Posted on: November 4th, 2015 in News & Press |
The Oregon Travel Information Council (OTIC) will hold a special telephonic meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The meeting may be joined by telephoning 1-888-273-3658 and using the participant code 394544. Public comment will be accepted following introductions.
Posted on: October 28th, 2015 in News & Press |
Oregon Travel Experience is the state’s official administrator of the Oregon Historical Marker Program. Oregon’s historical markers tout a history all their own—many of the famous Port Orford cedar “Beaver Boards” were built by the Oregon Department of Transportation in the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
OTE adopted the program in 1991 and works with a team of dedicated volunteers in preserving the signs for future generations. The …
Posted on: October 15th, 2015 in News & Press |
As part of their mission to provide access to important travel information, Clackamas County and Oregon Travel Experience teamed up to fully renovate a highly visible rest area information center. OTE’s northbound I-5 French Prairie Rest Area is used by nearly a half million motorists per month; many of whom are new to the area and are actively searching for information about local …
Posted on: October 9th, 2015 in News & Press |
Do any of you recall the Heritage Tree dedication at the Shipley-Cook Farm? Well the farm (also an Oregon Century Farm) recently hosted Restore Oregon’s annual historic barn workshop at the 1862 Shipley-Cook Barn—one of only 18 remaining Pioneer-era barns still standing in the Willamette Valley. The event featured speakers, a tour of restored barns, hands-on training, and sessions on barn construction and rehabilitation.
Check out Clackamas County’s video below, and …
Posted on: August 31st, 2015 in News & Press |
And what exactly you might ask, is a “TOD?” In the highway sign industry, TOD is an acronym for Tourist Oriented Directional—a secondary roadway sign directing travelers to attractions such as wineries or other businesses of interest to leisure travelers. TODs often direct traffic to businesses within a cluster—breweries or cheese tasting rooms, farm restaurants and art galleries—all within a short distance of one another. The business name, number of …
Posted on: August 11th, 2015 in News & Press |
On August 6, 2015, a new Oregon historical marker was dedicated by the community of Pendleton and Oregon Travel Experience. The marker’s installation and historic text revision was sponsored by the 2015 Leadership Pendleton Class. A brief ceremony took place in front of the new marker on the eastern end of Pendleton, along Highway 30.
OTE’s Annie von Domitz and Oregon Historical Marker Committee member George Forbes attended the dedication and …
Posted on: July 23rd, 2015 in News & Press |
At their 2015 summer meeting, the Oregon Heritage Tree Committee met at the farm of the late Peter McDonald. McDonald was a former long-time tree committee member. His century-old hazelnut farm was the perfect meeting spot for heritage tree lovers. Jill McDonald (McDonald’s wife) invited the committee to meet on the veranda that overlooks the Willamette River from the old farm house.
Committee members were ushered around …
Posted on: July 15th, 2015 in News & Press |
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Posted on: July 13th, 2015 in Meetings & Reports, News & Press |
The Oregon Travel Information Council (OTIC) will meet twice this week:
The Council will hold a planning retreat on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at the University Place Hotel & Conference Center, 310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland OR 97201 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The retreat agenda may be downloaded or printed by linking to the PDF OTIC Retreat Agenda July 15-16 2015_Pub
On Thursday, July 16, the Council will participate in the Oregon Transportation …
Posted on: July 1st, 2015 in News & Press |
On August 6, 2015, a revised and hand-crafted Oregon Historical Marker. The Pendleton Historic Trail marker was dedicated. Installed at the same site as the original (as SE Court Ave becomes Hwy 30) at the east end of the city. The marker is located in a small pull-off on the right side of the highway on the outskirts of Pendleton.
The new cedar board was sponsored …
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