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Saturday, Dec 3rd – Camas/Washougal
At 7:00PM, the fleet will assemble in front of the Port of Camas/Washougal and parade in the area of the docks for about an hour.  The fleet will then return to Portland on the Washington side. Additional information, restaurants and outdoor viewing locations7:00PM
Thursday, Dec 8th – I-5 Bridge area, Hayden Bay
At 7:00PM, the Columbia Fleet assembles in front of James M. Gleason Boat Ramp, 43rd/NE Marine Drive and turns at the east end of the parking lot to head downriver to the I-5 Bridge Area, arriving at approximately 7:30 PM. Additional information, restaurants, maps and outdoor viewing locations7:00PM
Friday, Dec 9th – North Portland Harbor
At 7:00PM, the parade will assemble in the area of the James. M Gleason boat ramp, (NE 43rd/Marine Dr), and then head downriver to North Portland Harbor. North Portland Harbor is located on the Oregon side of Hayden Island.  Additional information, restaurants and outdoor viewing locations7:00PM
Saturday, Dec 10th – St. Helens, Columbia City, RV Park on WA side
At 6:000PM, both fleets will assemble at the St. Helens City Docks and head downriver to Columbia City, and weather/river conditions permitting crosses to the WA side and the RV Park, then returns to St. Helens City Docks. The fleet is out about two hours. Ships remain overnight at St. Helens City Docks and leave Sunday for the trip up Multnomah Channel. Additional information and outdoor viewing locations6:00PM
Sunday, Dec 11th – Scappoose, Multnomah Channel to the Willamette River
At 4:30PM, both the Columbia and the Willamette Fleet will meet in the afternoon at Coon Island and leave for Scappoose arriving approximately 5:00PM then continue up the Multnomah Channel to the Willamette River.  This is a long night and arrival at the Willamette River is usually between 8:00P and 8:30P. It is not possible to give a closer time frame due to weather conditions, debris in the river, and other conditions beyond our control.
Additional information, restaurants, and outdoor viewing locations 5:00PM
Monday, Dec 12th – I-5 Bridge area, Hayden Bay
At 7:00PM, the Columbia Fleet assembles in front of James M. Gleason Boat Ramp, 43rd/NE Marine Drive and turns at the east end of the parking lot to head downriver to the I-5 Bridge Area, arriving at approximately 7:30 PM.  Additional information, restaurants and outdoor viewing locations 7:00PM
Tuesday, Dec 13th – I-205 Bridge, 164th Ave on Washington side
At 7:00PM, the Columbia fleet assembles in front of the James M. Gleason Boat Ramp, NE 43rd/Marine Drive and heads upriver to the I-205 Bridge, and will turn back at about SW 164th Ave on the Washington side. Additional information, restaurants and outdoor viewing locations 7:00PM
Wednesday, Dec 14th – I-5 Bridge area, Hayden Bay
At 7:00PM, the Columbia Fleet assembles in front of James M. Gleason Boat Ramp, 43rd/NE Marine Drive and turns at the east end of the parking lot to head downriver to the I-5 Bridge Area, arriving at approximately 7:30 PM. Additional information, restaurants and outdoor viewing locations 7:00PM
Thursday, Dec 15th – James M Gleason Boat Ramp, WA shoreline, Wintler Park, I-5 Bridge area
Columbia Fleet assembles in front of James M. Gleason Boat Ramp, 43rd/NE Marine Drive. Tonight the fleet will remain the first hour in the area of the boat ramp, and across the river to the Washington Shoreline. About 8:00PM, the parade will head downriver to the area of the I-5 Bridge.  Tonight the parade will not go below the bridge on the Oregon side. The fleet will be out for about two hours. Additional information, restaurants and outdoor viewing locations7:00PM
Friday, Dec 16th – North Portland Harbor
At 7:00PM, the parade will assemble in the area of the James. M Gleason boat ramp, (NE 43rd/Marine Dr), and then head downriver to North Portland Harbor. North Portland Harbor is located on the Oregon side of Hayden Island.   Additional information, restaurants and outdoor viewing locations 7:00PM
Saturday, Dec 17th – Lake Oswego
At 5:00PM, both fleets will leave RiverPlace Marina(downtown Portland) headed to Lake Oswego, arriving about 6:15P – 6:30, subject to weather and river conditions. The ships will go as far as George Rogers Park and turn back to Portland.  Additional information and viewing locations 5:00PM
Sunday, Dec 18th – Downtown Portland, St Johns area
At 5:00PM, the Willamette and Columbia Fleets assemble in front of RiverPlace Marina, (1750 SW Harbor Way, Portland). The parade will begin across the river in front of OMSI and travel downriver to area of St. John’s arriving at approximately 6:30 PM and remain in the area for about 30 minutes. The parade will then continue on to the Columbia River and each boat owners home port.  Additional information and viewing locations 5:00PM
Monday, Dec 19th – James M Gleason Boat Ramp, WA Shores, Wintler Park, I-5 Bridge area
Both the Columbia and Willamette fleets will assemble in front of James M. Gleason Boat Ramp, 43rd/NE Marine Drive. Tonight the fleet will remain the first hour in the area of the boat ramp, and across the river to the Washington Shoreline and about 8:00PM, head to the restaurants in the area of the I-5 Bridge. The parade will not be on the Oregon side below the I-5 Bridge tonight.     Additional information and viewing locations
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The World Forestry Center will be hosting the 5th annual ChocolateFest later this month. Sample world-class chocolate, learn how to pair chocolate with wine, sake, or beer, or even take Chocolate 101 to learn your chocolate basics. Demonstrations, samples, and presentations will be held at the center for an entire weekend.

Dates: January 29-31

Visit the ChocolateFest Site for more details

This week, the World Forestry Center will be hosting a special nighttime event for those 21 and older, complete with a variety of coffee, beer, wine, and food samples from all over the region. Check out the museum’s current exhibit about the journey of coffee from farm to cup while enjoying featured products like Barefoot Wine, activeculture frozen yogurt, or Batdorf & Bronson’s dark roast.

“After you’ve got your caffeine buzz, you can try out all the fun, hands-on interactive exhibits our museum has to offer. Test your smoke jumping skills with our Virtual Smoke-jumper, and grab your friends as you take a ride on Class IV rapids with the River Raft Adventure. Think you’re good at video games? Think again as you take the controls of a Timberjack Harvester and try your hand at being a modern day Lumberjack.”

Museum by Moonlight is on January 7th, from 6:00-9:30pm

$8 for entry, and only adults 21+

For more information, Click Here: World Forestry Center Museum by Moonlight page