Pacific Graveyard Week 2009

The Admiral Benson, just one of the many vicitims of the Pacific Graveyard.

Re-printed from the Daily Astorian’s Coast Weekend website:
“Cape Disappointment State Park and the Columbia River Maritime Museum will celebrate “Graveyard of the Pacific” Weekend Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25, at locations throughout the Columbia-Pacific area. Activities include a sea shanty camp, maritime programs, maritime music, ranger talks and exhibits”
‘Graveyard of the Pacific’
Sea Shanty Camp of the Pacific
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24

An Evening of Maritime Music
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24

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Both at Fort Columbia State Park, U.S. Highway 101, Chinook Wash.

Both free

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” The Archaeology of Shipwrecks”

2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24

Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria

Free for museum members and free with paid admission for nonmembers

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Bill Hanable Author Appearance

1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Cape Disappointment State Park, Robert Gray Drive, Ilwaco, Wash.

Center admission $5 adults, $2.50 ages 7 to 17 and free for ages 6 and younger
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A link to the Coast Weekend article

Wonder Woman Day

DC Comics' stamps and postmarks on the mat surrounding this limited edition autographed photo featuring Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman is currently for sale...$300

Sunday, October 25th is Wonder Woman Day!
Click to visit The Wonder Woman Museum
Events in Portland, Oregon at Excalibur Comics and Flemington, New Jersey (Comic Fusion) celebrate the popular DC Comics character and raise money to benefit domestic violence shelters. More than $69,000 has been raised so far.
Know a “Wonder Woman”?

Tina Fey

Including original autograph card, flag pin and an election-day postmarked cover $350

Visa and Master Card accepted. Call 503-338-6056 or email bill@nwlimited.com
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Johnny Depp in Benny and Joon

Autographed by Johnny Depp, this piece is a custom build featuring scenes from the movie Benny and Joon

This is a custom intended for a client’s girlfriend…we can build just about anything to make you the gift-giving HERO for any event: Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, retirement, graduation, you name it!
Each piece is numbered, limited and comes with a personalized letter of ownership as well as all documentation.
Best of all, it’s made in the USA!

Tall ship the Lady Washington visits Westport, Wa and Astoria, OR

Aberdeen, WA – The tall ship Lady Washington will stop in Westport Sunday Oct. 4 before she begins her 11-week “2009 Columbia River Fall Education Tour.” The ship is scheduled to arrive at the Westport Marina at approximately 1 p.m. and open to the public for walk-on tours from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
A $3 donation per person is appreciated. On Monday, Oct. 5, Lady Washington departs Westport for Astoria, Ore.
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority, which owns and operates Lady Washington, had initially planned for a major restoration project on the ship after completing its annual Puget Sound tour this month. A change in the restoration planning opened up the opportunity for a fall voyage. The warm welcome by Columbia River port communities last spring encouraged the Seaport to schedule a fall voyage up river rather than south down the Oregon coast.

The tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain, which normally accompanies Lady Washington on her voyages, will sail south and offer educational programs to coastal Oregon and California schools. She is currently in Aberdeen. Hawaiian Chieftain is scheduled to visit Westport Oct. 10 before sailing for Oakland, Calif.
Like maritime history and tall ships? Visit our website and check out the newest, most complete gathering of shipwreck and fishing vessel as well as myths, legends and maybe-true tales about the Pacific Graveyard region, “Dead Reckoning of the Pacific Graveyard.”

The fall Columbia River tour is an encore of the ship’s spring 2009 tour and the Lady Washington will visit many of the same ports, emphasizing its mission of hands-on education for young people. Scheduled ports-of-call include: Astoria, Cathlamet, Hood River, Ilwaco, Kalama, Pasco, Rainier, St. Helens, The Dalles, Umatilla, Vancouver, and Washougal.

Joe Satriani, the “Silver Surfer”

This custom encompasses more than 27 years of Silver Surfer and Joe Satriani history...

The focus of this Silver Surfer/Joe Satriani custom is the original relase 45 “Surfing with the Alien” off of the album with the same name. 

The artwork for the album, released August 1987 was “borrowed” from Marvel Comics’ issue #1 June of 1982 Silver Surfer, page 6, panel 1.  No permission was ever granted for this although the album was re-issued in August 2007 for its 20th anniversary.  That  Legacy Edition artwork is displayed with the 45 and the comic is on the left surrounded by the USPS first day of issue stamps and postmarks commemorating Marvel Comics.

On the right, a photo of Joe Satriani is autographed and displayed with a Limited Edition “Silver Surfer” guitar pin.

