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History Mystery: Sept. 23, 2026
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History Mystery: Sept. 23, 2026

  • Martin Gibson Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

This week’s photo, shows the Covington fish wheel, near Three-Mile Rapids, according to a museum record. As noted by reader and historian Marylin Urness, fish wheels were outlawed in 1934, and the presence of cottonwood trees in the background makes the exact location a little mysterious.

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Free fishing days returning to Oregon next weekend

  • Mia Maldonado

Oregon residents and out-of-state visitors can enjoy free fishing days across the state’s waterways June 6 and 7.  The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is offering free fishing days so anyone can fish, clam or crab without a license or tag. And on June 6, Oregon State Parks is offering free parking. All other […]

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Gone fishin’

Two people fly fishing last Friday morning on the Deschutes River below Sherars Falls successfully land a trout. Have a nature photo to share?…