Articles for tag: Food Festivals, Local Summer Events, Rose Festival

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A Guide to Portland Summer Festivals and Events

Summertime in Portland is packed full of events for everyone. Each year Portland hosts music, beer, wine, and food festivals as well as the annual Rose Festival which includes events across several genres. Events start in May and run all the way through August. I’ve had the pleasure of patronizing several of these events over ...

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Scenic Train Tours in the USA

Train tours are a wonderful way to see some beautiful scenery in a relatively stress-free environment. You can recline in your spacious, comfortable seat and let the ever-changing landscapes roll by, while the rhythmic sound of the train’s wheels melts away your worries. Best of all, train vacations leave all the planning, driving, meals and ...

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Festivals and Parades to Attend in Portland, Oregon

It seems that there’s always a festival or celebration happening in or around the Portland Oregon Metro Area. You will never want for something fun to do in this energetic city. Following is a small sampling of festivals that native residents and visitors may enjoy year after year. Portland just loves to entertain its people ...

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Summer Festivals in Oregon

Oregon is one of the states that get to claim that old west history. Mining and pioneering are honored at the state’s festivals all summer long, but there is plenty to interest modern day attendees. The Portland Rose Festival takes place May 31st through June 10th, and will honor one hundred years of “tradition, innovation, ...

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Visiting and Living in Portland, Oregon

Considered by many the gem of the Pacific Northwest, Portland, Oregon is home to some 500,000 residents who often live, work and play in a sophisticated lifestyle and at a harmonious, laid-back pace. It is a pace far removed from the stressful, hurly-burly machinations of its large urban neighbors to the south: San Francisco and ...