Emily Grosvenor

Just 14 miles from where the mighty Columbia enters the Pacific, Astoria is a vibrant city known for its thriving creative life. Its annual FisherPoets Gathering, one of the nation’s most unique literary festivals, has drawn lovers of the written (and spoken) word and nautical life for 26 years. Recent years have seen a new focus on visual arts, with nearly a dozen new galleries opening their doors. That makes Astoria the perfect place for a relaxing art-filled getaway along the banks of Oregon’s largest... More

The best design trends have always come into being when people go all-in on their truest yearnings. In the case of cottagecore — the aesthetic that took over Instagram in the summer of 2020 and hasn’t let up — you’ll know it when you see it. Cottagecore is more than florals and quilting and stitching your cares away; it’s living a fantasy of self-sufficiency over modern convenience, with nostalgia for meadows and your grandma’s style. More

Eugene knows more than a little something about getting around on foot. After all, this is a city that’s nicknamed TrackTown USA. More

In this town of 3,000 people, built in the land grab of one of the state's most important periods of growth, history is the ultimate present. It’s one of those rare places where you can step in and out of the past and come out with fresh eyes. That’s thanks to several generations of town elders who have preserved the city's wide range of architectural styles and fostered a vivacious arts program, which rivals much larger cities. More

Set amid rolling hills of green and gold, verdant mountains, and the orchards and farms just southwest of Portland, Yamhill County does two things best: world-class wine and walkable small towns. With more than 300 wine producers calling the area home and regular buses to regional destinations, getting there isn’t a problem — but never wanting to leave might be. More

Here’s one thing you can say about the lasting legacy of the Oregon Trail, a fact that has lodged the 2,170-mile migration in the minds of generations: The struggle was real. The numbers alone are enough to chill. Of the estimated 500,000 settlers who made the five-month journey from Missouri to Oregon in the 1840s to 1860s, one in 10 would never arrive, having succumbed to all manner of mid-journey surprises: snake bites, gunshot wounds, drowning, starvation and, of course, dysentery. Those who did make...

Oregon’s frontier history is a series of booms and busts. It’s no wonder some have alleged that the state has more ghost towns than any other. More