History

A hotel, a bathhouse, a sanitorium, a WWII nurse training center, and a bed and breakfast are just a few of the evolutions the Hot Lake Hotel has gone through since the first structure was built at Hot Lake in Oregon in 1864. The property and hotel have been owned by several people, have...

The Oregon Coast is stunning year-round and a popular place to escape the rigors of work and city life. Some play in the sand, hike or bike in the coastal rainforests, or relax and take a deep breath. One of our favorite places on the Oregon coast is the Heceta Head Lighthouse, where you can...

You can stay here... ...if you don't mind the occasional disembodied footstep, ghostly laugh, or doors opening on their own accord while you sleep. Chemult, Oregon is an unincorporated community in Klamath County that was established as a railroad town in 1924. Five years later, the Dawson House...

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 as it eerily darkened the skies at 10:19am. I'd planned my trip, calculating the route in...

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 a rising tide. Heavy winds drove the ship aground near Fort Stevens. All 27 passengers (including...