Hours of Operation
Open Daily: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Closed: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Call Us: (800) 991-2338
(509) 427-8211
Questions?: email us
Address Information
Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum
990 SW Rock Creek Drive
P.O. Box 396
Stevenson, WA 98648
Driving Directions
About The Museum
- Museum Affiliations
- The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum is affiliated with several prominent chambers, institutions and other museums.
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- General Museum Information
Read More - Museum Rental and After Hours
- The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum offers a unique atmosphere in a pristine setting for any special event.
Read More - Privacy Policy
- Privacy Policy
Read More - The Legend of Tsagaglalal
- The logo for the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center is the petroglyph, "Tsagaglalal" or "She Who Watches."
Read More - The Legend of Tsagaglalal
- The logo for the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center is the petroglyph, "Tsagaglalal" or "She Who Watches."
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Museum Events
- 11th Annual Show 'n' Shine
- The Museum has an excellent car & truck show event. Our 11th annual Show 'n Shine will be held on Saturday, September 1st, 2007 from 12-4pm.
Read More - Challenge Campaign
- The Museum announces a challenge campaign to raise $25,000 by December 2009. A private donor has donated $50,000 so far for every dollar contributed it is matched by two.
Read More - Christmas Sing-Along at Museum
- "Christmas in the Gorge"
Read More - Events at the Museum
- Events at the Museum
Read More - Wine & All That Jazz
- Wine tasting, a blues and jazz band, fine art and good food are all to be enjoyed in an awesome pristine setting................
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Collections and Exhibits
- A One-of-a-Kind Spiritual Collection Finds a Home
- A county funded museum was established with the historical society as the advisory body. Space was allocated in the basement of the courthouse annex for local Native American and pioneer artifacts with a separate room for the rosary collection.
Read More - About Don Brown
- The unique Don Brown Rosary Collection is the result of one man�s lifelong devotion to sacred art.
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- It is worthy to note that visitors of many faiths are astonished at the beauty of the exhibit.
Read More - Clahclehlah and the Corridor of Commerce
- This semi-permanent exhibit complements additional smaller exhibits relating to the Corps of Discovery.
Read More - Collections and Exhibits
- When you visit the Columbia River Gorge Interpretive Center Museum, you are able to visualize and participate in the bountiful life of the Columbia River Gorge.
Read More - Community Gallery
- A house-like structure introduces community development.
Read More - Early Changes
- The Doumitt Store front depicts a typical dry goods store as it existed in Stevenson, WA. in 1907.
Read More - First People
- First People focuses on the history of the original people specific to this area of the Gorge, the Cascade Chinook.
Read More - Grand Gallery and Harvesting Resources
- The largest gallery in the Museum is Harvesting Resources with a focus on the timber and fishing industries.
Read More - Harsh Demands
- Harsh Demands Gallery
Read More - History of the Don Brown Rosary Collection
- The Don Brown Rosary Collection, the world's largest of its kind, is displayed in the Spiritual Quest Gallery of the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum in Stevenson, WA. under the aegis of the Skamania County Historical Society.
Read More - Military Presence
- In the early 1850's, three forts or blockhouses were located within a seven mile radius along the north bank of the Columbia River in Skamania County.
Read More - Natural History of the Gorge
- On the mezzanine level is a field tent containing information about the geology of the Gorge.
Read More - Nature's Vessels
- The art gallery at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center is once again full of colorful and beautiful vessels made from hand decorated gourds and woven baskets...
Read More - Outdoor Exhibits
- A diesel locomotive, cedar log carvings, logging equipment, a portion of the Broughton flume and in interpretive kiosk are all available outdoors.
Read More - Second Floor Theatre
- The program in the second theatre presents a humorous review of some of the odd historical events in Skamania County and our positive outlook for the future.
Read More - Short Term Art Gallery
- Located next to the Museum Store, the Short Term Art Gallery is dedicated to showing the art work of Gorge artists.
Read More - Spiritual Quest Gallery
- This gallery is divided into two separate spiritual quests with one being successful and the other a failure.
Read More - Transportation
- The histories of the SP&S (Spokane, Portland & Seattle) Railroad, the development of Highway 8 and the era of the sternwheeler are interwoven in this gallery.
