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Swimmers jump off the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge at the starting line Monday, during the 80th Columbia River Cross Channel Swim in Cascade Locks, Ore.

Annual Columbia River Cross-Channel Swim equal parts challenge and tradition for swimmers

Swimmers jump off the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge at the starting line Monday, during the 80th Columbia River Cross Channel Swim in Cascade Locks, Ore.

September 7, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Life

Early Labor Day morning, Lynn Rasmussen and her group — The Faux Fur-sters — shed their warm, namesake coats to reveal wetsuits. They approached the open door of Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler, which had paddled a mile from shore into the Columbia River’s shipping channel. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishing report: Be aware of changing fall salmon fishing regulations

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

September 7, 2024, 5:34am Outdoors

Angling regulations for fall salmon in the Columbia River are changing as planned closures in mid-September approach. Read story

Visitors to Columbia Riverfront RV Park in Woodland enjoy sunshine Wednesday. The Port of Woodland recently purchased the property and will maintain it as an RV park.

Port of Woodland buys and is operating an upscale RV park along Columbia River

Visitors to Columbia Riverfront RV Park in Woodland enjoy sunshine Wednesday. The Port of Woodland recently purchased the property and will maintain it as an RV park.

September 3, 2024, 6:06am Business

The Port of Woodland has bought and is now operating an upscale RV park along the Columbia River outside of Woodland. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishing Report: Buoy 10 very good; plus lower Columbia River and tributary samplings for week of Aug. 26

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

August 31, 2024, 5:34am Outdoors

Salmon anglers at Buoy 10 in the Columbia River estuary are allowed to keep a wild chinook now through Tuesday, Sept. 3, then fishing switches to hatchery-coho only beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Read story

Cascade Renewable Transmission is planning to build a 100-mile-long transmission line between Bonneville Power Administration’s Big Eddy substation in The Dalles, Ore., near The Dalles Dam, and Portland General Electric’s Harborton substation in Portland.

Company wants to bury 100-mile transmission line in Columbia River; it could carry solar, wind energy to Clark County

Cascade Renewable Transmission is planning to build a 100-mile-long transmission line between Bonneville Power Administration’s Big Eddy substation in The Dalles, Ore., near The Dalles Dam, and Portland General Electric’s Harborton substation in Portland.

August 30, 2024, 6:07am Business

A pair of Connecticut companies are seeking approval to bury a 100-mile transmission line in the bed of the Columbia River to carry solar and wind energy to the Portland-Vancouver area. Read story

Beaches restaurant, which will close at the end of the year, hosts its last few Summertime Cruisin’ events Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at Portland International Raceway in North Portland.

Try this: Cruisin’ at cruise-ins; grist mill’s Treat Day; Day of Healing the Wimahl

Beaches restaurant, which will close at the end of the year, hosts its last few Summertime Cruisin’ events Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at Portland International Raceway in North Portland.

August 29, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Cruisin’ to the end Beaches restaurant, which will close at the end of the year, hosts its last few Summertime Cruisin’ events Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at Portland International Raceway in North Portland. The event raises funds for nonprofit organizations and features hot rods, exotic sports cars and… Read story

Michael Curtis of Washougal greets a dog along the Columbia River, in 2024. Curtis has raised more than $56,000 for Northwest Battle Buddies through his 1,000-mile journey down the Columbia River on a stand-up paddleboard.

Washougal man paddles entire length of the Columbia River on a paddleboard, raising $56K for NW Battle Buddies

Michael Curtis of Washougal greets a dog along the Columbia River, in 2024. Curtis has raised more than $56,000 for Northwest Battle Buddies through his 1,000-mile journey down the Columbia River on a stand-up paddleboard.

August 27, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

After seven years, three surgeries, 18 months of physical therapy and 1,000 miles of rigorous paddleboarding, Michael Curtis is about to complete the most ambitious journey of his self-described “adventurous life.” Read story

Fishing Guide Bill Monroe shows off a very nice Buoy 10 hatchery clipped fall Chinook. While the mark rate has been low in the mark-selective fishery, Monroe has found success with bait-filled plugs.

Buoy 10 brings challenges and rewards as season heats up

Fishing Guide Bill Monroe shows off a very nice Buoy 10 hatchery clipped fall Chinook. While the mark rate has been low in the mark-selective fishery, Monroe has found success with bait-filled plugs.

August 24, 2024, 5:45am Outdoors

The fishing at Buoy 10 has seen some challenges this year, with unseasonably cool temps and foul weather contributing to a slow bite. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishing Report: Lower Columbia River and tributary checks for week of Aug. 19

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

August 24, 2024, 5:33am Outdoors

Lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam. There were 553 salmonid boats and 169 Washington bank rods tallied during the Aug. 17 flight count. Read story

Park Ranger Meg Sleeper l ooks at the Bonneville Dam spillway Thursday.

Hydroelectric power critical to the NW but dams continue to harm fish and Native nations along the Columbia River

Park Ranger Meg Sleeper l ooks at the Bonneville Dam spillway Thursday.

August 23, 2024, 10:58am Business

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the role of hydroelectric power in the region’s renewable energy push during a Thursday media tour of Bonneville Dam. Read story