Food racks
Featured Northwest Lifestyles Outdoor Activities

Preserve your garden for winter meals

Caption: Wooden orchard racks maximize storage space, while allowing air to reach each layer of produce. Photo credit:  Photo courtesy of Gardener’s Supply Company by Melinda Myers All your hard work is paying off with a bountiful harvest. Fresh produce is filling your garden, countertops, and refrigerator while the garden keeps producing more. Preserve some of […]

Hopservatory in Bend
Featured Northwest Lifestyles Oregon

Brews and stars at Worthy’s in Bend

Worthy Brewing on the east side of Bend is a popular venue for locals and visitors to grab a bite, tour the brewery, wander through the on-site gardens and see the stars in the observatory tower. “Hopservatory” patrons can step up to the mini-Hubble telescope to see specific galaxies, stars, nebulae and even planets, depending […]

neon sign
Featured Northwest Lifestyles Oregon

Neon sign museum explores the light fantastic

Photo caption: The Dalles was nominated in the top five runner ups for the competition in the Business Revolution National Campaign. The National Neon Sign Museum in The Dalles downtown historic district captures the history, craftsmanship and culture of America through the lens of the signage and advertising industry. The museum provides historical, social, and […]

Man covers mouth with snow background
Featured Northwest Lifestyles Outdoor Activities Washington

Mount Rainier opens up Sunrise trail areas

Editor’s Note: Posted on July 4, 2020. Visitors traveling to Mount Rainier National Park during the coming weekend should be prepared for a wide range of weather and trail conditions.  “While it may be warm and sunny where visitors are traveling from, they should come prepared for snow-covered routes and icy trails at high-elevation locations like […]

Wood drying rack
Featured Northwest Lifestyles Outdoor Activities

Preserve your garden for winter meals

Caption: Wooden orchard racks maximize storage space, while allowing air to reach each layer of produce. Photo credit:  Photo courtesy of Gardener’s Supply Company by Melinda Myers All your hard work is paying off with a bountiful harvest. Fresh produce is filling your garden, countertops, and refrigerator while the garden keeps producing more. Preserve some of […]

Ferris wheel building
Northwest Lifestyles Oregon

Ride the Albany Carousel

The historic 1900 Albany Carousel has attracted more than 150,000 visitors since its August 15, 2017 opening. Community volunteers hand-carved each rideable creature including a giraffe, a mermaid-horse and a giant bunny. The Dentzel family, creators of the Dentzel Carousel, have been major supporters of this project. Marion Dentzel, through the American Carousel Corporation, supplied […]

mountain
Featured Northwest Lifestyles Outdoor Activities

Experience Alaska’s capital virtually

Caption: Mendenhall Glacier is located about 12 miles from downtown Juneau. Photo by Greg Johnson. Juneau is getting in on the virtual travel trend by highlighting experiences around the city using various mediums. Travel Juneau’s YouTube channel posts videos that highlight adventures around the city like kayaking near humpbacks and Juneau’s food scene. Take a […]

water in dalles
Northwest Lifestyles Oregon

Sunshine Mill serves virtual wine in The Dalles

Molli and James Martin transformed the ground level of the Sunshine Mill in The Dalles, Oregon to a warm winery space. The former historic flour mill now houses Quenett and Copa Di Vino (Wine by the Glass) wineries.  Quenett Winery released its first vintage in 2002 and burst onto the wine scene with its outstanding […]

Indians and horses crossing canyon
Featured Northwest Lifestyles Washington

Northwest artist displays ‘magical’ paintings in Santa Fe

Caption: “Canyon Crossing” by Northwest artist Andrea Traphagen. Pacific Northwest travelers may want to stop by the Turqoise House in the artistic haven of Santa Fe this summer to peruse Norhwest artist Andrea Traphagen’s works on display. Traphagen is currently exhibiting three works featuring equestrian themes–“Canyon Crossing,” “Mesa Canyon” and “Bay Ride”–at Turqoise House in […]

Juneau
Health and Fitness Northwest Lifestyles

Taste Alaska!

Juneau Food Tours is giving travelers a taste of the city from their homes. Owner Midgi Moore recently launched Taste Alaska!, an online subscription box featuring made-in-Alaska products. Each box comes with smoked salmon, kelp hot sauce, locally sourced tea and spruce tip caramels. Additionally, the box will feature photography by award-winning Alaska photographer Mark […]