Oregon150

January 7, 1979

Rose Garacci
Grant County

by Rose Garacci
John Day, OR
I arrived in Eugene Oregon, at 6pm in the evening on January 7, 1979. It was raining and cold. The trip was long, coming from the bayous of southern Louisiana. I stayed the winter in Eugene, but fate took me over the Cascades into Eastern Oregon, Grant County, [...]

Life long Oregonian ……

Leeza Lanson
All Oregon

by Leeza Lanson
Tigard, OR
I have lived in Oregon my entire life of 41 years. I was adopted through the State of Oregon as a newborn. When I found my birth parents at age 27, they both still lived in Oregon as well. I have camped and traveled through most of Oregon (thanks to my adopted [...]

No Place Like Home

Bobbie McCormick
Coosbay, Oregon

by Bobbie McCormick
Coos Bay, OR
I am a 49 year old mother of 2 and grandmother of 5, I have been clear across the United States and I have lived in many places. The one place I come back to is the Oregon Coast. Its beauty is one that you can only see in fairy tales.
It [...]

The Natural History of Ashland’s Landmark Hotel

Karolina Wyszynska
Ashland

Karolina Wyszynska
Ashland, OR
Just twelve years ago in November 1997 the old Mark Antony- Ashland’s neglected landmark hotel, originally known as the Lithia Springs Hotel and once the tallest structure between San Francisco and Portland- closed its doors and was boarded up. That was a cold winter that followed and the spirit of the vacant [...]

From Barstow to Portland

Joseph Fitzgibbon
Portland

by Joseph Fitzgibbon
Portland, OR
In 1968, after successfully petitioning my draft board that I was better suited for teaching than trekking through the Vietnam jungles, my wife and I moved to the Mojave Desert and the impoverished community of Barstow, California to begin a two-year, alternative service assignment.
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The Oregon Coast

Tya Widmer
Oregon Coast

by Tya Widmer
Oregon City, OR
My head fell angrily against the glass window as we pulled out of my driveway in Ohio for the last time. Tears fell messily from my eyes and my face curled into a pout. We drove for three days without stopping except to eat, get gas, or use a restroom. Finally [...]

Thunder and Lightning

chelsea nielsen
Oregon City, OR.

by Chelsea Nielsen
Oregon City, OR
About four years ago in the middle of July, my mom, my sister, my brother, and my step dad all went to visit my grandparent’s house in Oregon City, Oregon for the day. It was a beautiful day. The sky was clear, the sun was shining and, the birds were chirping. [...]

Detroit Lake

Jaimie
Detroit Lake

by Jaimie
Oregon City, OR
The sun was hitting my face and the water was slowly putting me to sleep. The dock was rocking back and forth and it seemed to be rocking me to sleep. I could hear the ducks swimming a couple feet away. I was almost asleep when a splash of cold water hit [...]

In the Dark

eli
Redland

by Eli
Oregon City, OR
It was a dark and misty night when the headlights came out of the dark and you could hear the brakes screaming, winding, and screeching to a stop. This story starts on the great day of the mighty Oregon’s birthday. It was a fantastic day and Eli the town lover was [...]

Oregon

Hadeel Malak
Roseburg

by Hadeel Malak
Winchester, OR
The first time I came to Oregon with my husband was after we went to Hawaii for our honeymoon in 2005.
The first impression was: Wow; it’s very nice place with all the rivers and trees.
Oregon is similar to my family’s homeland with all the nice trees , hills , mountains and clean [...]

A Glimpse of Elk City

Alexis Steenkolk
Elk City

by Alexis Steenkolk
Toledo, OR

I live clear on the outskirts of Toledo where the pavement meets a one way gravel road. Elk City is a small jewel I treasure that lies 15 miles off the Newport ocean shore. Out towards the countryside a sturdy house built on love is where I was raised. My name is [...]