Small Museums by Bike: Visit Vancouver
PORTLAND PICK UP LOCATION: Noon @ Paul Bunyan Statue (6420 N Denver, Portland)
VANCOUVER PICK UP LOCATION: 2PM @ SE corner of Esther Short Park (W. Columbia St/6th Ave). Be on time to view the Salmon story!
Small Museums by Bike contact: Carye Bye, bikebat@gmail.com, 503-248-4454
City of Vancouver contact: Todd Boulanger, todd.boulanger@ci.vancouver.wa.us
The City of Vancouver & Small Museums by Bike are joining together to entice you to Visit Vancouver.
Forget the bus, we are going by bike. Starting at the 37 foot-6 ton mascot of Kenton, Paul Bunyan, City of Vancouver bicyclists will teach us how to get across a mysterious (ridiculous?) maze of turns and twists across the I-5 bridge. Also free copies of the new commuter bike map for Vancouver & Portland will be handed out.
Bring a bag lunch or money for the farmer’s market — We will eat lunch and explore Esther Short Park upon our arrival. Besides the usual happenings, the Peace & Justice Fair is also going on – including a chance to add your own square to the John Denver Peace Cloth! At 2 pm the Glockenspiel bell tower in the SE corner of the park, wakes up to tell the Chinook story of the salmon through a moving diorama and bells. You can’t miss this!
For a short visit, our Vancouver guides will return to Portland at 2:10 pm, guiding cyclists back to Oregon ground.
For a long visit: Small Museums by Bike will continue on for a full day visit of Vancouver’s art, history, and anything curious. Stops include: The 6th Street Art gallery which is hosting “Vancouver Grid Project”, the sculpture garden lane in downtown, The Clark County’s Historic Museum ($4 admission, “Vancouver Uncovered” exhibit), The First Burgerville, Old Apple Tree’s sibling (the original tree, is literally under construction), and a rare viewing of the “Church of Felix (the cat)” at the private home of a local photographer. A stop at Renaissance Ice Cream where art and food infuse may also be in order. Wow, Vancouver’s fun!
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Helmets are required on the bridge crossing. Bring $ for museum stop and farmer’s market/ice-cream
Vancouverites may join the Small Museums by Bike ride in Vancouver at the SE corner of Esther Short Park at “the Glock” (W. Columbia St/6th Ave) at 2 pm. Be on time to view the Salmon story!
More info about Vancouver & bikes go here: www.cityofvancouver.us/bike
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