Tag: Oregon

  • Tangent: Heart of a rich grass seed industry

    Tangent: Heart of a rich grass seed industry

    Tangent has a proud history as a farming community in one of the richest agricultural areas in Oregon and has a number of points of historical significance. It is believed that the first people to inhabit the Tangent area were the mound builders of the Kalapuya (Calapooia) tribes, whose earthen mounds line the Calapooia River…

  • Sweet Home: Gateway to the Santiam Playground

    Sweet Home: Gateway to the Santiam Playground

    Sweet Home has been the last stopping point for travellers entering the Cascade Mountains since its first settlers arrived in the 1850s. Long a center for logging and mining, the community is built on a vast, prehistoric petrified forest and is well-known for the treasures found in the area – agate, jasper, crystals, minerals, and gold.…

  • Scio: Slow it down among sheepdogs, lambs and covered bridges

    Scio: Slow it down among sheepdogs, lambs and covered bridges

    Scio, the 10th-oldest town in Oregon, is located amid the beautiful hills and lush farmland southeast of Salem at the intersection of Highways 99 and 226. Scio was incorporated in 1866 and its long history is strongly reflected in the city and surrounding countryside. Many residents are descended from Oregon Trail pioneers and there is…

  • Lyons: A great place to relax and enjoy nature

    Lyons: A great place to relax and enjoy nature

    Located just over 25 miles from the state capitol of Salem in Oregon’s beautiful Willamette Valley, Lyons is easily accessible just off of Highway 22 on your way up the Cascade Mountain Range. The fishing and floating opportunities on the waters of the North Santiam River are the main attraction for visitors to the 30-acre…

  • Lebanon: Booming business center

    Lebanon: Booming business center

    Lebanon is a booming mid-valley community, nestled next to the South Santiam River and a magnet for business and professional enterprise. Located conveniently at the juncture of U.S. Highway 20 and state Highway 34, as well as some other major county roads, Lebanon is home to a Lowe’s distribution center, Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital and…

  • Harrisburg: ‘Mayberry’ comes alive

    Harrisburg: ‘Mayberry’ comes alive

    Harrisburg is affectionately referred to as “Mayberry” by people who know its idyllic charm. The comparison to the fictional idyllic town made famous by the “Andy Griffith Show” is easy to understand when you watch a father and son walking with their fishing poles down to the Willamette River.  Or when there is an outdoor…

  • Brownsville: Bustling town that’s truly down home

    Brownsville: Bustling town that’s truly down home

    Brownsville, one of Oregon’s oldest communities, is nestled in the foothills of the Cascades, on the east edge of the Willamette Valley. An easy drive from all of western Oregon’s major population centers and only four miles from I-5, Brownsville feels like home the minute you drive across the iconic green bridge over the Calapooia…

  • Albany’s rich in Oregon history

    Albany’s rich in Oregon history

    Albany Regional Museum Albany Regional Museum, at 136 Lyon St. S. in downtown Albany, offers a great collection of old Albany memorabilia, photos and artifacts. View a shoeshine stand popular in Albany for decades or the Camp Adair exhibit, and be sure to stop in the Tripp Research Room. The museum, located in an 1887…

  • Something for everyone!

    Something for everyone!

    Where to stay and where to eat in Linn County? The answer to that question is another: What’s your pleasure? Scattered throughout our communities are overnight opportunities ranging from comfortable hotels to wilderness camping. In between are conveniently located motels, bed and breakfasts, and a score of campgrounds, both public and private. Hotels and Motels…

  • Bring your camera for some great subject matter

    Bring your camera for some great subject matter

    You know, we could load this page with a bunch of fantastic, scenic photos, but why?  The point is that you should come to Linn County, here in the heart of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, and shoot your own.  Bring your camera and come take calendar-quality shots everywhere as you visit our mountains, rivers, lakes, snow…