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Go Explore: Cedar Creek Grist Mill, Maryhill Museum of Art, Pittock Mansion

The Columbian
Published: May 7, 2015, 5:00pm

Highlights of the ongoing exhibits and attractions around town


Cedar Creek Grist Mill,
1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays. 43907 N.E. Grist Mill Road, Woodland; Donations accepted. Built in 1876, the mill is one of the few braced-frame buildings left in Washington. 360-225-5832 or cedarcreekgristmill.com.

Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center, 7:30 a.m. to dusk daily. Tours by appointment. 12208 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver; Free. A 100-acre urban natural area including forests, woodlands and wetlands at the historic Vancouver Trout Hatchery. Hike on nature trails, observe birds and wildlife, and visit a working hatchery. 360-882-0936 or www.columbiasprings.org

Maryhill Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, through Nov. 15. 35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale; $9, $8 for seniors, $3 for youth 7-18, free for ages 6 and younger. $25 family admission. 509-773-3733 or www.maryhillmuseum.org

• “American Indian Painting: Twentieth-Century Masters,” through July 5. The exhibit features 35 paintings by some of the most important American Indian artists of the 20th century.

• “Raven Skyriver: Submerge” features the glasswork of Raven Skyriver, who is inspired by nature, especially marine creatures.


North Clark Historical Museum,
Noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 21416 N.E. 399th St., Amboy; Donations accepted. 360-247-5800 or www.lewisriver.com/amboy/museum

• Artifacts and exhibits about early life in America, pioneers, logging and Mount St. Helens, with an archival library available for research. “The Vanishing Logger,” photography by Cheryle Easter.

• “Native American Trails: Fire and the Seasonal Round,” on the exploration of George McClellan.

• Music open mic session, 7 p.m. first Friday of each month, hosted by Wayne Hoffman.


Pittock Mansion,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. 3229 N.W. Pittock Drive, Portland; $9.50; $8.50 for seniors, $6.50 for youth; free for children ages 6 and younger. 503-823-3623 or www.pittockmansion.org

Antique furnishings and fine art are on display in a 1914 National Registry-listed property built by Portland pioneer Henry Pittock.

• “Portland’s Rivers: Contemporary Art Views,” through July 11. An art show showcasing Portland’s rivers and their influence on the city.

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