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The Columbia River Maritime Museum, located in Astoria, Oregon, is one of the finest U. S. maritime museums.
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Six galleries, the Brix Maritime Hall, and the Lightship Columbia interpret the Pacific Northwest’s rich maritime history.

10/09/2026

THIRD THURSDAYS MARITIME TRIVIA with Buoy B**r Co. IS BACK!

PLAN TO JOIN the CRMM CREW at the Buoy B**r Taproom on the third Thursday of October, November, and December for some maritime trivia! Each month will have three rounds of trivia and prizes for the team that comes out on top.

OCTOBER 15, 2026, 6:30-8:00PM
October's Theme: Surfing Movies
Buoy B**r Taproom, 1343 Duane Street, Astoria, OR

Mark your calendar for these upcoming dates:
November 19, 2025, Theme: Maritime Music
December 17, 2025, Theme: Rescue at Sea

No registration needed; first come, first served
Teams of up to 6 people

10/08/2026

GREAT COLUMBIA CROSSING IS BACK!
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Hosted by the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce
CRMM IS PLEASED TO ACCEPT CLAM BUCKS AGAIN THIS YEAR!

Clam Bucks are wooden tokens worth $1.00 each and can be spent like cash. Each of the 3,500 participants in the Great Columbia Crossing receives Clam Bucks when they pick up their race packet. Clam Bucks are valid for a full week starting today, Thursday October 8 – Wednesday October 14, 2026.

MAKE PLANS TO SPEND YOUR CLAM BUCKS AT THE COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM!

Clam Bucks valid for up to $5 off Admission, Museum Store purchase, 3D Movie or Membership.

10/07/2026

COMING THIS FRIDAY TO THE AIRWAVES — TREASURES UNTOLD!
What can a historical object tell us about the people, places, and traditions that shaped the Columbia River?

Find out with TREASURES UNTOLD, a new weekly podcast from the Columbia River Maritime Museum, hosted by Julia Triezenberg and Meg Glazier-Anderson. Each episode explores our region’s maritime heritage through fascinating objects from the Museum’s collection - and the stories behind them.

The first season takes a closer look at objects and stories that will be featured in the Museum’s new Warnock Building, home of Mariners Hall.

EPISODE 3: FERRIES, Part 2
Friday, October 9, 5:00 PM on KMUN
After Captain Elfving’s success with the original Tourist and Tourist II ferries, he commissioned Astoria Marine Construction Co. (AMCCO) in 1931 to build Tourist III. However, Captain Elfving was dealing with some competition during this period of expansion. In the second installment about Astoria's ferries, learn about the infamous "ferry wars" in the 1930s, as well as how ferry service in Astoria drew to a close in the 1960s.

Tune in locally at 91.9 FM Long Beach/Astoria, 91.3 FM South Astoria, 89.3 FM Cannon Beach, 104.3 FM Wheeler, 89.5 FM Tillamook

From fishing traditions to everyday objects, Treasures Untold uncovers the stories behind the things that help us better understand our maritime past.

Tune in this Friday at 5:00 PM for the first story!
Mark your calendar - Treasures Untold will air EVERY Friday through November 13!

10/06/2026

JOIN THE CREW AT COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME MUSEUM
for our WORLD SALMON DAY GUIDED TOUR
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 11:00AM
Museum Galleries in Klep Building
1792 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR

Celebrate World Salmon Day on a guided tour through the Brix Maritime Hall and Cedar and Sea with a focus on salmon and the salmon fisheries of past and present.

Pre-register for tours online or see if there is space upon arrival.
Included with Museum Admission - MEMBERS are FREE!

https://purchase.crmm.org/patroneducation.aspx?pid=11862

Tour starts at 11 AM and runs for 45 minutes.
Tours are in spoken English unless otherwise noted.
Tour will accommodate up to 20 people.

10/05/2026

It’s MINIBOAT MONDAY at the Columbia River Maritime Museum!
Join us each Monday as we look back at the Museum’s incredible Miniboat Program and the stories that have shaped it.

Columbia City Elementary Students designed and assembled M/B Philbert in School Year 2019-2020. It was initially launched in March 2020 by USCGC STEADFAST (now decommissioned) off the coast of Central America. This miniboat moved quick covering over 5000 nautical miles in the first five months, and at just about the year mark it landed on the Marshall Islands, nearly 5000 nautical miles away. After being on Mili Atoll for a year and a half, a relaunch effort was made possible. M/B Philbert's second voyage unfortunately only lasted two days before the GPS track went silent. Look how different the miniboat look sin the two pictures! What a voyage it had across the Pacific Ocean.

Was this your boat? We want to hear from you!
https://us10.list-manage.com/survey?u=d0e8feb20a980ac4dbc6c1de8&id=5dd393cf8f&attribution=false&fbclid=IwY2xjawTQkBpwZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVJZeTUxRmswZktmVVRScUpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81MTQ3NzE1NjkyMjgwNjEAAR4XStm95jN8hchh2y31kiUjbIKa2upUh20FuKeWf5HGoUjH2yu4zjbaQViO5A_aem_D9egf3SFFkJji2Z3sWoW9w

Continue to make CRMM's Miniboat Program free to schools by donating here: https://www.crmm.org/joingive.html

10/04/2026

Wonderful local maritime images help tell the stories in Mariners Hall: A Columbia River Pilot on the pilot ladder, by Anthony Roberts; fishing vessel Cayman Isle and crew underway preparing their gear, by Benjie King; and container ship SM Ningbo outbound under the Astoria Megler Bridge, by Scott Saulsbury. Thank you to our talented photographers! Stay tuned for more images as exhibit installation continues!

