Many varieties of Cherries are grown in the Hood River Valley, Oregon

Archive for June, 2010

Let the Harvest Begin

Friday, June 25th, 2010

The Hood River Valley is our nations largest pear growing regions but we don’t stop there.  Cherries and apples also are a huge crop along with the berries, stone fruit, lavender, wine grapes and more.  July’s warmth ripens the cherries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries and begins the 2010 harvest.  From now through the summer, something is always [...]

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Father’s Day at the Old Parkdale Inn

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20.  Treat Dad to a Hood River Valley getaway.  Tour wineries, breweries, take a hike.  The Elliot Glacier Public House and Brewpub is just across the street from the Old Parkdale Inn.  Good food, brews and view of Mt Hood.  The Hood River Valley has many wineries open for tasting.   [...]

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Lavender Daze at Hood River Lavender Farms

Monday, June 14th, 2010

There are many, many Lavender Farms in Oregon, and I may be a little bias but my favorite lavender farm is Hood River Lavender Farms as it is just 8 miles from the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast.  Recently selected for inclusion in the Central Cascades Geotourism Project, Hood River Lavender Farms is a certified-organic u-pick lavender farm situated [...]

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McIssac’s Store in Parkdale Oregon turns 100

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

In 1909 the Mt Hood Railroad line from Hood River to the Dee mill was extended up the Hood River Valley and the town of Parkdale was established.  The first train into town carried lumber for the building of McIssac’s Store, which opened its doors one hundred years ago this month.  McIssac’s sold everything from hardware and furnishings to [...]

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Wind Farms Meet Wheatfields

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Not far from the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast, a nice drive I like to share with my guests, is Central Oregon.  Head east on I-84 and the Columbia River Gorge opens up to the rolling high desert wheat fields of the Columbia Basin.  It is stunning, big skies and vast views.  Rock formations left over [...]

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Thanks to our Facebook Fans

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

We made it!!  600 fans by June 1st! Actually, 601! Now a challenge for 1000! Suggest OPI page to your friends. If they “like” OPI they must post on this page who made the suggestion. The first to have 20 of their friends “like” and post will win two nights stay for themselves, their significant [...]

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