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Visit the Hanthorn Cannery Museum in the oldest fish processing plant on the Columbia River

Visit the Hanthorn Cannery Museum

The Hanthorn Cannery Museum is in Astoria, Oregon at the end of 39th Street.

It is located on over the water on Pier 39 at the east end of the waterfront.

Opening hours are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm daily, seven days a week.

There is no admission charge, though donations are appreciated

Important Driving Information

Access to the pier is via a long planked causeway, please drive slowly–maximum speed 5 mph.

Parking is very limited on the pier. Do not park inside the building, this is reserved for tenants.

If the parking area appears to be full, or nearly full, overflow parking is on 39th Street.

You can also use the specially marked spaces at the Hampton Inn & Suites lot.

Please consider walking out, if you are able.

On the Pier

Wear sensible shoes on the pier. You will be walking on planks and other uneven surfaces so “watch your step.”

Do not allow children out of your sight. Beyond the Coffee Girl, the dock does not have handrails or barriers.

It is self-guided and you can walk around and touch most of the machines, fish boats and nets.

There is a fascinating 1960 black & white  TV program lasting 25 minutes about the cannery and the workers.

HIstory Museum

The Hanthorn Cannery Foundation (a 501c3 non-profit)

Bumble Bee was a trademark of the Columbia River Packers Association (CRPA), based in Astoria, Oregon. the company changed its name to the Bumble Bee Seafood Corporation in 1961 and closed its headquarters there in 1981.  The Hanthorn Cannery Foundation was founded in 2003 by a group of former workers and managers to commemorate the work done by them and thousands of other employees, and to create a museum in their honor.

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