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Outdoor Activities

Plan Ahead to Rent Houseboats on Billy Chinook Lake

Yes, the houseboating season at Billy Chinook Lake in Central Oregon is over for this year, but fall is the perfect time to check-out the scene and make reservations for the summer of 2015. You may gasp, “Houseboating in Oregon? That’s crazy!” But, we are here to tell you that the only lake in Oregon […]

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Travel

Lake Quinault Lodge in the Fall

We are blessed with many world-class destinations in the Northwest and one of the most remote total getaways is the Lake Quinault Lodge on Washington’s Northern Coast. Built in 1926, the rustic lodge welcomes guests with warmth, hospitality and a sincere feeling of home-away-from-home comfort. Remote and built during the era that brought us Timberline […]

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Environment

‘Stunning’ coastal landscape conserved for future generations

The Jesuit Novitiate in Sheridan, Ore recently agreed to conserve more than 100 acres of “stunning” coastal landscape overlooking Nestucca Bay. The Nature Conservancy in Oregon and the Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worked with the Jesuits to conserve the 102.53-acre property located on Cannery Hill overlooking Nestucca Bay.  Ownership of […]