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Canby, Oregon

Every road to Canby is a pleasant one, especially for connoisseurs of fresh, locally grown produce.

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Inside the Wine Crush

Winemakers were pacing the vines, checking the weather reports constantly, hoping sunshine would prevail for a spell—just long enough to goose the sugar level in this Pinot noir harvest. At Vista Hills...

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SeQuential Fuels the Next Generation

In Eugene, two royal blue and goldenrod yellow SeQuential Biofuels stations stand out among a sea of Shell, 76 and Chevron gas stations. The latter group is of the typical gas-and-go variety with...

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Macs to the People

During Lorrain Kerwood's first year at Lane Community College, she bought a new computer, only to have it crash. She remembers approaching the problem with relentless drive. “I tried to fix it myself,...

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72 Hours in Corvallis

1859 spent 72 hours in Corvallis, taking in a Beavs game and the delights of the surrounding countryside.

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From Where I Stand: Mount Angel

Mount Angel is the German cultural center of Oregon, with a small community that’s all-in come Oktoberfest.

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Breaking Ground: Oregon Olive Oil

The Oregon Olive Mill in Dayton, Oregon produces olive oil from Oregon-grown olives.

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Best Lodging in Willamette Valley Wine Country

When visiting the Willamette Valley’s wine country, often the hardest decision isn’t where to go tasting or dining but where to rest your head after all the sipping and supping. Sure there are a few...

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To Cork or Not to Cork

In one corner, weighing in at five grams, the reigning champion of wine bottle enclosures, the queen of mean, the matriarch of winedom—it’s CORK (cue throngs of screaming fans). In the other corner,...

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Oregon's Birthday Photo Contest Gallery: Willamette Valley

The lush and fertile Willamette Valley.

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Best of Oregon 2013

The inside scoop on the best Oregon has to offer.

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Road Reconsidered: Oregon 126

Oregon 126 takes travelers from the university town of Eugene to the gorgeous natural dunes of the central Oregon Coast.

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From Where I Stand: Gaston

1859's From Where I Stand feature heads to Gaston, a small hamlet 30 miles outside of Portland.

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From Where I Stand: Mt. Hood Parkdale

1859's From Where I Stand feature heads to  Mt. Hood Parkdale, halfway between Hood River and Mt. Hood, and talks with Theresa Draper, owner of Drapter Girls Country Farm. 

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72 Hours in Eugene

72 Hours in Eugene

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Road Reconsidered: Tracing Terroir and Local Culture on Highway 18

Highway 18 may be a utility corridor carrying motorists from the mid-Willamette Valley to the Oregon Coast and back, but there are lots of gems to discover, especially if you divert onto Old 18. If you...

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Turn “Black Friday” Red: Thanksgiving Weekend Wine Tasting

It's the morning after Thanksgiving. A mix of post-feast cooking aromas, family and guests lingers throughout the house. Could there be a more perfect time to get out into the crisp autumn air, drive...

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72 Hours in McMinnville

IN 1950, CREATURES FROM ANOTHER WORLD SELECTED McMinnville, Oregon, planet Earth as a place of curiosity and research. Their vehicle was nearly thirty feet in diameter and shaped like a flying saucer...

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Oregon Hot Springs

((tab=Intro))   SOAK IT IN photo by Meredith Adeleide It’s nature’s other champagne, springing from the earth, from the depths of its lava-heated heart, summoned to the surface, where we (made of...

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Gifts for Lovers Who Love Wine

It’s always around this time of year that the conversation starts in my house.  What to do about Valentine’s Day? I, like many women, try and pretend that it isn’t important to me, but if the day...

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