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O
regon’s Hot Lake Hotel is Said To Be Extremely Haunted
from That Oregon Life- “From the beginning this place has a lot of unanswered questions. For reasons not entirely understood, the first hotel which was constructed in 1864 faced the bluff rather than the lake. The new hotel was complete with bathhouses, a post office, dance hall, barbershop, and even included a blacksmith. Until 1884, this isolated hotel was relatively unknown. It was this year the Union Pacific railroad put Hot Lake on the map, linking Oregon with the transcontinental system, cutting right through the middle of the Hot Lake Property and attracting visitors worldwide. Believed to be a former gardener who committed suicide on the property, an apparation of a man wearing work clothes has been seen…”
10 Scenic Stops Along the Oregon Coast Highway
from The Columbian– The 75-mile stretch along Oregon’s Highway 101 from Astoria to Tillamook offers a day trip full of surprises. Also known as the Oregon Coast Highway, this route can be accessed a couple of hours from Portland and includes traversing the Northern Oregon Coast Range. The diverse topography and charming towns make this a beautiful way to spend a day on the road…
When Oregon’s Invaded, We Can Be Ready
(from Paddling Magazine)- “Ukraine is arming its special operations with some stealthy new water vessels—kayaks equipped with grenade launchers. The Poloz-M16 combat kayak, produced by Adamant Verf, is a two-person military kayak that has been put to use by engineers and special forces in Ukraine. With two seas on its southern border and nearly 112,000 miles of streams, it’s easy to see why Ukraine has deployed the humble kayak to bear arms. What we are all really curious about, though, is that grenade launcher strapped to the bow…
Bigoted Bots invade Beaverton City Council meeting
(from FOX12Oregon)- “A shocking interruption took place at a recent Beaverton City Council meeting, as more than a dozen participants in the public comment portion of the session interjected with racial and gender-related slurs. The slurs against women and various ethnicities continued through the initial public comment period, and then during the discussion period for a land use hearing. Beaty said it wasn’t long before she noticed something odd about the calls. “Some of them were sped up two or three times a speed,” she said. “Some of it was definitely automated so you could hear that it was not a normal voice… they all started the same way, with ‘hello, can you hear me?’
