Herman grew up in Eugene and has a fine arts degree from the University of Oregon. He was on the beach behind Mo's Restaurant in Lincoln City a few years ago when he saw a cluster of forts, maybe ...

The Oregon Trail is one of the most fascinating and interesting parts of American history that you will ever ... Forts along the Oregon Trail - Part One. By FRED DAVIS [email protected] Jul 10, 2021 ...

Fort Stevens State Park has sprawling natural areas to explore, but the turn-of-the-century fortifications within provide a lesson in Oregon history.

Once re-fitted with supplies, rested and gaining the needed repairs to wagons and such, the emigrants faced their final stretch of travel west of Walla Walla, Wash., with destinations down ...

The Fort to Sea Trail is a lovely hike one way, but a bit of a grind for most hikers both ways. Setting up a shuttle helps. Or you can take a taxi from Astoria to Fort Clatsop for about $20.

ASTORIA — The Fort Clatsop area of Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks covers 1.74 square miles, not large by national park standards but a critical forested area ...

FORT ROCK, Ore. — Oregon's high desert is vast, timeless and remote — where distances are great and people are few, and the only outpost for miles is unlike any other state park around.

FORT ROCK, Ore. (AP) — This was the sort of rock climbing that I could get used to. OK, so it was more like rock "scrambling" than actual climbing, but I preferred it to clinging to a vertical ...

Fort Stevens State Park continued to be Oregon’s busiest campground, with 350,000 camper nights, followed by South Beach at 217,000. Oregon bill to protect park rangers failed in 2023 ...

An Oregon service station owner loved old maps and Northwest history so much, he launched a family business that’s still going strong more than 50 years later. Ralph Preston passed away in 2019 ...