by Danielle Denham | Sep 18, 2021 | Drink, Events, Family Fun, Featured, Food, News, Things To Do, Western Oregon
Shake out your lederhosen and dirndls, Oregon. There's a new Forest Grove, Oregon Oktoberfest, and it looks to be a rollicking good time. This family-friendly festival will include everything you expect out a Bavarian celebration: carnival games, food, drink,...
by Danielle Denham | Sep 17, 2021 | Featured, Interesting, Oregon Coast, Weird Oregon
Is Oregon's Van Duzer Corridor haunted? Does this stretch of Hwy. 18 near Lincoln City have its own Area 51? Locals talk about a secret government facility in the coast range, one with dark winding roads leading up to nothing but a huge fence. Individuals are said to...
by Danielle Denham | Sep 17, 2021 | Festivals, Florence, Food & Drink, News, Oregon Coast
The beloved long-running Florence Oregon Wine & Chowder event, usually held during the long holiday weekend in October, is produced by the Florence Chamber of Commerce and has drawn nearly 1000 visitors each year. This year there will be no 2021 festivities; the...
by Danielle Denham | Sep 15, 2021 | Breweries, Eugene, Featured, Made In Oregon, News, Press Release, Restaurants, Weird Oregon
"What is this? A center for Ants?" Twenty years ago, a certain fictional male model had a vision, and the iconic “center for ants” was born. Now, Eugene Oregon's own Hop Valley is reimagining what a modern center for ants would look like, and naturally, it’s a...
by Danielle Denham | Sep 14, 2021 | Featured, Food, History, Interesting, Made In Oregon, Products, Weird Oregon
1. The Corn Dog (Rockaway Beach, 1930s) George and Versa Boyington ran a small hot dog stand on the beach, selling the dogs to tourists and locals alike. When coastal rains inevitably came and ruined the buns, George came up with the idea of cooking a "bun" as needed....
