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Posts Tagged ‘Hood River Valley Events’

Spectator Ops at the Mt Hood Cycling Classic

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

The Mt Hood Cycling Classic is coming to the Columbia River Gorge June 8-10.  The race features stages through the Gorge, the Upper Hood River Valley, and the Mt Hood National Forest and has been described by experienced international racers as some of the most beautiful they’ve ever ridden. This event is not just for those that are racing. [...]

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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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Social Media at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

It was 9 years ago that I went to my first Innkeeper’s Conference.  It just amazes me how marketing has changed, moving rapidly toward more and more internet presense. I’ve been to a few conferences, this past week it was the Innkeeping Conference and Trade Show hosted by the Professional Association of Innkeepers International in Little [...]

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Christmas Bird Count ~ 2012

Monday, January 16th, 2012

On January 1st I participated in the 2012 Christmas Bird Count.  Although this yearly event has been going on now for 111 years through the Audubon Society it is the 24th event in the Hood River Valley.  Unlike many, I stayed close to home participating in the FeederWatch Count. Thousands of volunteers braving the winter weather, grab their binoculars, [...]

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HoneyCrisp Harvest Festival at Kiyokawa Orchards

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

The renowned HoneyCrisp apple is ripe and ready to take home!  I picked up some this afternoon at Kiyokawa Family Orchards, just a mile and a half from the Old Parkdale Inn.  This distinctive apple is incredibly crisp with a sweet, tangy flesh that lends itself with equal satisfaction to fresh and baked delicacies.  We’ve had [...]

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Easy Pickin’s in the Hood River Valley

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

I visited a farmer yesterday evening to pick up what might be my last flat of Blueberries.  While I was there she shared with me a box of Starkcrimson pears and Gravenstein and Akane apples.  I’ll set out large bowls of apples for our guests and use the blueberries and pears for breakfast treats.  I [...]

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Tee off in the Hood River Valley

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

The Old Parkdale Inn is situated in the scenic Hood River Valley and only minutes from the Indian Creek Golf Course.  Spectacular views of Mt Hood, Oregon’s tallest peak and Mt Adams, across the Columbia River in Washington, follow you as you play some of the best greens in Oregon.   Indian Creek and two others [...]

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Travel Green at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast

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 [...]

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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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Dinner, A Play, Blossoms and the Old Parkdale Inn

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Enjoy this theater package.  Two nights lodging at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast, a dining card for Celilo Restaurant and two tickets to see Arthur Millers ‘All My Sons’ at the Columbia Center for the Arts in downtown Hood River.  This compelling play tells the story of an American family caught up in [...]

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