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Readers’ Choice Awards BEST BIRDWATCHING SITE, BEST PLACE TO WALK & BEST PLACE TO WATCH FIREWORKS BEST NEIGHBORHOOD PARK Tapiola Park Astoria, Oregon Astoria Riverwalk Runner-up: Shively Park, Astoria Honorable Mention: Fred Lindstrom Memorial Park, Astoria Astoria, Oregon By DWIGHT CASWELL that it’s a straight shot upriver, SDVWWKHROG³%LJ5HG´QHWVKHG and the sea lions and boats at WKH(DVW0RRULQJ%DVLQDQG¿ nally to the Alderbrook Lagoon EHIRUHUHWXUQLQJWR3LHUIRUD ZHOOHDUQHGUHVW,I\RX¶UHWXFN HUHGRXW\RXFDQULGHWKH$VWR ria Trolley back to your car. The Riverwalk was also YRWHG DV %HVW %LUGZDWFKLQJ 6LWH DQG WKH $OGHUEURRN /D goon may be avian central. There you’ll see shorebirds, and seabirds love the marshy YHUJHV RI WKH ZDWHU 8QXVX al migratory species like the Eurasian wigeon have been The Astoria Riverwalk is the readers’ choice in three categories, and deservedly so. Let’s take the obvious one Photo by Alex Pajunas ¿UVW %HVW 3ODFH WR :DON 7KH The Astoria Riverwalk runs parallel to the former Burlington Northern Railroad tracks. In the 1980s, the city converted the train tracks into a recreational trail thanks to the federal Riverwalk is six miles of Rails to Trails program, preserving the riverfront as a public space. SDYHG SDWK IURP 6PLWK 3RLQW DOPRVW WR7RQJXH 3RLQW ,W¶V D spotted there, and occasionally ÀDWHDV\ZDONWKURXJKDORWRI \RXPD\VSRWDUDUH³YDJUDQW´ Astoria, past and present. species. The tufted duck has At the western end, you’ll been seen, and last year a snow ¿UVWVHHWKHKROGRXWVRILQGXVWUL bunting was spotted, far from DO$VWRULDORJ\DUGERDW\DUG its home in the high Arctic, as 3RUWRI$VWRULD$VKRUWVWUROORII ZHOODVDWURSLFDONLQJELUGXVX the main path takes you to piers ally found no farther north than ZKHUH ¿VKLQJ ERDWV RIÀRDG VRXWKHUQ$UL]RQD/HVVXQXVX catches for processors. Next DO EXW QRW FRPPRQ DUH PRXQ \RXSDVVWKH:HVW0RRULQJ%D BEST E tain chickadees, known as the VLQ 0DULWLPH 0HPRULDO 3DUN IT S HING BIRDWATC ³FKHHVHEXUJHU ELUG´ EHFDXVH XQGHUWKH$VWRULD%ULGJHDQG rt o : F Runner-up LWVFDOOVRXQGVOLNH³FKHHVH HYHQWXDOO\OHDYHZDUHKRXV rk a P te Stevens Sta EXUJHU´ es behind and climb the h c a e B e h T : ention M le b The Riverwalk also steps of the Sixth Street ra o Hon E TO WALK ZDVYRWHG%HVW3ODFHWR 9LHZLQJ 3ODWIRUP ZLWK BEST PLAC e Beach : Th :DWFK)LUHZRUNVZKLFK its splendid vista of land, Photo by Dwight Caswell Runner-up n: Discovery tio n e is hard to argue with. The Astoria Riverwalk was voted Best sea and ships. Along the M le b ra o n Ho sula They seem right on top Place to Watch Fireworks this year. way you pass breweries each Penin rail, Long B T EWORKS RI \RX DQG ZLWK SHR IR F H C T DQG WKH ULYHU DQG EDU SL A W O E T BEST PLAC y House ple spread out along the shoes, grab your binoculars, lot buildings (with a pilot nner-up: M u R DQGVSHQGDIHZKRXUVH[SHUL tracks, it’s not crowded. boat tugging at its mooring), on: Long ti n e M le b Honora lk 6R ZKDW DUH \RX ZDLW HQFLQJ$VWRULDIURPWKH5LYHU and then on to the Columbia a w Beach Board LQJ IRU" 3XW RQ \RXU ZDONLQJ walk. 5LYHU0DULWLPH0XVHXP$IWHU Handcrafted W ith P ride in Astoria, Oregon N o. 1 Eighth (8th) Street, Astoria 503.325.4540 w w w .buoybeer.com W e than k o u r a m a zin g co m m u n ity fo r vo tin g u s in to the fo llo w in g top th ree categories : • Best Bar • Best Fish an d Chips • Best Brew pub • Best Lun ch Spot • Best Burger • Best Restaurant • Best Clam Chow der for K ids! T HANK Y OU for voting us B EST R ADIO S TATION ! Coast Community Radio P.O. Box 269, Astoria, OR 97103 503.325.0010 Fu ll lo cally-fo cu sed m en u availab le o n o u r w eb site 12 | January 28, 2016 | coastweekend.com www.CoastRadio.org Photo by Joshua Bessex Located at 900 W. Marine Drive in Astoria, Tapiola Park holds four baseball fi elds, a basket- ball court, two sets of public restrooms, a skate park, a picnic area and a large playground. BEST GYM Astoria Aquatic Center Astoria, Oregon Runner-up: Astoria Full Fitness, Astoria Honorable Mention: Snap Fitness, Long Beach, Washington Photo by Joshua Bessex Located at 1997 Marine Drive and run by Astoria Parks & Recreation, the Astoria Aquatic Center has four pools and a large fi tness area with weights, treadmills and more.
