Picker’s Haven – July 20th
A good picker likes to bundle. And bundling will be easy at Picker’s Haven, Saturday, July 20, at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum in Stevenson. So what’s a picker? And what’s bundling? A picker is one who travels to yard sales, estate sales, even to the
June 29, 2013
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Gossip Lady to Speak
Meriwether Lewis’s mother Lucy (Merna DeBolt) tells a visiting group of students all about the food eaten by the members of the Corps of Discovery. We are proud to announce the first public appearance of its very own Gossip Lady, also known as Merna DeBolt of Carson. Since the museum
June 15, 2013
18th Anniversary Party: May 18th!
Staff and volunteers at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum have announced a packed schedule for the museum’s 18th anniversary party Saturday, May 18. “In addition to our usual fun events, informative displays, music and activities on this special day,” sai
May 06, 2013
Museum Seeks New Chief
Late in 2011, the board of commissioners of Skamania County elected to no longer fund the position of executive director at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center in Stevenon. Long-time Executive Director Sharon Tiffany retired but continued to serve until health problems forced her t
May 06, 2013
Museum Musings: March 2013
“Neither rain nor sleet nor snow or dark of night shall keep these couriers from their appointed rounds.” This is the motto of our postal employees. I suppose this still applies, unless you live in the Columbia River Gorge, where winter driving can be hazardous; or if Saturday mail de
March 23, 2013
Auction Night Crowd Relives Roaring 20s
March 13, 2013
Columbia Gorge Captain to Emcee Annual Fundraiser
February 26, 2013
Roaring 20’s Silent Auction and Dinner
“This is our primary fundraiser of the year,” said Executive Director Sharon Tiffany. “And this one should be especially fun. The committee plans to turn this place into a rollicking speakeasy, complete with flappers, good jazz, and maybe even a bottle or two of bootlegged hooch.”
February 10, 2013
Rick McClure – Preserving History in the Gifford Pinchot
In the Cascade Range, historic buildings don’t last if they aren’t cared for. More than 80 percent of Skamania County is in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and fortunately, the man in charge of preservation is paying attention. And he’s coming to the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Ce
February 10, 2013
Taiwanese Students Visit CGIC
Thirty-eight Taiwanese middle-schoolers were at the Interpretive Center recently during a three week trip to the US. The visit was part of a “sister school” program with the Evergreen School District in Vancouver. The day they visited the gorge the students also stopped at Multnomah F
February 03, 2013
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