COLUMBIAKids is here!

I’m delighted to announce that the premiere issue of COLUMBIAKids is live and thriving at http://columbia.washingtonhistory.org/kids. It’s an awesome new online magazine for Pacific Northwest kids (about 4-14 years) who love stories AND for kids around the world who want to know more about the Northwest.
COLUMBIAKids is scheduled to come out twice per year, with [...]

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The Gloria

A Tall Ship Extraordinare
I had seen the massive Columbian flag billowing from her stern. At night, as I drove down Tacoma’s Dock Street, I had seen the lights strung amidst her masts and yardarms. They beckoned, as sailing ships and the sea do. She was the tallest Tall Ship I’d ever seen and there was [...]

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