For the Locals
This person was an agent who sold Dynamite in Ilwaco
Who are the Doupe Brothers
Where is the primary access point for Marine Area 1?
Ilwaco
How many years is the Museum in Ilwaco celebrating in 2024?
40 years
What happened in the year 1890?
The year Ilwaco was incorporated
What does the Finnish word "talakos" mean?
"Work party" to knit fishing knits. Typically made of cotton twine and held in the water by pilings.
Besides the Doupe Bros. selling furniture, who else sold furniture on 1st Ave?
Joe Koudelchex
"Buy it from Joe and save dough"
What is the most-fished fish in Marine Area 1?
Over half the SALMON caught in the ocean fisheries are caught in Marine Area 1 (according to Washington Fish and Wildlife)
According to the 2010 census, how many people were living in Ilwaco? (Rounding to the nearest hundred)
July 13, 1987
When did Ilwaco become a city?
Finnish women were responsible for mending these.
What is a fishing net? (In some houses in Ilwaco, oversized nails embedded in posts of houses still exist, which is what the net would be held up by during mending!)
There were four grocery stores in Ilwaco in the 1970s, what were their names?
Ice Palace (Close to current train car at CPHM)
Jim's Grocery Store (corner of 1st and Lake)
Archies Grocery Store (They built a new store, which is now current Ilwaco Market!)
Ida's Market (Spruce and Williams)
How many charter boats operate currently out of the Port of Ilwaco with land leases? Bonus if you know how approximate many there were in 1970s
3: Seabreeze, Coho, Pacific Salmon
Bonus: around 70.
While Ilwaco is well known as an excellent fishing location, at least 234 ships have been lost near the mouth of the Columbia, what was this area's nickname?
Graveyard of the Pacific
Ilwaco is named after this person.
Elwahko Jim
From 1903-1939 This Ilwaco company provided employment to off season fisherman in Ilwaco.
The Ilwaco Mill and Lumber Co.
This husband and wife duo worked at the Ilwaco Post Office in the 1970s.
Jack and Janelle Petie
Bob and Henrietta Sell
(either answer receives points)
There were two types of fishing methods typically used around 1882 and into the 1900s. One of these methods was banned by the state of Washington in 1934. What were both of them?
Gill-nets (vertically set nets into which fish swim) and Fish trapping (tarred rope webs installed on permanent pilings forming an enclosure)
This man is the cartographer who spent 30 years mapping the 7400 mile route of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Martin Plamondon
What was Black Lake originally commonly called? (2 acceptable names)
Johnson's Lake or Whealdon's Lake
How many miles are between Ilwaco, WA and Finland?
Approximately 4770 miles.
Ilwaco had FOUR bulk oil plants at one time. Name the brands they sold AND who owned them.
Roberts (Bob Saunders) had Chevron oil products
Scott Turner had Shell oil products
Ken Tetz had 76 Union oil products
Ken Heckard had Arco oil products
How many calls does the Coast Guard respond to for help each year? (Range of 100)
Between 300-400 on average.
This weekly Newspaper began publication on July 1, 1911. What was its original name, and the two additional names before it ceased publication in 1981?
Ilwaco Tribune (1911-1925), North Beach Tribune (1925-1975), then Pacific Tribune (1975-1981)
Started by Frank Turner
Which street did the railroad run through in Ilwaco?
First Street
The Finnish community in Ilwaco in a joint business endeavor ran this public sauna.
What is the Company Sauna?