Crystal Island

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This is a photograph of Crystal Island before Expo. After the fair the Island was renamed "Canada Island" because it hosted the Canadian Pavilion.

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture

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By Cory Carpenter
Canada Island has had many different names and faces in the last 150 years. Today the island is a part of Riverfront Park and serves as a natural oasis in the middle of downtown. Forty years ago it was known as Cannon Island and was largely covered…