The short, tragic story of P-town’s municipal whale
Offbeat Oregon History podcast
English - April 24, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel oregon pacific northwest ouragan columbia willamette history weird shipwreck pirate Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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“Ethelbert” the orca somehow ended up stranded miles from the ocean in the Columbia Slough, much to the delight of most Portland residents. But it wasn't long before the city's would-be Nimrods came out and spoiled everything. (Columbia Slough, Multnomah County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1411a.311.ethelbert-portlands-whale.html)