Apple and Pear Harvest will begin around the end of August

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Check out our Specials as we head into the main Harvest Season.

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

Our weekends are pretty full through September, a sprinkling of weekend rooms available, but there are rooms available during the week.  Cherries, blueberries, and peaches are being harvested now and in a few weeks the major harvest of apples and pears begins. Be spontaneous.  Check our availability calendar for the rest of August.  Then from September through October [...]

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Father’s Day at the Old Parkdale Inn

Friday, June 1st, 2012

  Father’s Day is Sunday, June 17.  Treat Dad to a Hood River Valley getaway.  Tour wineries, breweries, take a hike.  Solera Brew Pub, formally Elliot Glacier Public House, 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 [...]

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Fall Foliage in the Columbia Gorge and the Mt Hood National Forest

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Columbia River Gorge was noted as the third best spot in a recent foliage destination list, right behind Aspen and the Catskills!!   But we’ve known about the foliage show for a long time.  Add the colors of the Mt Hood National Forest and the acres and acres of fruit trees and you will be in awe [...]

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Wineries of the Hood River Valley

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

The world famous orchards of the Hood River Valley are sharing space with award winning vineyards. The wines are becoming just as famous as its tree fruit.  Fast evolving into one of the Northwest’s finest grape-growing and winemaking regions the tasting rooms hold special events including wine tasting, vineyard tours and activities for families and friends. The Gorge White House [...]

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Gravenstein Harvest Kicks Off the Hood River Valley Harvest

Friday, September 9th, 2011

The Gravenstein apple is considered by many to be one of the best all-around apples with a sweet, tart flavor and is great for baking and cooking, especially for apple sauce and cider.   The Gravenstein Apple harvest represents the kickoff of the annual Hood River Valley harvest.  Thousands of acres of apples and pears will be harvested for [...]

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Dahlias Put on a Show in the Hood River Valley

Monday, September 5th, 2011

The Hood River Valley is certainly known for having thousands of acres of fruit of which cherries, blueberries and peaches are finding their way to the fruit stands now.  We also have some amazing flower farms, one of which, The Gorge White House, has glads, daisies, cone flowers, snapdragons, Oriental lilies, lavender and more.  The dahlia fields [...]

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Come Out and Play

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Summer is here and fall is just around the corner.  Time to get out a play.  Hiking, biking, windsurfing, rafting and golf.  We have all this and more in the Hood River Valley, the Columbia River Gorge and the Mt. Hood National Forest, all just minutes from the Old Parkdale Inn. It’s river rafting season!  The [...]

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Farm to Fork in the Hood River Valley

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Farm to Fork’s founders have created a traveling farm-to-table restaurant, local food fundraiser, andcommunity celebration rolled into one. Each dinner is set at the farm where much of the food on the menu was produced, and proceeds benefit food-focused non-profits. Farm to Fork’s mission is to connect guests to local sources of produce, meat, seafood [...]

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Passport to ‘A World of Wine in Forty Miles’ Weekend

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

That’s the motto for the Columbia Gorge Winegrowers.  Americas’ Most Unique Wine Region is located less than an hour East of Portland, Oregon.  Straddling the mighty Columbia River, the Columbia Gorge Growing Region includes the fertile soils of both Washington and Oregon!  From the marine influenced climate of Underwood Mountain to the arid dryland of the Eastern [...]

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Thinking ‘Bout a Girlfriends Getaway?

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Consider visiting the Hood River Valley.  Whether you’re looking for outdoor adventure, a place for your craft projects, wine tasting, shopping or just some rest and relaxation away from the kids and significant others, the Old Parkdale Inn might just be the perfect spot. We have hosted many a girlfriends getaways.  We had a 9 [...]

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