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TALL SHIPS ARRIVE, THE GLAM TRAM GEARS UP, ’80S NOSTALGIA KICKS IN
By HEATHER DOUGLAS
FOR COAST WEEKEND
t may not be a major anniversary year
for “The Goonies,” but the cult film’s
32nd birthday will be observed none-
theless with several days of revelry in
Astoria.
Two tall ships from Grays Harbor,
Washington, that have appeared in
big-budget Hollywood films, will sail
into the Columbia River to coincide
with the festivities.
And one of them, The Lady Wash-
ington, will offer free public walk-on tours
from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 7; and
1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 8, and Friday,
June 9. The tours are free but a $5 donation
is encouraged.
A replica of an 18th-century vessel, the
ship, which has appeared in the “Star Trek” and
“Pirates of the Caribbean” films, will dock at
the Columbia River Maritime Museum.
The public can interact with The Lady
Washington’s crew members, who will be
dressed in period attire and demonstrating
what maritime sailors from the 1700s would
look like.
The historical reenactment makes the
experience more immersive so that visitors
“don’t just see a bunch of contemporary
people in this historic ship,” Zachary Stocks,
program development officer of Gray’s Har-
bor Historical Seaport, said.
Meanwhile, the companion ship, The
Hawaiian Chieftain, will arrive for private
events at Tongue Point; the public can see it
from the shore.
Though not a Goonies event per se, the
floating part-time movie sets have been pres-
ent for Goonies events before and dovetail
with the film’s pirate motif.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
The Lady Washington, right foreground, and The Hawaiian Chieftan.