31 Activity Ideas -
​31 Days to Celebrate!

  1. View some of Astoria’s oldest homes in the Shively-McClure National Register Historic District
  2. Explore the Heritage Museum exhibit: “This Has Been a Terrible Day” The Great Astoria Fire of 1922
  3. Visit one of Astoria’s many historic churches
  4. Shop in the Astoria Downtown Historic District www.astoriadowntown.com/Shopping.aspx
  5. Go to skate night (Fridays and Saturdays 5-9) and admire the historic Armory Building
  6. Visit the Maritime Memorial Park and locate the Shively Fountain and Ghadar Party Historical Marker
  7. Attend the Fort Astoria sign dedication event on May 7th at Fort George Brewery Lovell Showroom
  8. Visit the Triangle Tavern, the Portway, and Workers Tavern in Uniontown
  9. Stay in a historic accommodation: www.astoriadowntown.com/Stay.aspx
  10. Admire the newly installed canopy at the Merwyn Apartments next to City Hall
  11. Visit the Columbia River Maritime Museum on May 11th for their 60th birthday party
  12. Stroll through Shively Park and find the columns that once bordered the entrance of the Weinhard Hotel
  13. Visit the reconstruction of Astoria’s 1852 customhouse in Uppertown
  14. Play some old-fashioned fun and games at the Flavel House grounds, Saturday May 14th and 15th from 11-4
  15. Ride the Trolley along the old Astoria and Columbia River Railroad (A&CR) line
  16. Listen to “An Adventure in History” on KMUN 91.9FM Sundays at 8:30 pm or online at https://kmun.org/series/an-adventure-in-history/
  17. Attend the May 17th Historic Landmarks Commission meeting at 5:30pm (you may participate remotely: https://www.astoria.or.us/LIVE_STREAM.aspx)
  18. Dine inside a historic building www.astoriadowntown.com/Dine.aspx
  19. Visit the Astoria Public Library or explore its online archive of historic photos and documents
  20. Download the Astoria Architectural History App and learn about local historic buildings and architects
  21. Embark on a Lower Columbia Preservation Society (LCPS) Walking Tour: The 1922 Fire
  22. Visit the 1926 Doughboy Monument listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  23. See a performance or a movie at one of Astoria’s historic theater buildings
  24. Visit the site of the first U.S. Post Office site west of the Rocky Mountains on the midblock of 15th Street between Franklin and Exchange Streets
  25. Read interpretive panels along the Astoria Riverwalk and learn about the working waterfront
  26. Listen to the LCPS Restoria podcast about the downtown sidewalk vault lights
  27. Go see the newly renovated Columbia River Lightship docked at the Columbia River Maritime Museum
  28. Walk up the 11th Street pigeon steps and get a view of downtown Astoria and the Columbia River
  29. Visit Hillside Cemetery at 14th & Madison Streets and check out its new cedar sign
  30. Explore the “Garden of Surging Waves” and learn about the influence of Chinese workers in Astoria
  31. Hike the Cathedral Tree trail and view the spiral sgraffito frieze on the 1926 Astoria Column

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