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The 2025 McKenzie River Drift Boat Festival is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 at Eagle Rock Lodge. The event features a flotilla and get together. More information: ...
A documentary on one of Oregon’s most famous creations, the McKenzie River Drift Boat, is coming to Stayton, Astoria and Springfield over the next couple of weeks. The film, “Oregon’s Boat ...
The 2025 McKenzie River Drift Boat Festival is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 at Eagle Rock Lodge. The event features a flotilla and get together. More information: ...
A documentary on one of Oregon’s most famous creations, the McKenzie River Drift Boat, is coming to Stayton, Astoria and Springfield over the next couple of weeks. The film, “Oregon’s Boat ...
"I thought, ‘If they want a drift boat for a McKenzie River display, it should probably be a Steele boat," he said. "So I made sure I got the bid." 0 Comments Love. 0.
A skilled welder, Steve Steele made the stainless steel oar-locks for his custom drift boat. ... , Keith Steele, build plywood McKenzie River driftboats when they were boys in the 1950s.
Grant offers a splendid retreat where the past is kept alive through recreation that’s over a century old along Oregon’s McKenzie River.
October is a very special time on the McKenzie River. ... is easy at boat ramps and on public lands along the upper McKenzie, the river is best enjoyed in a classic McKenzie River drift boat.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — We all have our favorite places. One of mine is being on the water. This Let’s Get Out There adventure is at one of Oregon's iconic rivers, the McKenzie River. We floated ...
A new film called "Oregon's Boat" traces the evolution of the world-famous McKenzie River Drift Boat. Here's a Q&A with director Randy Dersham.
A documentary on one of Oregon’s most famous creations, the McKenzie River Drift Boat, is coming to Stayton, Astoria and Springfield over the next couple of weeks. The film, “Oregon’s Boat ...
Posted by Oregon's Boat: The McKenzie River Drift Boat on Monday, November 11, 2024 The boat became so popular it represented Oregon at the Bicentennial Festival of American Folklife on the ...