Columbia Gorge Real Estate Blog

Here are some upcoming events happening in Hood River.

March 14, 2009   Hood River Waterfront Park Spring Splash   This fundraiser for Phase 2 of Waterfront Park construction will be held at The Pines Tasting Room-2nd/State. Tickets are $25 each.  There will be live music, appetizers and no-host wine and beer.

March 27, 2009   Columbia Center for the Arts   Kevin Burke and Cal Scott- Afternoon Fiddle & Guitar workshops 5:00-6:30 and a live Concert at 7:00 pm at the Columbia Center for the Arts

April 4, 2007   Cathedral Ridge Annual Barrel Tasting Party  6:00-9:00pm   Held every April, this is an exciting event featuring live music, food and barrel tastings. This year tasting barrel samples and offering futures of 2007 Rock Star Red, 2007 Syrah Reserve, 2007 Zinfandel Reserve and 2007 Chardonnay Reserve. Space is limited, so RSVP soon! $10/person ($15/person at the door) for wine club members
$25/person non-club members ($30/person at the door).   Call 800-516-8710

April 18-19, 2009  Blossom Festival   This annual event includes many activities and sights to see. Drive the Fruit Loop to view the many orchards in bloom.  Visit the Blossom Craft Fair and Quilt show in Odell at the County Fairgrounds. Stop by the Apple Valley Store for their annual dessert party.

There are several national fish hatcheries located in the Columbia River Gorge. These fish hatcheries have helped the salmon populations recover in the Columbia River since at least 1960. The  Carson National Fish Hatchery releases more than two million smolts (young salmon) annually. The Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery raises more than 15 million Tule Fall Chinook Salmon annually. The Little White Salmon Fish Hatchery has an underwater viewing area which is enjoyed year round. The mile long entrance road begins at the west end of the bridge over the Little White Salmon River at Drano Lake which is located 12 miles east of Stevenson, WA.

The best time to visit the Carson National Fish Hatchery which is located 14 miles north of Carson, WA on Hwy 30 is from May-August. You can view adult salmon returning up the ladder.  

You can watch the fish being spawned in mid to late Sept at the Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery located 16 miles east of Stevenson, WA on Hwy 14.

Pictured are fishermen on Drano Lake in Skamania County which is located just east of the entrance to the Little White Salmon Fish Hatchery.

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