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Continue reading: Fairview’s closure was part of a much larger change in how Oregon cared for vulnerable people. Our investigation into Oregon’s unfinished transition away from large mental hospitals examines what the state promised to build—and…
Shake out your lederhosen and dirndls, Oregon. There's a new Forest Grove, Oregon Oktoberfest, and it looks to be a rollicking good time. This family-friendly festival will include everything you expect out a Bavarian celebration: carnival…
Usually when people think or talk about giant old-growth redwood trees they think of the massive Sequoia trees towering over the forest floor in California. What you may not know is that you can visit giant…
Is Oregon's Van Duzer Corridor haunted? Does this stretch of Hwy. 18 near Lincoln City have its own Area 51? Locals talk about a secret government facility in the coast range, one with dark winding roads…
The beloved long-running Florence Oregon Wine & Chowder event, usually held during the long holiday weekend in October, is produced by the Florence Chamber of Commerce and has drawn nearly 1000 visitors each year. This year…
South of Bend, among ponderosa pines and high-desert light, the High Desert Museum offers the kind of Oregon outing that can easily turn into half a day. It is part wildlife center, part history museum, part…
"What is this? A center for Ants?" Twenty years ago, a certain fictional male model had a vision, and the iconic “center for ants” was born. Now, Eugene Oregon's own Hop Valley is reimagining what a…
Some of my favorite things about fall are visiting the pumpkin patch and trying delicious goodies made with freshly harvested apples and pumpkins. I wait all year for things like pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice latte, and…
We love sharing unique places to stay in Oregon. One of the most popular spots (and therefore hard to book), is a gorgeous 40-foot lookout tower located deep within the Umpqua National Forest, 10 miles outside…
Do you ever find yourself thinking, "I wish this mundane, run-of-the-mill hotel was more awesome"? Maybe you're wishing for someplace more retro, more treehouse, more Airstream, more historical. More SOMETHING. Look no further. We've got your…
Just two miles south of Depoe Bay along the old Highway 101 sits the historic Ben Jones Bridge (known as the Rocky Creek Bridge to some). The Ben Jones Bridge viewpoint is the perfect spot to…
The only real backstory you need is this: From 1964-1966, NASA trained Apollo astronauts on the rocky surfaces of lava-flow abundant near Bend, Oregon. Through his training there, astronaut Jim Irwin became well-acquainted with Floyd Watson,…
