Crazy for Seaside.
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Owner profiles and event previews. Filter by the town, the type, or the work.
Mike Josephson is the fourth generation at Josephson’s Smokehouse on Astoria’s waterfront. The cold-smoked Chinook is still Anton’s. The building is still a cannery.
Cove Tales · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 min
Doug Wiese grew up on a Gearhart grill. His son Carnegie came home from New Zealand to take the chowder. Dooger’s is still on Columbia Street.
Cove Tales · Feb 18, 2026 · 3 min
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