Exclamations made after visiting: "That was insane!" "That was crazy!" "I can't believe that!"…read more Yes, we went on the 3rd of July and we expected it to be busy, but holy cow! It was shoulder to shoulder people. Our party was separated several times and we were often blocked and unable to move because of the crowd. I have been in mosh pits with less touching. Pros: Parking monitors were on point. Fully staffed in all areas Employees knew everything and offered up answers without having to be asked. As we were talking amongst ourselves about trying to find an item, we were always directed to the correct item by the closest employee who overheard us. 10 cashiers who knew how to use the registers quickly meant that there was NO line for checkout even though the store was packed! Cons: Lots of people Parking lot was filled with anarchists who were excited to ignore traffic laws (customers; not attendants) Could be a pro or a con: No special gimmicky deals like "buy 3 get 1 free" means you get what you get. Clearly the crowds are not enough to keep the crowds away. Unfortunately, our family won't be back. Not because we were wronged or dissatisfied in any way, but because it was too much sensory input for our neurodivergent family members.

We always make the drive to Blackjack Fireworks 2x a year because not only are they super friendly…read moreand literally have the best prices, but they also are knowledgeable about which fireworks work best for the show you would like to put on no matter the size of the audience.

Beautiful, relaxing, peaceful spot…read more My husband and I visited this dock 2 days ago after going to my Grandmother's 90th Birthday Party in the area. There is a bronzed statue of Sacajawea near the bridge by this dock. The autumn foliage here is just breathtaking - bright yellows, brilliant oranges, and cranberry reds - and there are lilypads *everywhere* which really add to the beauty of the place. The dock itself is a mostly-rectangular-shaped, with slanted corners, and it is about 20 - 30 feet wide and about 15 - 20 feet long. From the dock, you can see glorious amounts of lilypads, a good section of the lake, a proud tall fountain that emerges from the center of the lake, the bridge to your right (about a 2-minite walk from the dock), and lots and lots of trees. Off in the distance behind the dock, there's a playground, which was full of happy kids playing in it on the Saturday that we visited. There were quite a few people out at the lake itself this past Saturday, however, it never felt crowded, and we were the only two people on the dock itself. There are no benches on the actual dock, but there's a nice park bench very close to it. I have some memories of Lake Sacajawea from when I was much younger, since I have family in this area, but I hadn't been there in many years until this past weekend. I highly recommend visiting if you're in the area. It's a lovely place to chill for a while or take a short stroll.

This is an awesome place! Just a beautiful, bright spot in the middle of town. Enjoy picnics,…read morewalks, fish off the dock or bring your kids or grandkids to the park.

We needed cannon fuse for a big cannon that goes boom we inherited from my father. Unfortunately we…read moreleft it till the last minute and Mean Gene's was the only place locally in Clark County that we could find it. Thanks for saving our New Year's fun, Mean Gene's!

Great prices! Amazing Selection! Open on New Years Eve! Helpful Staff!…read moreFound in Camas Thank you!

We come every year and it never disappoints! So many bogo items that you can stock up, profits a…read morelocal church, invest in your community, dinner for neighborhood on July 3rd at 7 with raffle for a kid to sprint 30 seconds and grab fireworks!

My experience at mean gene fireworks might be one of, if not the best customer to employee…read moreinteractions I've ever had. Kevin from mean gene is one of the kindest most supportive individuals I have ever had the experience of talking to. He was extremely helpful with the selection of our fireworks and was very helpful in telling us what not to buy. Am definitely coming back next year and many years to come and I think everyone else should to.

Thanks for the fireworks ! Was able to find what I wanted quick and get in and out. Even on New…read moreYear's Eve

It is not called Ron Tonkin Field anymore, and good riddance to that automile branding: It's now…read moreHillsboro Ballpark, and it's now likely as good as it's going to get. Vacated by its A-level minor-league team earlier this year, Hillsboro Ballpark jumped right to the pros and signed a deal with the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) and their new Portland Cascade. This professional league brings ESPN and CBS Sports to town multiple days a week, puts national champion and Olympic players on the field on a nightly basis, and, oh yeah, actually sells out the place. I married into softball (spouse of a scholarship athlete and DII strikeouts leader), so I jumped at the opportunity not to trek to Eugene, Corvallis or Seattle (at least for softball) and watch games here. As it turns out, the previous tenants were underusing the building, if anything. The Cascade came in and immediately rolled in food carts including Mister Tacos, Rosa's Churros, and Papa Murphy's (still not sure how that works) and set up an outpost of The Sports Bra. They also seemed to institute city pricing, as concessions costs look largely in line with what you'd see at restaurants on Imbrie. The gameday experience is even vastly improved. At the pro level, there are still nightly autograph sessions for the kids. Pitchers still give away game balls, and fans are quickly booting stale baseball standbys like "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" for the more Cascade-range appropriate "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." And it isn't "a game of fathers and sons": All of Hillsboro is here. Yes, there are still the suns-out-guns-out dads in hunting shirts and Omega Morgan caps, but they're bringing daughters who can do the Hot To Go Dance. There are hair colors beyond brown, black, blonde and grey. There are jerseys, but there are rows of friends dressed for the club. There are rows of friends who were on softball teams in the '70s and '80s, and pairs killing time before karaoke night at HBG. Pride night here wasn't a promotion: It was a vibe. I genuinely used to hate coming to this park because the crowd treated it like a baseball library that required silence and seriousness at nearly all times. The largest crowds were for fireworks and fireworks-adjacent holidays (the 4th, Father's Day), and the whole experience seemed joyless and overlong. If anything, seven innings of the Cascade seems too short, and Cascade management deserves a ton of credit for transforming this mausoleum into someplace memorable and minimizing the amount of time the poor folks in the left field seats spend staring into the sun.

Catchers camp we went to that was HELD here. So let me clarify. We had an okay time at camp but…read morelove this field. I love seeing our Hops and I LOVE the Berm and the summer fireworks. This place is great. The logistics of the field SUCK though. Getting in and out after an event is a nightmare. Wtf were they thinking in traffic management and flow?! I sure hope that the new field is going to be much smarter in that. Until then, we will keep on battling the traffic and loving summer baseball nights!

Just wanted to give a shout out to Western Display Fireworks. They are a 4th generation…read morefamily-owned business (according to the Astoria Chamber of Commerce). They gave a fantastic fireworks show in Astoria, Oregon this Fourth of July. We had front row seats on the Columbia River and we were very impressed.