Mention Tillamook Burn today and the image of a charred, grilled cheese sandwich might come to mind. However, seventy-five years ago, it meant one thing: fire.
Attractions
For the past few years, sustainability and locally-grown foods have been catch phrases in the culinary world.
City: Newport
Region: Central Coast
So much more than you'd expect! The Portland Aquarium brings you up close to dozens of species including sharks, giant octopus, stingrays, reptiles, birds and more. They offer special encounters where you can actually interact with, feed and even touch the animals. Great for all ages!
City: Portland
Region: Greater Portland
Captain George Flavel was a noted bar pilot and entrepreneur in Clatsop County. His piloting business and other investments helped in the development of Astoria.
City: Astoria
Region: Northern Coast
Seeds for this non-native tree were brought here by an unknown settler, but this particular tree was transplanted to its present location by Harrison Blake when he built his house in the 1850's.
Region: Southern Coast
This Coast Redwood was planted in 1992 at the site of the only Japanese aerial bombing of the continental United States on September 9, 1942.
Region: Southern Coast
This tree sits on property settled in 1868 by W.S. Frazier, the founder of Milton, Oregon. The Frazier family carried the hickory nuts along the Oregon Trail from their home in Texas.
Region: Eastern Oregon
James and Elizabeth Baker were among the first Oregon Trail emigrants to settle in Easter Oregon.
City: La Grande
Region: Eastern Oregon
One of the original 250 Norway maple trees planted by volunteers along Spruce Street and "S" Avenue in 1923 to commemorate the end of the First World War and to appreciate the returning veterans.
City: La Grande
Region: Eastern Oregon