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Fort Stevens Guardhouse Renewal
Plans are being made to restore the 1911 Fort Stevens Guardhouse to its former self!
Funding consists of grants developed by the Friends Of Old Fort Stevens, fundraisers such as this Labor Day weekend’s SUMMER’S END CONCERT, and a major investment by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
The Guardhouse will be used for museum displays, interpretation of the Fort Stevens, and provide much needed work space.
Your support is APPRECIATED!
Disc Golf Course at Fort Stevens
The Friends of Old Fort Stevens recently funded permanent signs for the Columbia Shore Disc Golf Course located in the Historic Area of Fort Stevens.
The 23 hole disc golf course guides players along the Columbia River and historic gun batteries. New interpretive signs are posted at each tee pad to inform visitors of the history of the land. The Friends have been happy to support this project in collaboration with Oregon State Parks!
A new disc design highlights a course favorite- Battery 245.
Disc sales in the museum gift shop help support the mission of the Friends of Old Fort Stevens.
1st annual Summer’s End Festival
The Friends of Old Fort Stevens are excited to announce our 1st annual Summer’s End Festival!
It will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 3rd and 4th, 2022 from 11:00am-9:00pm each day! There will be music, beer, food, retail and a disc golf tournament! All proceeds from this fundraising event will go towards the restoration of the historic Fort Stevens Guardhouse.
To be a vendor at our festival, please contact Kami Allen at kami.allen@oregon.gov or by calling her at (503)861-3170 ext. 21. We have several different levels of sponsorships available as well that all have their own benefits to you! Please help us make this festival a success by joining us and sharing it with your friends. We hope to see you there!
Fort Stevens Review Sept. 2021
See below for the September 2021 Fort Stevens Review.
You can view the newsletter below on this page or download it here as a pdf.
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Fort Stevens Review April 2021
See below for the April 2021 Fort Stevens Review
You can view the newsletter below or download it here as a pdf.
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A special Re-issue
A special Re-issue of the Fort Stevens review for December 2020: The Saga of the “Christmas Ship” SS Mauna Ala and More
You can view the newsletter below or download it here as a pdf.
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Fort Stevens Review
October 2020
Fort Stevens Review is published by the Friends of Old Fort Stevens, an Oregon 501(c)3 Organization, helping to preserve the history Of Oregon’s Fort Stevens State Park.
View the newsletter below.
Download the newsletter as a pdf here.
The Fort Stevens Guardhouse
The Fort Stevens Guardhouse main entrance doors and several of the main floor windows have been beautifully restored.
This project was supported in part by a grant from the State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
The Friends are thankful to have a partner in the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to collaborate with to achieve our shared goal of continuing to restore the Fort Stevens Guardhouse.
We would like to thank Calvin L Lewis Construction LLC (website here) and Vintage Window Restoration LLC (website here) for their efforts in completing this project.
Columbia Shore Disc Golf Course
The Fort Stevens Historic Area is now home to the Columbia Shore Disc Golf Course, an 18 hole course.
The course was designed to respectfully showcase interesting features at the historic fort while bringing in new visitors who might not have otherwise visited.
In the near future, the Friends plan on adding interpretive signs along the course to educate players about what they are seeing as they enjoy their game.
The Fort Stevens park rangers did an excellent job of creating a course that is fun for all skill levels!
The Oozlefinch is flying again at Fort Stevens!
The Friends are selling a limited remaining discraft discs with the Fort Stevens Oozlefinch logo. The Oozlefinch was the mascot of the Coast Artillery Corp and has received a warm welcome back to the fort.
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