Written by Migin on February 20, 2004
- Wright is Wrong
Chapter One: The Greatest Building Never Constructed (in Salem)
Once a newspaper in a, relatively, small town, in need of new housing for its operations, approached a noted architect asking if he would...
Written by azsunluvr on May 21, 2005
- The tiny town of Gates, Oregon (pop. 495), where my mother and father had been living for the last 15 years, is about 35 miles east of Salem on Highway 22. Improvements have been made...
Written by Tavia on January 3, 2001
- Address: 23924 territorial Highway, Monroe, OR 97456, tel. 541 847 5792.
We definitely saved the best for last. Completely out of the way and in the South Willammette Valley, it took us an hour plus...
Written by Tavia on January 3, 2001
- Address: 9409 NE Worden Hill Road, Dundee, OR 97115, tel. 800 539 9463.
We arrived at Erath, tasted a few wines, and began to think that perhaps we weren't such discriminating wine drinkers after all, as...
Written by Tavia on January 3, 2001
- Address: 691 Highway 99W, Dundee, OR 97115, tel. 503 538 8520.
Another winery on the main drag, by this time Rick and I had realized we were moving from place to place with the same group...
Written by Tavia on January 2, 2001
- Address: 5000 Sokol Blosser Lane, Dundee, OR, tel. 800 582 6668.
After many false starts and trips up dirt roads that led to closed wineries (always call first if you really want to taste particular wines!),...
Written by Tavia on January 2, 2001
- Address: 2995 Michigan City Avenue NW, Salem, OR, Tel 503 362 1596.
This was our first stop after heading out from the B&B, and if there was ever a winery to give us an indication that...
Written by Tavia on January 3, 2001
- Address: 18380 NE Buena Vista Road, POBox 8, Dundee, OR 97115, tel. 503 538 6476.
Again, Rick and I arrived at another tasting room where we could not decide if were were glad we came for...
Written by Judy on October 15, 2000
- This elegant 1878 mansion is now a museum. It's packed with many interesting items relating to the history of the area. It's set on 90 acres with lovely oak groves and gardens. There's also...
Written by Judy on October 15, 2000
- This is a living tribute to the valley's textile industry and features an 1896 wool mill, historic homes and the Marion County Historical Society Museum. The park-like setting adds to the charm of this wonderful...
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