Maryhill Museum of Art, situated on a hilltop overlooking the Columbia River, celebrates the myriad ways in which humans have interacted with this vital waterway in its 2024 special exhibitions, including The Columbia River: Wallula to the Sea and King Salmon. The museum opens for the season on March 15, and the special exhibitions will remain on display through November 15.

“I feel awe,” said Colleen Shafroth of visiting the World War I memorial. “It’s such a stark landscape, but you can see the beauty of Mount Hood and the gorge.” And its challenge to understanding our world has landed Stonehenge at Maryhill on the National Register of Historic Places.

"You can’t predict a sunset but you know it’s a beautiful view in the Gorge for a sunset anytime," said Portland-painter Elo Wobig.