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Emily Grosvenor

Emily Grosvenor is the editor of Oregon Home magazine. Her stories of place have appeared in The Atlantic, Sunset, AAA Via and Good Housekeeping. Find her @emilygrosvenor.

Car-free Getaway: Taste the Good Life in Eugene

December 13, 2018
Eugene knows more than a little something about getting around on foot. After all, this is a city that’s nicknamed TrackTown USA. More
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Willamette Valley , Eugene , Sustainable Travel ,

Summer Vibes at the Britt Festival

May 31, 2018
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
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Southern Oregon , Jacksonville , Favorite Trips , Visual & Performing Arts Events ,

Car-Free Getaway: Active Adventures in Bend

November 13, 2017
Words like “epic” might get thrown around a lot, but for Bend, the label fits. An active weekend in Bend without a car provides just enough time to soak in Central Oregon’s legendary sun, explore the Cascade Range, lap up life on the river and relax in the state’s great logger-turned-lager town. More
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Central Oregon , Bend , Favorite Trips , Trip Ideas , Sustainable Travel ,

Car-Free Getaway: Willamette Valley Wine Country

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
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Willamette Valley , McMinnville , Favorite Trips , Trip Ideas , Sustainable Travel ,

The True Story of the Oregon Trail

November 7, 2017
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...
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Favorite Trips , Historic Sites & Oregon Trail , Culture & History ,

The Secrets of Oregon’s Ghost Towns

September 29, 2017
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
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Eastern Oregon , Ghost Towns , Favorite Trips , Culture & History ,
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