Are you wishing and hoping to find just the right gift for your special someones? Then, travel to Eugene and trek over to the Lane Events Center most any Saturday Nov. 22 – Dec. 21 to shop the wonders of the Lane County Farmers Market Holiday Market. FYI – The Lane County Farmers Market can […]
The debut of the North American Truffle Dog Championship at the indoor Oregon Horse Center in Eugene Jan. 21 – 22, 2015 is a rare opportunity to see trained truffle dogs hunt for the fragrant hidden delicacies. The sport is intense, highly-competitive, and seldom seen. Spectators are invited to cheer on truffle dog teams as […]
Pick a Pumpkin at Pumpkin Funland, Hood River It’s time to pack up the little goblins and take a road trip to Hood River for a Pumpkin Funland adventure! With Halloween just around the corner, families, including grandparents, can entertain the troops with free admission to a huge pumpkin patch and Gourd Central. There the […]
Eugene, OR. – Eugene, Oregon, has been named one of the Top Trips for Truffle Lovers by Fodor’s Travel. The bountiful south Willamette Valley town is the only U.S. city on the list, joining the ranks of Alba, Italy, and Vaucluse, France. Fodor’s noted the highly-acclaimed Oregon Truffle Festival as the main reason for the […]
Beer Boom on the Columbia River Buoy Beer will start production on a three-barrel pilot system with plans of increasing up to a 20-barrel system. The brewery will set up shop in early 2014 in the old New England Fish Company building on the Columbia River waterfront in Astoria. It will feature a full restaurant […]
By Nancy Thompson NEW FEATURE: 50plusnorthwest.com welcomes Portland travel writer Nancy Thompson as a regular columnist in our Travel section. Visit 50plusnorthwest.com often for regular updates on Thompson’s travels throughout the Northwest and beyond. About Nancy Thompson: Thompson is an aspiring world traveler with a newly retired spouse. A late bloomer, Nancy became a certified […]
(Portland, Oregon) Seniors 62 years and older will be treated to a discounted admission at the World Forestry Center Discovery Museum during Senior Day on Wednesday, October 23 from 9am to 2pm. Admission is only $3 per person. The event is open to individuals and groups, but groups of 10 or more are encouraged to […]
Newport, Oregon—The Oregon Coast Aquarium is home to Judge, Mojoe and Schuster who comprise the largest raft of sea otters in Oregon. In honor of sea otters everywhere, the Aquarium will celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week from September 22 to 28. The Aquarium will be brimming with sea otter facts, jokes, quizzes and art so […]
Newport, Oregon—The Oregon Coast Aquarium will showcase a collection of award-winning films during the Blue on Tour Ocean Film Festival on October 4 and 5. The Aquarium organized the festival in partnership with Westwind Stewardship Group (WSG) in hopes that viewers will, in the words of Aquarium President/CEO Carrie Lewis, “Walk away feeling renewed, optimistic […]
Newport, Oregon – Five abandoned snowy plover chicks and a rehabilitated adult male are being released back to the wild by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners. The birds, federally and state listed as threatened, were rescued in early July by plover monitors from the Institute for Natural Resources, Portland State University and […]
