Archive for the Clark County History Category

Day 208: Fort Vancouver Campfires and Candlelight

Day 208 of 365... This Saturday, September 18th, 2010 you can experience first hand what life in the evening was like around Fort Vancouver. It's time for their annual Campfires and Candlelight event. Campfires and…

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Day 197: The Marshall House on Officers Row

Day 197 of 365... Today I was driving past through the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and felt like stopping in at The Marshall House for a few minutes and check it out. It had been years since I've wandered ar…

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Day 193: Old Town Antique Market

Day 193 of 365... Downtown Vancouver has many cool antique stores to find a huge variety of things. One of my favorite's is Old Town Antique Market on 8th & Main. It is HUGE! Three floors worth of huge. You cannot bel…

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Day 172: Joe’s Place Farms

Day 172 of 365... Joe's Place Farms. The last standing small farm hidden amongst the subdivisions, shopping centers, apartments and businesses of Vancouver, WA. This "little" farm has survived well over 50 years due t…

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Day 170: Clark County Fair

Day 170 of 365... It's that time again! Time for the Annual Clark County Fair. Can you believe they're celebrating their 142nd year! Wow! That's a long time! Anyone here remember the first one? I didn't think so... ;)…

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Day 165: Turtle Place

Day 165 of 365... Have you seen that huge mural on the wall at 7th Street between Main Street and Washington Street Downtown Vancouver? The place that has that interesting fountain made out of old bus parts and signs?…

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Day 160: Hockinson Market

Day 160 of 365... Today I finished up on an appointment by NE 162nd Ave and Padden Parkway and thought I should take a quick drive out to Hockinson. I always love it out there and figured it was time to share with eve…

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Day 140: Amboy Territorial Days

July is the month of festivals, carnivals, celebrations and all sorts of activities all over Clark County. Today I'm going to share one from just North of Vancouver in the tiny town of Amboy, WA... If you're in the mood …

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Day 136: Ridgefield 4th of July Celebration

Day 136 of 365... I mentioned the Big Kahuna of Vancouver 4th of July extravaganza in a post earlier this week. But I also wanted to mention that Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 our very own City of Ridgefield, WA puts on th…

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