The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

NASELLE - The eighteenth biennial Finnish American Folk Festival will take place at the schools in Naselle, WA, July 29th-31st. This cultural event presents a feast for all the senses. Sight-authentic costumes, folk dancers, exhibits such as art, a m...

The theme for this year’s 17th biennial Finnish American Folk Festival reflects the history of the Naselle in southwestern Pacific County. “Nasel” is the original spelling of this nonincorporated area mainly settled by immigrants from Kaust...

“In the beginning there were the swamp, the hoe--and Jussi.” Thus begins a fictional historical trilogy, written in Finnish 1959-1962 and translated into English by Richard Impola in 2001. Part one covers the years 1884-1907. “To understand Finla...

Although attendance was low on Friday, Saturday brought dry gray skies, comfortable temperatures, and a couple thousand attendees to the 16th biennial Finnish American Folk Festival in Naselle. They came from Bellingham to San Diego; Astoria to...

The fundamental need of humans to talk, to express themselves and try to make sense of their inner lives, is abundantly on display in a remarkable documentary film from Finland. “Steam of Life” goes deep into the inner sanctum of Finnish life, the...