Fisheries managers for the WDFW have started the process by which the state will decide if there will be enough of a smelt return to the Columbia River to open recreational smelt dipping on the Cowlit ...

Before white settlers moved into the area, Cowlitz Indians used to depend on smelt for a food supply in mid-winter, when salmon and steelhead weren't running. "Indian bands from throughout the whole ...

A smelt dip on the Cowlitz River brings about a festival atmosphere as folks gather to have fun, and hopefully end up with a mess of smelt. (Terry Otto for The Columbian) Smelt-dipping will return to ...

The Smelt Queen puppet leads stilt walkers down the Lakewalk during the Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe "Run, Smelt, Run!" parade in Duluth. This year's festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. May 28 at the Aerial ...

DULUTH — Canal Park was a little fishier Sunday afternoon as many people dressed in silver carrying aluminum fish on sticks or clad with papier mache fish heads gathered for the 11th annual Magic ...

Thousand Acres Park just outside of Troutdale is a popular destination for dog walkers. Bordered by the Sandy and Columbia rivers, the park offers wide open spaces, forested paths and access to both ...