About the Author

Molly Blancett

Molly considers herself a “born-again Oregonian”. A Seattle-native, she moved to Eugene in 2007 and immediately fell in love with the area. The endless running, biking and hiking trails and fresh, local food on every corner immediately stole her heart and her taste buds. Molly is the Tourism Public Relations & Social Media Manager for Travel Lane County. In her spare (and work) time, find her training for her next 5K, dreaming of completing a sprint triathlon, exploring Oregon’s fabulous microbreweries and wineries and plugging away at a NYT’s crossword puzzle.

Happy 50th Birthday, Oregon Wilderness

July 29, 2014
On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Wilderness Act, a landmark conservation bill that protects nearly 110 million acres from coast to coast. The Wilderness Act defined “wilderness” as areas where the earth and its communities of life are left unchanged by people, where the primary forces of nature are… More
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Harvest High Tea

November 20, 2012
Raise your pinkies and practice your best British accent; it’s tea time at Eugene’s Shelton McMurphey Johnson House. The Victorian-style house overlooks downtown Eugene and was built in 1888 by Dr. Thomas Winston Shelton and his wife, Adah.  After Dr. Shelton’s death, Adah moved to Portland, leaving the house to her daughter, Alberta, and her… More
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Chocolate Decadence

October 1, 2012
Larry Bradley rolls out the red carpet for guests to his west Eugene chocolate store, Chocolate Decadence. “The first thing I do is offer them chocolate,” Larry told me as I walked in. Instead of a handshake, he hands you a scoop with a button, a sample of his gluten-free, dairy-free dark chocolate. The glorious thing… More
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