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My oregon

Dallas Crone
Eagle Cap Mountains

by Dallas Crone
Oregon City, OR
When I was little I always thought my dream home would be far away from Oregon. Somewhere in the Amazon, or in the Caribbean on a deserted island where I would have some kind of monstrous mansion or a huge tree house in the jungle. I even wanted a [...]

Fell in love with Oregon

jason moore
Merlin

by Jason Moore
Portland, OR
I was a musician in Southern California. The band I was in of 7 years had just broken up and the lead guitarist left town, to where I did not know. Found out he and his girlfriend moved to Southern Oregon.
I took a week’s vacation and took the train to Klamath Falls [...]

I Drive

mike
oregon

by Mike
Oregon City, OR
Many people ask me why I drive or why I spend so much money on my car. I simply ask why do you spend money on something you love. They reply because I love it. There is no limit to me when it comes to my car; I can spend hours upon [...]

Dream Realized in Oregon

Jeannine Jordan
Portland

by Jeannine Jordan
Lincoln City, OR
My high school organ teacher had a pipe organ in her home! Yes, an actual pipe organ! That soon became my dream – to have a pipe organ in my home! What a luxury! What a joy it was going to be to practice in one’s home [...]

Changing Directions

Margaret Garrington
Ashland, Oregon

by Margaret Garrington
Ashland, OR
In 1977 my first visit to Oregon changed the direction of my life. Working as a land use planner in Arizona, Oregon was already on my radar because of the state’s progressive land use laws. Oregon was often cited as unique in the country because of the strong protections for farms, [...]

Journey to Oregon

Deborah Opitz
Salem, OR

by Deborah Opitz
Silverton, OR
My father, Adlore Paquin, had asthma which was exacerbated by the cold winters in Minnesota, where he and my mother, Vera, lived. His doctor advised him to change climates. So, in February 1935, they sold their furniture and packed all their belongings into their Model A. My brother’s high-chair was [...]

Lost In Paradise

Daniel C. Robertson- Yoncalla, OR
“My maternal grandparents (AH and Flora Keck of Adrian, Oregon) lived on a farm called the Island at the junction of the Owyhee and Snake Rivers…”