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Five years ago on August 21, the 2017 Great Solar Eclipse tore across US skies, leaving a multitude of viewers in awe. Some parts of Oregon were fortunate to experience that incredible two minutes of totality…
On October 25, 1906, the sailing vessel Peter Iredale was bound from Salina Cruz, Mexico to Portland, Oregon when she ran into trouble trying to enter the mouth of the Columbia River in thick mist and…
If you're looking for an awesome place along the Oregon coast to get away from city life, Astoria is where you want to be. This small city on the Columbia River and north banks of Young's…
Oregon is chock-full of weird, wacky, and wonderful history, reflected in the naming of towns and locales around the state. Here are just a few funny town names in the state of Oregon: 1. Timbuktu County:…
In 1843, our Oregon pioneer forefathers gathered in a series of meetings that would unite them to a common purpose while ultimately causing the extinction of the indigenous Gray Wolf from our state lands. Wolves were…
Many have heard about the Oregon Caves near Cave Junction Oregon, but not many know the intriguing tale about their discovery. The story starts on a hunting trip in 1874 with Elijah Davidson and his faithful…
In 1990, a massive religious etching mysteriously appeared in the Mickey Basin of Oregon's Alvord Desert. Officials suspected it took thousands of dollars and a lot of man power to complete along with high tech equipment…
Oregon has a rich history of gold mining, and the state is scattered with old mines. There are several old mines along Henline Creek in the Opal Creek Wilderness in Northwest Oregon, some of which can…
Hells Canyon is the kind of Oregon place that makes you pull over, step out of the car, and briefly forget what you were saying. Carved by the Snake River along the Oregon-Idaho border, it is…
From humble beginnings in 1890s New Jersey and contracting polio at age 7 (which left her with a lifelong limp), Dorothea Lange went on to become one of the most prolific photojournalists of her era. At…
Oregon is home to a host of magnificent museums, including OMSI, The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, the High Desert Museum, and the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Sometimes the best museums are the quirky lesser known ones…
"I was standing still for a moment, looking toward Portland," recalled Thurston Skei, who was climbing Mount Adams just before 8 a.m. on July 2, 1939. "I saw a trail of smoke coming down through the…
