With a population hovering around 50,000 Oregonians, Albany is one of the twenty most populous cities in the state. Named in honor of Albany, New York, the Oregon counterpart has the largest variety of historical buildings in the state. A…
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Located at 503 1st Avenue on the Western edge of downtown historic Albany, Oregon is the Historic Carousel & Museum—a building scheduled to be demolished in about three years. And when this happens, the Albany community will celebrate like the…
Today is the 2015 World Oceans Day and it only seems fitting to write a bit about our recent trip to the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon. Affiliated with Oregon State University, HMSC is nearing its 50th anniversary…
Our visit to the Neskowin Beach Ghost Forest was inspired by an Oregon geology exhibit at The Museum of Natural and Cultural History located on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Consider this diagram: Low tide on the Northwest…
New residents of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, we’re enamored by the Pacific Ocean. About a one-hour drive from our new house, we’re venturing out from Florence, Oregon. Here are some of our initial favorites. Devil’s Churn North of Florence…
TripAdvisor.com lists 102 restaurants in Hood River, Oregon, a town of around 7000 Oregonians. Known at the Windsurfing Capitol of the World, Hood River draws silent sports enthusiasts from all walks of life. The town itself is split into two…