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72 Hours in Cannon Beach

A beach-goer digs for clams near Haystack Rock. / Photo by George Vetter
In 1894, mail carrier George Luce rounded up his neighbors and a couple of horses, and pulled from the sea what would become the namesake for present day Cannon Beach. They dragged the cannon ...

Cooperation Runs Through It

Tod Heisler looks out over the Deschutes River. / Photo by Dina Boswell
The Deschutes River flowed icy blue under an arching footbridge at Sawyer Park in Bend. On the right side of the river, ancient layers of rock glowed orange at dusk, and joggers and mountain bikers ...

Kids' Guide to Summer in Oregon

In mid-June, waves of kids dash out of school doors for a seemingly endless summer of fun. What’s a parent to do? Don’t panic. We scoured the state to discover fifty camps to suit kids of every ...

The World According to Homer Davenport

Davenport made this commentary about Republican William McKinley s 1896 campaign manager, Ohio industrialist Marcus ( Dollar Mark ) Alonzo  Hanna. The Hearst newspapers supported McKinley s opponent, William Jennings Bryan.
In 1892, a twenty dollar gold piece was sewn into the back of a jacket, worn by a gangly youth, en route to SanFrancisco. A quarter century of drawing pictures on walls and boxes led to this departure. ...

The Next Generation of Oregon Winemakers

Armed with little more than research about soils and a vision of a Burgundian Oregon, the pioneers of Oregon’s wine industry planted vines and the hope that they would create a life they could, one ...

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« KIDS IN JOSEPH

Last summer, these friends got together at their swimming hole on Old Ski Run Road in Joseph. The photo was taken by Cheryl Coughlan.

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