On the 18th to 20th of March, Troop 163 went to Fort Steven's at the
mouth of the Columbia River. This is typically a campout that the
scouts enjoy.
We had 6 scouts attend this trip:
Tom B,
Neil B,
Ty F,
Curtis M,
Thomas R,
and
Conrad S.
We also had three adults:
Wes B,
Bob B,
and
Dave R.
| The Ft. Steven's military structures covered a fair amount of
territory. Our first stop was at the batteries at the North
end of the spit.
There is a small museum there, as well as earthworks originally
built during the Civil War era.
A number of guns from the different era were on display on
the grounds, from large Civil war cannons, through the disappearing
rifles of the early 1900's, to the guns from World War II.
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| Saturday night, Don S and Elizabeth S
dropped by to say "hello". They were enjoying the weekend
in the dry confort of a Bed and Breakfast in the area.
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| The scouts spent a fair amount of time at the batteries and in camp
playing games.
| This is the area enclosed within the Civil War earthworks fortifications.
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| This area hosts a Civil War reenactment once a year.
As part of that effort, and as part of the museum's displays
there are a number of artifacts around the base.
One of the items was a hand powered drill press.
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| On Sunday we took a side trip into Astoria to visit the
Columbia River Maritime Museum.
This is a small museum exploring the different sorts of boats and ships
used in the area, as well as artifacts and photos from shipwrecks around
the area. As part of the museum trip, we went through the lighthouse ship
Columbia.
# Note that we got the "school group rate". $1 per youth, adults free.
# Call ahead of time.
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| There were a couple of Coast Guard ships at the dock as well as
the lighthouse ship.
| We stayed at one of the group camps within the state park.
It was a nice sized area with easy access to water, rest rooms,
and hot showers.
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| On Monday we stopped by the remains of the Peter Iredale,
a shipwreck from the early 1900s. The scouts and adults were able to play
in the surf and sand.
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