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Columbia River was a wild, frothy, dangerous place once

The Columbia, the Great river of West, was known for spectacular scenery and phenomenal fishing; Oregon has traded that for a placid, lake-like waterway and cheap hydroelectric power. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1009a_celilo-falls-part-of-once-wild-Columbia.html)

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  How Oregon almost lost public access to beaches

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  Childhood tree-planting memories for thousands

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  Tillamook Burn ‘blew up’ with shocking speed

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  Tillamook Burn sprang from loggers’ bad gamble

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  Bunco Kelley, Coyote of P-town waterfront legend

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  Oregon’s most notorious shanghaier: Bunco Kelley

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  Legendary ‘Chief Bigfoot’ elusive as, well, Bigfoot

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  In 1880s, salmon were the “most dangerous catch”

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  Steamer wrecked by future Costa Rica admiral

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  Frankie Baker found a home, and some peace, in Oregon

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  ‘Johnny’s’ Frankie lived in Portland, hiding from "her song"

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  Charming gentleman by day, robber-poet by night

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  Rosecrans rescue one of Coast Guard’s finest hours

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  Cursed or not, Rosecrans was one unlucky ship

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  Town’s police chief was later executed for murder

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  Rooftop stunt made local aero-daredevil famous