Sneak Peek: Northwest Coast Fall 2008
July 30, 2008
The Fall 2008 issue of Northwest Coast is only a few weeks away. Here are some of the featured stories that you can expect…
Suppose you found a seal writhing in pain on an isolated strip of Pacific coastline. Is it your obligation to put it down? Or would you let nature take its course? Find out what acclaimed writer Matt Love did when this grim situation presented itself to him in “Mercy on Nestucca Spit.”
Join Travis Champ as he explores the North Oregon Coast during a two-day hike from Manzanita to Cannon Beach in “Landmarks and Legacies.“ This stirring narrative reveals what one native son of Oregon thinks of his state’s public beaches as he navigates the jagged coastline for the first time.
You may have heard Joanne Rideout’s voice delivering the “Columbia River Ship Report” weekday mornings on KMUN 91.9 FM, Astoria, but find out the story behind the Ship Report. Joanne also gives a number of great tips to help you better understand the sometimes confusing world of maritime commerce at our backdoor in her article, “The Columbia River Ship Report.”
“Carl Wirkkala would love to make a splash on the country music scene,” writes Jim LeMonds, “But if it happens, it will be on his terms.” Read Jim’s profile of this 33 year-old Castle Rock resident’s efforts to transition from his family’s logging business to the highly competitive world of music in “Carl Wirkkala: Making Music On His Own Terms.” 
In Off The Shelf, noted historian Irene Martin delves into Thomas Nelson Strong’s classic 1906 book, Cathlamet on the Columbia. Few people can better appreciate this text than Irene and she points out some great reasons why you too should read this often overlooked history.
Astoria writer Donna Quinn delivers another insightful look into the roots of her community in “Granddaughter of the River,” a sketch of Lisa Tarabochia Clement, a fourth generation member of a legendary Columbia River fishing family.
You can find these articles plus selected poems from Brian Harrison and James Dott, and much, much more in the next issue of Northwest Coast, on newsstands September 2nd.