Stevenson, WA

Saturday June 27, 2009 noon-10:00pm The 16th Annual Brews Blues and BBQs will be held at Teo Park in Stevenson

Enjoy this event on the Waterfront in quaint Stevenson Washington!

Music this year will include: “The Strangetones” “The Tess Barr Blues Band”, and “Too Slim and the Taildraggers” You will enjoy local musicians between sets.

Food includes tasty barbecue from Whiskey Flats, Mr. Oinks, Outlaw BBQ and more from Columbia Valley Cones, Corner Stone Coffee House, Stevenson Eagles, and Bad Kitty BBQ.

Beer on tap includes Stevenson's own Walking Man, along with Full Sail, Double Mountain, Big Horse Brewery, Salmon Creek, Snipes Mountain, Lompoc, Lazy Boy, Roots, and Amnesia. There will also be wine from Wind River Cellars, Pheasant Valley, North SHore, Erin Glenn, Cor,North Shore, Syncline, Memaloose, Viento, and Shady Grove Wineries.

Admission is $10 per person which includes your choice of beer mug or wine glass. You can even purchase your ticket in advance rather than waiting in line. Your mug and tickets will be waiting for you at a special Will Call entrance. Visit www.cityofstevenson.com/brews to purchase your tickets today.

Children 12 and under are free.

Stevenson, Washington is located across from Cascade Locks, Oregon in Skamania County. There are currently 13 homes listed in Stevenson from $120,000 to $350,000. Stevenson has become a popular small town with many nice restaurants and things to do. Visit the Skamania Lodge, Interpretive Center Museum, Walking Man Brewery, The Crab Shack, Joe's El Rio, Big River Grill or drive down to North Bonneville Hot Springs Resort. Stop by the waterfront beach or Bob's Beach to watch the kite boarders and windsurfers. Stevenson has a nice public library and even an indoor public swimming pool. The tall ships Hawaiian Chieftan and Lady Washington from Grays Harbor Washington were in Stevenson last Friday giving tours and rides on the ships.

Kiteboarders sailing with a passing barge

Hawaiian Chieftan and Lady Washington make stops in Stevenson

On Saturday May 16, 2009 The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum will be celebrating their 14th Anniversary. Admission will be free. The annual general membership meeting of the Skamania County Historical Society will also be held.

Beginning at 11:00 festivities will include a flag raising ceremony, live music, demonstrations, refreshments and more. The museum is located in Stevenson, WA. For more details call the museum at 509-427-8211.

On Friday morning, May 8, 2009 you are in for a treat! The riders with the Kyle Petty Charity Ride will begin their cross-country journey in Stevenson, Washington. At 7:30 a.m. over 120 motorcyclists will leave the Skamania Lodge and travel on Highway 14 through Stevenson. They will turn down Columbia Ave. to First St. then back to the highway and head towards the Bridge of the Gods. There will be U.S. flags out to greet the riders compliments of the Lion's Club.

Kyle Petty, NASCAR driver and trip founder, will lead the group which will also include Stevenson's Mayor Dave McKenzie and some other celebrities such as NFL star Herschel Walker and pro golfer Davis Love. This two-week trip is a fundraiser for Victory Junction which is a camp for chronically ill children in North Carolina.

The students at Wind River Middle School will be donating the proceeds from their next dance to the cause. Students and staff from Stevenson Elementary School have created wonderful cards welcoming the participants to Stevenson.

If you happen to be in Stevenson early this Friday you may want to watch this.