SENIOR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS RETURN for 2026!
Astoria Senior Center, 1111 Exchange Street, Astoria, Oregon
Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:00AM - February 18 and March 18, 2026
Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:00AM - February 18 and March 18, 2026
Clatskanie Senior Center, 620 SW Tichenor, Clatskanie, Oregon
Fridays 10:00AM - 11:00AM - February 27 and March 27, 2026
Fridays 10:00AM - 11:00AM - February 27 and March 27, 2026
Rainier Senior Center, 48 W. 7th Street, Rainier, Oregon
Fridays 1:00PM - 2:00PM - February 27 and March 27, 2026
Fridays 1:00PM - 2:00PM - February 27 and March 27, 2026
Shipwrecks on the Graveyard of the Pacific
The Columbia River Bar is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns and treacherously shifting sands. Hundreds of ships have wrecked in the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” Learn about what makes this waterway so dangerous as CRMM highlights historical shipwrecks and the artifacts that were left behind.
Scrimshaw: Art of the Whaler
Scrimshaw is often considered one of the first folk arts in the U.S. Whaling ships based on the East Coast during the 1700s and 1800s used this art as a way to pass the time onboard long voyages. This presentation will describe this era of whaling and scrimshaw's impact both culturally and environmentally.
The Columbia River Bar is infamous for its unpredictable weather patterns and treacherously shifting sands. Hundreds of ships have wrecked in the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” Learn about what makes this waterway so dangerous as CRMM highlights historical shipwrecks and the artifacts that were left behind.
Scrimshaw: Art of the Whaler
Scrimshaw is often considered one of the first folk arts in the U.S. Whaling ships based on the East Coast during the 1700s and 1800s used this art as a way to pass the time onboard long voyages. This presentation will describe this era of whaling and scrimshaw's impact both culturally and environmentally.





