http://www.oldoregon.com/visitor-info/astoria-riverfront-trolley A restored 1914 trolley runs for 3 miles along the Columbia River in Astoria while the conductor provides interpretation of the area�s history and attractions. Catch it anywhere on the riverfront between Basin and 36th streets. Ride as long as you like for $1. The round trip takes about 40 minutes
(Good Map at the bottom of the page for the area) http://homepage.mac.com/cearl/trolley/ This is the official website for the trolley.
If anyone is interested in riding the city bus system:
Regional Bus Routes
Pacific Transit System: The Pacific Transit bus serves Pacific County, Washington with route numbers 50 and 24 crossing the Columbia river into Astoria, Oregon. Pacific Transit System uses 11th and Duane as the bus stop in Astoria with a flag stop at the Astoria Dunes Motel (288 W. Marine Dr.) This bus operates every day except Sunday.
For more information, call 1-360-642-9418.
Sunset Empire Transit System: The Sunset Empire bus serves Clatsop County, Oregon, every day except Sunday. Route numbers 10, 15 and 101 serve Astoria. Routes 15 and 101 serve Warrenton. Route number 101 travels south to Seaside connecting with route number 20 to Cannon Beach. Route 15 travels West to Hammond, Oregon. Route 10 travels throughout Astoria. This route has a stop a mile and a half from the Astoria Column and travels through some lovely Victorian neighborhoods. For more information, call 1-800 776-6406, 1-503-338-7404 or online at: www.ridethebus.org
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Detailed map of Astoria
If you print this map landscape rather than portrait, it is very readable and will take the whole page.
Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce 111 West Marine Drive
P. O. Box 176
Astoria, Oregon 97103-0176
(503) 325-6311
Toll Free (800) 875-6807
Fax (503) 325-9767
Email: oldoregon@charterinternet.com
If you need additional information, it might be worthwhile to contact the Chamber of Commerce.
I had asked Janice about Astoria and she mentioned that Fort Clatsop (Lewis & Clark) burned down last year, so won't be accessible. Really a shame.
You are all going to have such a great time. I expect "notes" on the ports when you get back as many of them will be the same we are going to in September on our cruise. I'll be with you in "Spirit".
The city's signature museum is the Columbia River Maritime Museum, which is right up there with the best museums in Oregon. Portland, of course, has some larger museums, but Astoria's maritime museum is outstanding for a city with a population of about 10,000 residents. More than a few of the thousands of visitors who will come Astoria's way on more than 20 major cruise line port stops this season will find their way into the museum.
The showcase display is a 44-foot retired Coast Guard rescue boat. It is shown as though it were riding a huge wave crossing the Columbia River bar. The display tells how the boat was onced rammed by a 10,000-ton lumber ship in Yaquina Bay. The rescue boat disappeared beneath the wreckage of a wharf and no one thought it would ever float again. But when the wreckage was cleared, it bobbed to the surface and righted itself, just as it was designed to do.
Outside the museum on the Columbia River is the Columbia Lightship No. 604, the last of its kind. It stayed anchored most of the time out at sea to serve as a navigational aid, until it was retired in 1979. The museum admission of $8 includes a non-guided tour of the lightship.
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