10/02/2026

Fall is in the air at the Columbia River Maritime Museum!

Just in time for the changing of seasons, new Fireboat ‘David Campbell’ gear has arrived in the Museum Store!

Our new long-sleeved hooded shirts, complete with a cozy pouch pocket, are just the right weight and style for fall - and feature a stunning image of our newest vessel, the ‘David Campbell’.

Stop by, step in, and shop the Museum Store!
No Museum admission required to shop.

Come grab yours while they’re here!

09/30/2026

COMING THIS FRIDAY TO THE AIRWAVES — TREASURES UNTOLD!
What can a historical object tell us about the people, places, and traditions that shaped the Columbia River?

Find out with TREASURES UNTOLD, a new weekly podcast from the Columbia River Maritime Museum, hosted by Julia Triezenberg and Meg Glazier-Anderson. Each episode explores our region’s maritime heritage through fascinating objects from the Museum’s collection - and the stories behind them.

The first season takes a closer look at objects and stories that will be featured in the Museum’s new Warnock Building, home of Mariners Hall.

EPISODE 2: FERRIES, Part 1
Friday, October 2, 5:00 PM on KMUN
Captain Fritz Elfving was a Swedish immigrant who came to Astoria around 1907. When improved roads brought more car traffic to the mouth of the Columbia River, Captain Elfving decided to capitalize on that by founding a ferry business called the Astoria-McGowan Ferry Company. In this episode, learn about the first two vessels that Captain Elfving had built to ferry people across the Columbia River.

Tune in locally at 91.9 FM Long Beach/Astoria, 91.3 FM South Astoria, 89.3 FM Cannon Beach, 104.3 FM Wheeler, 89.5 FM Tillamook

From fishing traditions to everyday objects, Treasures Untold uncovers the stories behind the things that help us better understand our maritime past.
Tune in this Friday at 5:00 PM for the first story!

Mark your calendar - Treasures Untold will air EVERY Friday through November 13!

09/29/2026

MEMBER RECIPROCAL ADMISSION BENEFIT
OCTOBER 2026 – WORLD FORESTRY CENTER and EVERGREEN AVIATION & SPACE MUSEUM (now known as North American Aerospace Museum)

The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is an aviation museum in McMinnville. Its exhibits include the Hughes H-4 Hercules and more than fifty military and civilian aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and spacecraft.
500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR 97128, (503) 434-4180, evergreenmuseum.org

The World Forestry Center is a nonprofit educational institution in Portland. Located near the Oregon Zoo in Washington Park, the organization was established in 1964 as the Western Forestry Center, with the actual building opening in 1971.
4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221, (503) 228-1367, worldforestry.org

29 regional attractions have partnered to offer reciprocal admission to their members in 2026. From January to December, membership to one of the participating organizations is your key to FREE ADMISSION for the member and up to three guests of any age to a different attraction each month. Be sure to check with the month’s attraction for hours of operations and other information before you visit.

Take advantage of your Member Reciprocal Admission Benefit – plan to visit Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum AND World Forestry Center in October!

Not a Member of the Columbia River Maritime Museum?
Join TODAY and take advantage of this Member-Only benefit! https://www.crmm.org/individualfamily-memberships.html

09/28/2026

It’s MINIBOAT MONDAY at the Columbia River Maritime Museum!

Join us each Monday as we look back at the Museum’s incredible Miniboat Program and the stories that have shaped it.

Columbia City Elementary Students were partnered up with Kanehama Elementary Students for M/B Go Go Kanehama Maru III! Before the miniboat departed Oregon, the building students were treated to a visit from Senator Betsy Johnson and Consul Hiroaki Sato. Afterward, Consul Sato sent a note to the students sharing, note. "I was born and raised in Hiroshima. Your project reminds me of our tradition of making small, floating lanterns of paper to release on the river each summer as a prayer for peace. Just as you all did yesterday, when we set a boat to sail it often carries a blessing, a hope or a prayer." On Thanksgiving Day 2019 M/B Go Go Kanehama Maru III was launched into the Pacific Ocean 20 kilometers off the coast of Japan. In February 2020, after a storm which produced winds of 40 knots and waves around 27 feet, M/B Go Go Kanehama Maru III went quiet along with M/B Kaeru Go Go.

Was this your boat? We want to hear from you!
https://us10.list-manage.com/survey?u=d0e8feb20a980ac4dbc6c1de8&id=5dd393cf8f&attribution=false&fbclid=IwY2xjawTQkBpwZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVJZeTUxRmswZktmVVRScUpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81MTQ3NzE1NjkyMjgwNjEAAR4XStm95jN8hchh2y31kiUjbIKa2upUh20FuKeWf5HGoUjH2yu4zjbaQViO5A_aem_D9egf3SFFkJji2Z3sWoW9w

Continue to make CRMM's Miniboat Program free to schools by donating here: https://www.crmm.org/joingive.html

Address

1792 Marine Drive
Astoria, OR
97103

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5pm
Sunday	9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

(503) 325-2323

Website

http://www.crmm.org/

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