Offbeat Oregon History – Youngsters’ summer shipwreck adventure couldn’t happen in today’s world

CREW MEMBERS AND CARGO BEING REMOVED FROM THE WRECKAGE OF THE ADMIRAL BENSON SHORTLY AFTER THE SHIPWRECK. Image/ saltwaterpeoplehistoricalsociety.blogspot.com

The first day of summer vacation in 1930 was a real red-letter day for Washington High School students Stan Allyn and Wally Stenlake.
Of course, every high-school kid looks forward to that first day of freedom. But Stan and Wally had a special reason: They had a little excursion planned.
They were going to take their…