In sleeves on the back you will find each item’s provenance as well as a duplicate comic to read.  No other gathering of entertainment fine art will you find to match this History in Vogue original and one of a kind.  It is the pinnacle of assemblage.

Everything is contained within a custom-built wood frame and protected by conservation glass.

We build customs occasionally by special request.  We have several pieces already finished and ready for purchase at www.nwlimited.com so come claim your piece of History in Vogue^TM!

Pacific Fishermen’s Festival 2009

Don your Grunden's, grab your survival suit and come to Astoria the weekend of September 19th and 20th for the Pacific Fishermen's Festival at Pier 1

TOMORROW: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19th through 20th – in conjunction with Astoria’s Sunday Market, you have the chance to attend THE Commercial Fishing Festival featuring Coast Guard demonstrations, industry product vendors, gift vendors and “Deadliest Catch” crews of the F/V Wizard and F/V Maverick, and the F/V Maverick herself will be on hand at the Festival. 
Get autographs, photos, even win a chance for a limo ride with the Wizard crew!
Don’t miss your chance to rub shoulders with the ilk of hard-working men and women that work the waters of the Pacific Graveyard, many of whom also fish the Bering Sea in the industry made famous by Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch.
Entrants will compete in several events:
Competitions include the Survival Suit Race, Hyster competition, and the “Highliner Competition” which includes successfully completing a series of tasks such as eating oysters, survival suit, stacking crab pots and knot-tying in order to gain bragging rights and donated prizes including $500 cash.

In addition to all of this, there will be entertainment in the form of commercial fishing-related and Coast Guard rescue demonstrations,  live music and
NW Limited…History in Vogue^TM will be there as a vendor in our usual spot at Sunday Market as well as at the Fishermen’s Expo on Saturday at Pier 1.

A little preview of the most complete list of lost fishing vessels of the Pacific Graveyard, available only as part of the Dead Reckoning shipwreck chart from NW Limited...History in Vogue

 

 

We’ve got the newest shipwreck chart available for the Northwest/Lower Columbia River which features the most complete, the only list of lost fishing vessels from this area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seaport Airlines, Englund Marine, Oregon Trawl Commission, Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, The Port of Astoria, Pacific Seafood are just some of the sponsors.

 

 

 

 

Contact: Ron Williams, Event Director
(503) 325-1010
ron@pacificfishermenfestival.com
Website: www.pacificfishermenfestival.com

Media Contact: Cyndi Mudge at 503-325-1010
astoriasundaymarket@charter.net

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Civil War Re-Enactment this weekend at Ft. Stevens in Hammond, Oregon

Visiting the Oregon North coast this Labor Day weekend?

Love History?
Don’t miss the Civil War Re-Enactments and living history exhibits Sept. 5-7 at Fort Stevens (Oregon’s only link with the Civil War, by the way) with artillery demonstrations, battle re-enactments, medical, cavalry exhibits and band concerts to name a few.
A schedule is available at the Northwest Civil War Council link which also has directions and other information.
If you can’t be here, enjoy the video above taken at last year’s re-enactment!

Who ya gonna call?

Signed by Bill Murray, this photo of the Ghostbusters' 1959 Cadillac ambulance Ecto-1 is part of our 50's Fins & Chrome edition $300

503-338-6056 or bill@nwlimited.com

Buying for a guy?

Most men are hard to buy for, but we‘ve got the answer for every birthday, graduation, retirement, Christmas, housewarming, or just “because” dilemma!

 Our website has several categories for every interest and anyone you’d love to impress!
Sports enthusiasts, history fanatics, movies, music and even television themes.
 

Signed by Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, doesn't every family have a "Homer" of a father figure?

What we do best is source the materials and bring them together to create an epic tribute to whatever it is that he loves!
Everything is built to the highest standards and we use conservation methods and UV-reflective glass in addition to our Framerica frame mouldings.
What this means is that our product is at least 95% American made!

A lucky guy’s getting this as a gift this Christmas:

Merry Christmas! Signed by Pete Rose and Bob Friend, this piece of baseball history will knock it out of the park!

Another astute observer found the best-kept secret in the Northwest and now owns a Tobey Maguire-signed Spiderman, part of our Marvel Comics line as well as a Brad Meltzer-signed Justice League of America comic. He’s ordered a Silver Surfer/Joe Satriani custom, too!

History buff or travel enthusiasts will be impressed with the level of detail in History in Vogue's Lewis and Clark States Maps! Available in large or small variations. 275 and 85 respectively.Naked Homer makes a great and fun present for Dad!

Contact us at 503-338-6056 or email bill@nwlimited.com to order or for inquiries.