The Columbia River's fourteen dams are heralded for massive energy production and economic benefits, but they also incur environmental costs to the river basin. Photographer and director of Centralia College East, John Holmgren, explores the dams as both cultural phenomena and as a metaphor for large-scale intervention into nature.

Stay the night, mention History Pub at check-in for 15% off your room.

These events are open to everyone interested in Pacific Northwest history, and beyond! Often co-sponsored by local or state historical and civic organizations, we bring you experts, scholars, first-person experiencers, historians and documentaries expounding on topics from indigenous history to the birth of Portland, early explorers to hop growing, and on and on! It's like being back in the classroom - except this time you get to settle into comfortable seats and enjoy a drink or two with dinner while you listen and learn.

This event is eligible for a History Pub Stamp