That Oregon Life · Stories & discoveries
Earlier stories from the Entertainment archive. Return to the latest stories →
There is a stretch of summer in Oregon when a drive through Clackamas County can lead somewhere unexpectedly theatrical. One minute, you are following familiar farmland roads south of Portland. The next, you are hearing the…
Hug Point is open again. That sentence alone would have been enough for a lot of us after a closed spring break and a summer spent driving past barricades on Highway 101. Oregon Parks and Recreation…
There are normal fall festivals. You know the type. Apple cider. Corn mazes. Hayrides. Maybe somebody puts on a flannel shirt and spends twenty minutes choosing a pumpkin that somehow costs more than lunch. And then…
Multnomah Falls timed entry ended September 7, 2026. Here’s what actually changes for Exit 31 parking, what doesn’t, how lodge restrooms still work during renovation, and which nearby Gorge falls make better backups than a wishful…
Compare Oregon's best pumpkin patches for 2026, including Portland and every region. See dates, prices, mazes, dog rules, U-pick details and a map.
Use Newport as a flexible rainy-day Oregon Coast base with the Aquarium, Bayfront, short weather windows, family logistics and practical safety advice.
Plan a realistic Newport day with kids: Oregon Coast Aquarium, Bayfront sea lions, one flexible beach stop and dinner, with weather and accessibility tips.
There are plenty of reasons to wander an Oregon beach in late October. The Pacific gets moodier, fall storms begin rolling in with more frequency, and those gray skies and crashing waves somehow make a warm…
Lincoln City’s Fall Kite Festival returns September 25-27, 2026 with giant show kites, a glowing Night Fly, free kite making, performances and more.
There are certain things in life that most reasonable humans are powerless against. Freshly baked cookies. Puppies with oversized paws. And baby goats. Especially baby goats. aarononearth Tucked into the green countryside of Gales Creek in…
There are ordinary movie nights, and then there are the kinds of movie nights that feel like somebody climbed directly into your childhood memories, grabbed two battered VHS tapes from beside the television, and projected them…
Long before Dolly Parton became one of the most recognizable voices in American music, she arrived in Eugene as a young country singer who was tired, homesick and struggling to make it through the road. It…
