Things To Do

An absolutely awesome place popped up recently as I was looking into some fun things to do with my kids this year. While this place is not in Oregon, it's only a hop and a skip away and would make for a beautiful road trip - especially with spring right around the corner. Some time ago I wrote...

Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner Oregon is well known for it's beautiful scenery, good wine, and sustainable wine production practices. Visitors enjoy the expansive patio and viewing Mary's Peak from the 65-foot lookout tower, but now there's a new way to enjoy wine tasting: private heated...

The Lodge at Hot Lake Springs, formerly known as the Hot Lake Hotel (hit the link here to read our original extensive writeup), is once again open to the public. From the very beginning of the hotel opening, for reasons not entirely known, the building faced the bluff rather than the lake. The...

The movie business has taken a huge hit, especially in light of the recent pandemic. In the age of streaming everything online, even movies recently released, not as many folks are going out to the movies. Incredibly, this historic indoor theater that opened June 3, 1937, is still open today and...

A few thousand years ago a volcanic fissure opened up in Oregon's high desert near Christmas Valley. These fissures in the earth's surface are usually filled with rock and soil after they're formed, but because the area is so arid, Crack In The Ground has remained the same for thousands of years...