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November 26, 2025

Port collecting items for people in need

The Port of Camas-Washougal has partnered with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department’s Christmas Activities Relief Organization Limited program, which provides happier holidays for east Clark County residents in need in through…

August 14, 2025
The Puffin Cafe, pictured above in 2019, has served Caribbean-style cuisine from the docks of Parker’s Landing Marina at the Port of Camas-Washougal since 2003. (The Columbian files)

Port mulls new lease for Washougal’s only floating restaurant

A proposed new lease for the Washougal waterfront’s only floating restaurant should be seen as a “case study” and an example of how the Port of Camas-Washougal plans to reexamine agreements with current tenants going forward, port leaders say. But the owners of the Puffin Cafe say the lease increases the monthly rent too much, too soon — and doesn’t offer the long-term security they need.

July 10, 2025
The Port of Camas-Washougal has unveiled its 2026-30 strategic plan, a five-year framework to guide the port’s mission, vision and values. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Port’s new strategic plan outlines goals

The Port of Camas-Washougal’s new strategic plan calls for the agency to continue with current development and growth goals while charting a course for the future.

June 12, 2025
Port of Camas-Washougal employees work on the port’s new boathouse at Parker’s Landing Marina on June 6. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Rentable boathouse docks at Port of C-W marina

Right before Port of Camas-Washougal Facilities Director Eric Plantenberg broke a bottle of Cook’s champagne on the bow of the port’s new boathouse on the morning of June 6, a port employee said the vessel should have a name before entering the Columbia River, Plantenberg replied, “Hope floats?”