Read More - Turning Point
- The gallery structure represents a trading post and First People's contact with the Euro-American culture.
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Get Involved
- Become a Volunteer!
- Become a Volunteer! The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum welcomes those in our community with the volunteer spirit.
Read More - Join Us
- The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum is the 501-c-3 nonprofit museum of the Skamania County Historical Society.
Read More - Reciprocal Membership - World
- Your membership card with the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum also entitles you to reciprocal membership with the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon.
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Kids' Corner
- Kids' Corner
- There are a lot of really cool things to see at the museum. Here are a few of the things you might see during a day here; a totem, a salmon, a biplane, and a caboose!
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Featured Guest Articles
- *Gorge Skies 2-11-2009
- Feburary is in full swing, and it has brought us a comet to lighten up our sky......................................
Read More - Gorge Skies - Jan. 30th, 2008
- January is going out in style.
Read More - Gorge Skies 1-14-09
- The skies are supposed to be clear this week......................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 1-7-09
- The year 2009 has been designated as the International Year of Astronomy..........................................................................
Read More - Gorge Skies 2-25-09
- Do you want something mysterious in your life? How about a green comet? Well, one is coming to your neighborhood.....................
Read More - Gorge Skies 4-15-09
- Spring weather has finally arrived............................
Read More - Gorge Skies 4/1/09
- Signs of spring are showing up everywhere........................
Read More - Gorge Skies 5-13-09
- As this article is being written,space shuttle Atlantis is sitting on the launch pad waiting for the launch.......................
Read More - Gorge Skies 5-6-09
- May is here,and it looks like a good month for sky viewing................
Read More - Gorge Skies 6-24-09
- Summer arrived a few days ago, which means the days are getting shorter now..........................
Read More - Gorge Skies 6-3-09
- June is here, and like every year it brings the end of the school year, but astronomically it brings the Summer Solstice........................
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Press Releases
- "Christmas in the Gorge" Public Sing-Along
- Stevenson, WA- "Christmas in the Gorge" is a community-wide celebration beginning Friday, December 5th and continuing through the weekend. As part of that event, the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum is hosting a free public Sing-Along
Read More - *Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Chooses Emagineering
- The site is the creation of Bend, Oregon-based Emagineering, LLC, whose team designed and developed the site located at http://www.columbiagorge.org.
Read More - 2008 "Show 'n' Shine" A Success!
- On August 30th the CGICM hosted its twelfth annual "Show -N- Shine" for cars and trucks. Click the thumbnails above to see images from past events.
Read More - 2008 Calendar of Events
- These are the traditional annual events and does not include any additional programs or events planned during the year.
Read More - Become a Volunteer!
- The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum welcomes those in our community with the volunteer spirit.
Read More - Capt. William Clark Brought to Life by Tom Wilson
- Tom Wilson, a 1973 graduate of Stevenson High School, will portray Capt. Clark on Sunday, September 21, at 2:00 pm as part of the Sunday Afternoon with Gorge History series.
Read More - Dorothy Ryan Returns to CGICM to Showcase Fiber Art
- Stevenson, WA- The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum announces a new art show now open through December. It features the work of artist Dorothy Ryan of Vancouver, WA who specializes in the use of fibers.
Read More - Gorge Railroad History Program
- Learn more about the colorful transportation history, Sunday, June 24th. Tom Cramblett will be speaking in the DeGroote Theatre on the mezzanine level of the Museum.
Read More - Ryan Returns to CGICM
- Artist Dorothy Ryan of Vancouver, WA specializes in the use of fibers. She first exhibited at the Museum in the fall of 2007 and has been invited back due to the overwhelmingly positive response she received. Each of the sixty-two pieces are unique...
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For Teachers
- Field Trip Guidelines
- Students, stay with your group leader. Group leaders, stay with your students.
Read More - Field Trip Reservation Form
- Field Trip Reservation Form
Read More - For Teachers
- We are proud to introduce to you the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum.
Read More - School Group Orientation
- In order to help you prepare for your visit to the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum, we have provided some guidelines to make your visit more enjoyable for students, teachers, parents, staff and other museum visitors.
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