Sailing the Multnomah Channel, Coon Island, and St. Helens
A little History The Multnomah Channel flows between Hwy 30 and Sauvie Island, moving northwest of Portland, Or. The Multnomah Channel branches off the Willamette River, just up from Willamette’s confluence with the Columbia River. It flows about 22 miles before joining the Columbia River near St. Helens. Throughout the channel’s history, it has been…