Here’s Where To Celebrate Fourth Of July In Oregon As America Turns 250
Oregon knows how to do the Fourth of July. Maybe it is the way fireworks echo across the water in places like Newport, Hood River, and Cascade Locks. Maybe it is the small-town parades where kids wave from decorated bikes and old tractors roll slowly down Main Street. Maybe it is the smell of fair food at a rodeo, the sound of live music bouncing off the Willamette River, or the sight of families staking out their favorite patch of grass hours before the sky lights up. This year, the holiday...
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Oregon is a beautiful destination for travelers who enjoy exploring the great outdoors. With its diverse landscape of mountains, forests, waterfalls, and coastline, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
A Former Portland Mayor Founded This Iconic Watering Hole Known For Its Legendary Reuben
While Portland has changed dramatically over the years, Goose Hollow Inn still feels wonderfully familiar.
This Tiny Oregon Drive-In Has Been Serving Memories Since 1956 And I’ve Been Eating There Since I Was a Kid
Some restaurants feed people. Others become part of a family's story. Long before food delivery apps, self-order kiosks, or burger chains on every corner, there was Scottie's Drive-In in Forest...
This Old School Eugene Burger Spot Is Still Serving Up Some of the Best Comfort Food Meals Around
If you've spent much time driving between Eugene and Springfield, chances are you've passed this colorful little building more times than you can count. It doesn't necessarily scream for attention....
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A Former Portland Mayor Founded This Iconic Watering Hole Known For Its Legendary Reuben
While Portland has changed dramatically over the years, Goose Hollow Inn still feels wonderfully familiar.
This Tiny Oregon Drive-In Has Been Serving Memories Since 1956 And I’ve Been Eating There Since I Was a Kid
Some restaurants feed people. Others become part of a family's story. Long before food delivery apps, self-order kiosks, or burger chains on every corner, there was Scottie's Drive-In in Forest...
This Old School Eugene Burger Spot Is Still Serving Up Some of the Best Comfort Food Meals Around
If you've spent much time driving between Eugene and Springfield, chances are you've passed this colorful little building more times than you can count. It doesn't necessarily scream for attention....
This Lava-Rock Observatory In Oregon Looks Like A Castle Built On Another Planet
There are places in Oregon where the scenery is beautiful, and then there are places where you step out of the car and briefly wonder whether the road has somehow carried you off the planet. Dee Wright Observatory is absolutely that second kind of place. Sitting high...
We Found an Oregon Blueberry Farm With 6,000 Plants and Berries for Just $2.75 a Pound
Some of the best summer adventures in Oregon do not require expensive tickets, long lines, or months of planning. Sometimes, all you need is a quiet country road, an empty bucket, and thousands of ripe blueberries waiting to be picked. That is exactly what we found...
This High-Speed Rogue River Jetboat Ride Blasts Through One Of Oregon’s Most Epic Canyons
There are a few Oregon adventures that sound good on paper, and then there are the ones that make you feel like you just got dropped into a summer movie. Our recent ride down the Rogue River with Hellgate Jetboat Excursions in Grants Pass was absolutely that second...
‘The Ring’ Actress Daveigh Chase, Raised In Oregon, Dies At 35 After Tragic Final Years
For millions of people, Daveigh Chase will always be remembered in two completely different ways. To Disney fans, she was the voice of Lilo, the stubborn, funny, lonely little girl in Lilo & Stitch who gave the world one of the most beloved animated characters of...
Oregon’s Largest Fish Hatchery Has Leaping Salmon, a Giant Sturgeon, and More Than a Million Visitors a Year
There are some Oregon places that sound simple on paper until you actually go. A fish hatchery? Sure, maybe you picture a few ponds, a couple signs, and a short stop to stretch your legs on the way through the Columbia River Gorge. Then you arrive at Bonneville Fish...
In-N-Out Opens Its New Hillsboro Restaurant Thursday Morning
For years, Oregon burger lovers have watched the state's In-N-Out expansion with excitement, and now another highly anticipated location is ready to welcome its first customers. The California-based burger chain has officially announced that its new Hillsboro...
Oregon State Capitol Unveils Kate Brown Portrait In Iconic COVID Christmas Snow Globe Mask
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon officials gathered at the State Capitol Monday for the unveiling of former Governor Kate Brown's official portrait, revealing what many historians now consider the most recognizable symbol of Oregon's COVID era: the legendary Christmas snow globe...
PORTLAND, Ore. — In what officials are calling a major step forward for aquatic inclusivity, Oregon announced this week that all public swimming pools will be required to employ at least one certified drag queen lifeguard during Pride Month. The new program,...
Portland Celebrates 10 Years Of Solving Mental Health By Ignoring It
PORTLAND, Ore. — Standing alongside state and federal law enforcement partners at a packed press conference Tuesday morning, Multnomah County officials proudly announced the successful completion of Portland's ten-year strategy for addressing mental illness by doing...
Ted Nugent Slams Oregon’s Proposed Hunting Ban IP28 During Fox News Interview
Oregon's absolutely insane and controversial Initiative Petition 28 has sparked fierce debate across the state, but now the conversation is reaching far beyond Oregon's borders. This week, rock musician, longtime hunting advocate, and outdoors television personality...