Canby, Oregon
Every road to Canby is a pleasant one, especially for connoisseurs of fresh, locally grown produce.
View ArticleInside the Wine Crush
Winemakers were pacing the vines, checking the weather reports constantly, hoping sunshine would prevail for a spell—just long enough to goose the sugar level in this Pinot noir harvest. At Vista Hills...
View ArticleSeQuential Fuels the Next Generation
In Eugene, two royal blue and goldenrod yellow SeQuential Biofuels stations stand out among a sea of Shell, 76 and Chevron gas stations. The latter group is of the typical gas-and-go variety with...
View ArticleMacs to the People
During Lorrain Kerwood's first year at Lane Community College, she bought a new computer, only to have it crash. She remembers approaching the problem with relentless drive. “I tried to fix it myself,...
View Article72 Hours in Corvallis
1859 spent 72 hours in Corvallis, taking in a Beavs game and the delights of the surrounding countryside.
View ArticleFrom Where I Stand: Mount Angel
Mount Angel is the German cultural center of Oregon, with a small community that’s all-in come Oktoberfest.
View ArticleBreaking Ground: Oregon Olive Oil
The Oregon Olive Mill in Dayton, Oregon produces olive oil from Oregon-grown olives.
View ArticleTo Cork or Not to Cork
In one corner, weighing in at five grams, the reigning champion of wine bottle enclosures, the queen of mean, the matriarch of winedom—it’s CORK (cue throngs of screaming fans). In the other corner,...
View ArticleOregon's Birthday Photo Contest Gallery: Willamette Valley
The lush and fertile Willamette Valley.
View ArticleBest Lodging in Willamette Valley Wine Country
When visiting the Willamette Valley’s wine country, often the hardest decision isn’t where to go tasting or dining but where to rest your head after all the sipping and supping. Sure there are a few...
View ArticleRoad Reconsidered: Oregon 126
Oregon 126 takes travelers from the university town of Eugene to the gorgeous natural dunes of the central Oregon Coast.
View ArticleFrom Where I Stand: Gaston
1859's From Where I Stand feature heads to Gaston, a small hamlet 30 miles outside of Portland.
View ArticleFrom Where I Stand: Mt. Hood Parkdale
1859's From Where I Stand feature heads to Mt. Hood Parkdale, halfway between Hood River and Mt. Hood, and talks with Theresa Draper, owner of Drapter Girls Country Farm.
View ArticleRoad Reconsidered: Tracing Terroir and Local Culture on Highway 18
Highway 18 may be a utility corridor carrying motorists from the mid-Willamette Valley to the Oregon Coast and back, but there are lots of gems to discover, especially if you divert onto Old 18. If you...
View ArticleTurn “Black Friday” Red: Thanksgiving Weekend Wine Tasting
It's the morning after Thanksgiving. A mix of post-feast cooking aromas, family and guests lingers throughout the house. Could there be a more perfect time to get out into the crisp autumn air, drive...
View Article72 Hours in McMinnville
IN 1950, CREATURES FROM ANOTHER WORLD SELECTED McMinnville, Oregon, planet Earth as a place of curiosity and research. Their vehicle was nearly thirty feet in diameter and shaped like a flying saucer...
View ArticleOregon Hot Springs
((tab=Intro)) SOAK IT IN photo by Meredith Adeleide It’s nature’s other champagne, springing from the earth, from the depths of its lava-heated heart, summoned to the surface, where we (made of...
View ArticleGifts for Lovers Who Love Wine
It’s always around this time of year that the conversation starts in my house. What to do about Valentine’s Day? I, like many women, try and pretend that it isn’t important to me, but if the day...
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