Archive for the ‘Oregon’ Category
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
In partnership with Sustainable Travel International, the Old Parkdale Inn purchases Mini-Green Tags provided by the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. Each tag costs $1 and represents an investment in 24 kilowatt hours of renewable wind energy and prevents 33.6 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. We make every effort to provide a Carbon Neutral Lodging experience. We use [...]
Keep reading Travel Green at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast
Tags: bed, breakfast, Columbia River Gorge, Hood River Valley Events, Hood River Valley Harvest, Mt Hood National Forest, parkdale, sustainable travel
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
What do you see in this photo? If you answered apples, mushrooms, potatoes, bread and greens, you would be right. I see a savory Italian Fritatta with Argula and mushrooms, herbed roasted potatoes, a rich and flavorful banana French Toast and Old Parkdale Inn’s famous Baked Fuji Apples. Once a week we receive our Community Supported [...]
Keep reading We Serve the Bounty of the Gorge and Hood River Valley
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
On March 31st, 2003, we arrived in Parkdale and began our journey as innkeepers of the Old Parkdale Inn, a bed and breakfast in the foothills of Oregon’s tallest peak, Mt Hood. It was something I had dreamed about doing for quite awhile and some days I still pinch myself and some days I ask myself what am [...]
Keep reading Have I really been an Innkeeper for 8 years?
Tags: bed, Hood River Valley, mt hood, Mt Hood National Forest, Old Parkdale Inn, parkdale
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Seems a little early, and we may still get the “Indian Summer”, but it sure feels like fall. Still harvesting fresh peaches and blueberries for the cream cheese filled french toasts and blintzes as the apple and pear harvest has begun. So get out and enjoy this last bit of summer and our amazing fall. [...]
Keep reading Fall Is Really in the Air
Tags: bed, breakfast, Hood River Valey Wineries, Hood River Valley Harvest, Mt Hood National Forest, Old Parkdale Inn, parkdale
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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Can you believe it? October is coming around again and so are our Drop Dead Savings!! Stay two nights, mid-week in October and take an additional 10% off our already discounted rooms! That’s $112.50, any room, midweek, Sunday through Thursday at the Old Parkdale Inn. This includes all lodging taxes and of course a hearty [...]
Keep reading Drop Dead Savings are Back!
Tags: bed, breakfast, Hood River Valey Wineries, Hood River Valley, Hood River Valley Harvest, mt hood, Mt Hood National Forest, parkdale, Wineries
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Elliot Glacier will be celebrating its 13th anniversary!! Enjoy music at the pub on Sunday August 15th begining @ 3pm Laurie Star Duo will be performing out back in the warm, warm sunshine! If you’ve never sat behind the Brew Pub with a cold one, gazing at majestic Mt Hood, well, you just don’t know what [...]
Keep reading Elliot Glacier Public House Celebrates 13 Years in Parkdale
Tags: bed, Breweries, Hood River Valley Events, mt hood, Old Parkdale Inn, parkdale
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Today is our anniversary. In 1973 I married the love of my life. 37 years ago. My sister asked how could that be as I am only 45! Yeah right! Steve’s work has him on the road a lot and I can’t remember the last time we actually spent this day together. He always sends [...]
Keep reading July 14, 2010 ~ Celebrating 37 Years Together
Tags: bed, breakfast, Hood River Valley, mt hood, parkdale
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
From BnBFinder Bed and Breakfast Blog: “Family reunions are no longer limited to Thanksgiving or Christmas, or to being a one-day potato salad and hot dog affair. They can be customized to embrace every family’s lifestyle and hobbies, and for that reason, bed and breakfasts and innkeepers can be a reunion-planner’s best friend. Many B&Bs [...]
Keep reading Move Your Family Reunion to the Old Parkdale Inn This Summer
Tags: bed, breakfast, Hood River Valley, mount hood, mt hood, parkdale
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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. [...]
Keep reading Father’s Day at the Old Parkdale Inn
Tags: bed, breakfast, Breweries, Hood River Valey Wineries, Hood River Valley, Hood River Valley Events, mount hood, mt hood, parkdale, Wineries
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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 [...]
Keep reading Lavender Daze at Hood River Lavender Farms
Tags: bed, breakfast, Hood River Valley, Hood River Valley Events, Old Parkdale Inn, parkdale
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