrell Editor note: Now for the rest of the story… Just up the west coast of Vancouver Island, from Barkley Sound and just off the coast of Tofino lies Strawberry Island and what’s reputed in 2003 to be the anchor of Astor’s ship Tonquin. It was reported by the New York Times in…