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50th Anniversary of Earth Day (and 38th Anniversary of the Conch Republic)

50th Anniversary of Earth Day (and 38th Anniversary of the Conch Republic)

by Bill Davis
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this Wednesday, 4/22, we're going to take a slightly different focus given we are beach and ocean oriented and the ocean makes up ~71% of the land mass of the earth's surface.  When the initial Earth…
Columbia (River) Bar

Columbia (River) Bar

by Bill Davis
While there are some dandy watering holes in Astoria, OR, the Columbia (River) Bar is not one of them.  While the Graveyard of the Pacific is more broadly defined, the most treacherous part is the mouth of the Columbia River where it empties out…