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Make merry at Cannon Beach museum
CANNON BEACH — Looking
for an escape this holiday
weekend? Join the Cannon
Beach History Center &
Museum’s board of direc-
tors and staff for an all-day
event for kids and adults
Saturday, Dec. 23.
The museum will host
an all-day hot chocolate
bar. We’re talking whipped
cream, marshmallows,
chocolate nibs and more!
The no-host treat bar will
also have hot apple cider,
Sleepy Monk coffee and
sparkling cider.
Arts and crafts run noon
to 3 p.m. The museum will
also offer a children’s story
time at noon and face paint-
ing from 1 to 3 p.m. This
event is free and open to the
public.
And don’t miss the adult
story time at 4 p.m. with
Executive Director Elaine
Trucke, who will recount
the tale of the S.S. Mauna
Ala, also known as the
“Christmas ship.” Don’t
know about it? You’ll have
to show up to learn more.
The no-host hot chocolate
bar will receive an adult up-
COURTESY TITA MONTERO
Nancy Anderson, right, and her husband, Dale. Anderson is the
director and founder of the Knappton Cove Heritage Center.
Hear the real story
of Jane Barnes
CANNON BEACH HISTORY CENTER AND MUSEUM
SS Mauna Ala, the “Christmas tree ship”
grade for adult story time.
The museum will be
open 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
that day. You can purchase
that special last-minute
something for the person
who loves history or local
gifts.
The Cannon Beach His-
Open 7am
Daily!
tory Center & Museum is a
private nonprofit museum
featuring seasonal historic,
textile and artistic exhibits.
Admission is by donation
— give what you can.
The museum’s normal
winter hours are 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Wednesday through
Monday. The Cannon Beach
History Center & Museum
is located at 1387 South
Spruce St. The museum will
be closed on Sunday and
Monday, Dec. 24 and 25.
CANNON BEACH HISTORY
CENTER AND MUSEUM
Elaine Trucke
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FORT CLATSOP — Many tales
have been told of Jane Barnes,
purported to be the first white
woman to reside in Astoria —
of her identity, personality and
activities. An old map found
at Knappton Cove, known in
Jane Barnes’ time as Todd’s
Bay, revealed her true story.
Knappton Cove became the
site of the US Public Service
Columbia River Quarantine
Station, known as Columbia
River’s “Ellis Island.”
All will be revealed 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28., at this
month’s History & Hops as
the tale of Jane Barnes and
the mystery of Todd’s Bay is
recounted by Oregon native
Nancy Anderson, the director
and founder of the Knappton
Cove Heritage Center.
The center is a museum on
the site of the historic Colum-
bia River Quarantine Station
at Knappton Cove. Anderson
is an author, freelance craft
designer and former elemen-
tary school teacher. Her pas-
sion is historic preservation
and interpretation.
History & Hops is a series
of local history discussions
hosted by the Seaside Mu-
seum on the last Thursday
of each month, September
through May, at Seaside
Brewing Co.
Preserving Seaside’s His-
tory since 1974, the Seaside
Museum and Historical Soci-
ety is a nonprofit educational
institution with the mission to
collect, preserve and interpret
materials illustrative of the
history of Seaside and the sur-
rounding area. The museum
is located at 570 Necanicum
Drive in Seaside, and is open
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday
through Saturday. More
information can be found at
seasideoregonuseum.com.
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