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American Empress riverboat heads to Camas-Washougal next week

Ceremony planned for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at Black Pearl on the Columbia to welcome riverboat to East Clark County

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The American Empress, known as "the largest riverboat west of the Mississippi River," will make its first stop in East Clark County, at the Port of Camas-Washougal's newly revamped breakwater dock, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

The Port of Camas-Washougal will hold a ceremony on Wednesday, June 8, to celebrate the opening of its revamped breakwater dock and the inaugural visit of the American Empress riverboat.

Festivities will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Black Pearl on the Columbia, 56 S 1st St., Washougal, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony following at 11:30 a.m.

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