Mission
Statement -
"We are a living history group dedicated to the presentation and preservation of authentic history of the Pacific Northwest"
Salt Maker's Return - July 2006
Four Unique Tours
Four
Unique Escorted Tours
- on the
- Long Beach Peninsula
A Partnership of the City of Long Beach and Pacific Northwest Living Historians Tel. 877-224-5972
Horseback Riding On The Pacific Ocean ---- 2 1/2 hrs. / $45.00
Walking
on the beach is fun, but taking a horseb ack ride along the surf is even
more enjoyable! Feel the breeze in your hair, smell the salty surf and
appreciate a truly unique experience, during an escorted ride through
dunes and along the Pacific Ocean in the company of expert wranglers.
Riders are asked to wear tennis shoes or boots. Open-toed shoes are not permitted and warm jackets and clothing are suggested.
Restrooms are not available during the ride. Available Memorial Day through the 2nd weekend in September.
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
Enjoy the early history of the region, including Chinook tribal history,
logging, fishing and local community history as well as relics of the
Clamshell Railroad, the only railroad that ran by the tides.
Cranberry Museum
It all begins in a bog. Find out how cranberries are grown ahnd harvested. See how the process has changed during more than a century of development. Taste cranberry foods and see all the different ways cranberries are used.
World Kite Museum
Enjoy the ever-changing array of some of this unique museum's 1500+ collection of kites, from the rare to the fanciful.
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
Visit the western end of the trail for the Corps of Discovery. Trace their entire 400+ mile journey whild enjoying panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.
See
the sights and hear the sounds on the Columbia River Estuary just as native
tribes and Lewis and Clark and the Corps did - by water! The fleet of
8 excursion boats, with furnished bathrooms, allow us to journey along
the river with fully trained Pacific Northwest Living historian guides,
anxious to share their knowledge of the area's past and present with you.
Embarkation will be at 30 minutes prior to the tour at the Coho Charter Office, located at the east end of the Ilwaco mooring basin.
Comfortable shoes and appropriate weather specific clothing recommended.
Available April through October.
Learn
the history of the centuries - old wooden remains of piers, canneries,
docks, fish traps, jetty railroads and other wooden structures which are
represented by thousands of poles jutting out of the water and sands of
the Columbia River
A scenic and educational bus tour will take us on a tour of the areas along the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean to find out what evolved after the arrival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805-06 and the subsequent arrival of more explorers and settlers to the area.
Tour will offer opportunities to disembark and proceed, rain or shine. Please fress accordingly.
Available year-round