A Letter From Travel Oregon Magazine's Very Own Editor

March 3, 2008


The team at Travel Oregon is very excited to unveil the Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Travel Oregon magazine. Inside you'll find gorgeous photography and great stories about white water river rafting, organic craft beer, horsemanship, this year's Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, and so much more. Also, you'll find the fourth-annual Golf in Oregon guide, which features 166 course listings as well as in-depth profiles on some of our more famous places to play.

Emily Aanderud, Travel Oregon magazine's fabulous editor, decided to share a few thoughts on the new issue:

As I sit here flipping through our Spring & Summer 2008 issue of Travel Oregon magazine, I remember all the great behind-the-scenes adventures of the last few months.

When the Nelscott Reef Tow-in Classic got the green light, I raced to Lincoln City to watch big wave surfers from all over the world tackle gargantuan 40-foot waves.

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Apple of My Eye: Fall Harvest Days in Harrisburg, Oregon

October 12, 2007

By Andrea Hartman

From the sight of orange pumpkins and red leaves to the feeling of cool air on my face, fall has long been my favorite time of year. And on this chilly but beautiful October weekend, the girls and I headed out in search of the quintessential fall activity, for the quintessential fall day.

We headed for the cozy farm town of Harrisburg, Oregon, where we came upon Detering Orchards, just in time to join in their Apple Days fun. Read: free apple pie, apple cider and lots of apple picking!

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Halloween Mask-Making Fun with Travel Oregon

October 8, 2007

By Ashley Moran

If you have children, or are simply a child-at-heart, we’ve got a treat for you. Emily
(editor for Travel Oregon magazine) and I recently rounded up a group of our favorite kids, and created some creative (and, authentically Oregon) Halloween masks. Check out our video, and try your hand at creating your very own Oregon Dungeness crab, beaver, or salmon.

Our mask-making adventure began at the craft store, where we stuffed our cart full of paper plates, stickers, colored felt, puff paint (which is still just as fun as it was in the 80’s, I must admit), glitter crayons, and of course, Halloween candy and other goodies. Once we felt we’d purchased the full amount of supplies we could handle (or our wallets could handle, for that matter) we were off.

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