Tag: Jacksonville Oregon
Back to Some Old Favorites
This past month my life has accelerated with activities and outings to pretty much match my pre-pandemic levels. My husband and I dined at a couple of our favorite local restaurants that we have not visited for more than two years, and we also took in another play as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the last concert of the year at the Britt Festival.
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Summer Entertainment Is Back!
Although my husband and I did a little traveling last summer and felt more comfortable (post-vaccinations) dining out and going to special events, there were still some big holes in our usual summer schedule. This year, though, we really feel like so much of what was missing the past two years has returned. Within the span of just over a week recently, we were able to enjoy two activities which have marked nearly every summer of the 13 years we've lived in Southern Oregon.
Dancin Tastin’
Recently, my husband and I had to cancel this year's annual fall trek to Walla Walla, Washington, for the region's Fall Release tasting weekend, but we did manage to get in some local tasting at one of our favorite wineries. I enjoy visiting wineries in the late fall, when the crowds of summertime visitors have abated, the bustle of harvest and crush is past, and the vineyards have taken on the muted colors of the season.
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A Walk in the Woods
Last Saturday I joined my daughter's family for a hike on a nearby complex of trails in Jacksonville, Oregon. Today this small town of about 3,000 residents boasts a collection of boutiques, restaurants and small shops and hosts the summertime Britt Festival, a concert series, but in its early days it was a bustling gold mining town, the county seat and the largest settlement in Oregon. It boomed after gold was discovered in 1851 at Rich Gulch, but after the gold ran out and the railroad passed it by in 1884, it quietly settled down as an agricultural town, and the world mostly passed it by.