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This Saturday at 5 pm sharp, Ilwaco will hold its 19th annual Crabpot Christmas Tree lighting. It’s a chance to come together to sing and honor a community tradition.

The event also also honors beloved Ilwaco community member Clint Carter, who passed this year. He wrote the Crabpot Tree Carol, which you’ll hear today on the show. This song is sung each year at the lighting of the tree, which is made entirely of Dungeness crabpots.

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We have another round of King Tides happening this week. Let’s talk about what to expect, along with elevated sneaker wave risk on area beaches.

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It’s a good time of year to talk about holidays at sea, for sailors who are often far from home.

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We’ve seen a maritime story in the news recently about a barge that was taking on water in BC waters with containers on board. The story highlights how widely barges are used in marine commerce, although most of us don’t notice they’re out there, functioning as an integral part of the chain of commerce.

In rural areas, they can also be a vital way for people to ship goods locally in a way that is much less expensive than other means.

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A look at who’s on the river today, cargoes and anchorages.

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The weather is about to do its thing again: wind, rain and elevated seas. Ships are coming and going as usual, so far. And for those feeling down about our short days, consider Utqiagvic or Barrow, Alaska, which saw its last sunset of the year earlier this week.

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Today we’ll hear the third and final segment of my interview with Carmen Perez, a long distance paddler who recently traveled 1200 miles in her canoe with her dog, Zuri.

They traveled for two months, from the headwaters of the Columbia River in British Columbia to Clatsop Spit in Oregon, where the river meets the Pacific Ocean.

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Today we hear more from my interview with Carmen Perez, the gal who last week ended her two-month long journey canoeing the entire length of the Columbia River, from its headwaters in British Columbia, Canada, to Clatsop Spit in Oregon. She made the trip with her loyal dog, Zuri, a border collie mix.

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Today we’ll hear from Carmen Perez, a 22-year old solo long distance canoeist, who last week finished her two-month, 1200 mile solo journey (with her dog!) from the headwaters of the Columbia to Clatsop Spit.

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We’ve got some weather coming in, and we’ll look at who’s on the river today in terms of arriving and departing cargo vessels.

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