Throwing it back

U.S. Coast Guard training ship S/V Eagle passed by Puget Island last Wednesday. Built in 1936, The Eagle served in the German Navy before World War II, and was taken as reparations by the United States after the war. Photo by Ian Brandon

Canadian Navy ship on it way to The Rose Festival in Portland last Wednesday. Photo by Ian Brandon.

Local residents and tourists flocked to Vista Park in Skamokawa to greet The S/V Eagle last week. Photo by Rene Westbrook.

Andromeda and Everwild Friend play on Puget Island while a naval vessel passes by. Photo by Megan Blackburn Friend.

The S/V Eagle heads down river at point westward. Photo by Rebecca Hompe.

The S/V Eagle heading up river at Puget Island to the Portland Rose Festival. Photo by Rene Westbrook.