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Oregon Travel Information Council to meet

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 …

The Pendleton connection

Posted on: July 1st, 2015 in News & Press |

A new historical marker “writes” history

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 …

Logo Signs Guide you to Oregon Traveler Resources

Posted on: June 26th, 2015 in News & Press |

Have you ever paid attention to business signs on the highway? Was it when you were driving along the freeway in unfamiliar territory or only when the needle on your fuel gauge was dipping towards empty? Do you have any idea why these signs exist or who takes care of them? If you’re struggling to figure out this tidbit of Oregon trivia, Oregon Travel Experience would like to shed some …

View Master Historical Marker Dedication Gallery

Posted on: May 22nd, 2015 in News & Press |

For those who missed out on last week’s OTE Oregon Historical Marker event at the Oregon Caves National Monument, here’s an opportunity to see what happened at the dedication ceremony.
Several speakers helped mark the occasion, including Oregon Travel Information Council Chair Gwenn Baldwin, OTE Executive Director Nancy DeSouza, Chair of the Oregon Historical Marker Committee George Forbes, previous View-Master photographer Rich Dubnow, Oregon Caves National Monument Superintendent Vicki Snitzler, and Friends of …

Caves, history and invention – story of the View-Master

Posted on: May 11th, 2015 in News & Press |

OTE celebrates new historical marker

The iconic View-Master’s Oregon roots are now documented on a interpretive historical marker at the Oregon Caves Chateau, located 20 miles off of Hwy 199 in Cave Junction, at 2000 Caves Hwy.
Oregon Travel Experience (OTE) worked with the Illinois Valley Community Development Organization and the National Parks Service to bring this 20th century historic story to light, and to educate Oregonians on the role of the …

OTE Information Kiosks spreading the word – from business to traveler

Posted on: May 5th, 2015 in News & Press |

Travel information takes a new turn

On Monday, May 4th, OTE and Clackamas County Tourism (CCT) and Mt. Hood Territory held a grand opening ribbon-cutting at French Prairie Rest Area. The northbound I-5 rest area is the site of a newly refurbished travel information kiosk, a pilot project between Oregon Travel Experience and CCT. Although the morning temperature under the trees was a bit chilly, local government representatives, destination marketing organizations, and …

Joel Perkins Park Historical Marker

Posted on: April 21st, 2015 in News & Press |

On Friday, April 17, 2015, the community of Lafayette and Oregon Travel Experience dedicated a new historical interpretive marker at Joel Perkins Park. The marker honors the town’s founder, Joel Perkins, and acknowledges his contributions to platting the city’s map and donating the town square at the site of the present day park. (Scroll down past this article to see the image gallery from the dedication.)
Lafayette City Council President Marie …

2015 Heritage Tree dedication gallery

Posted on: April 15th, 2015 in News & Press |

At the 2015 Heritage Tree dedication, speakers included OTE Executive Director Nancy DeSouza, Chair of the Oregon Heritage Tree Committee Roger Brandt, Oregon Garden Club’s Marcia Whitelock, and Paul Ries of OSU’s Urban Forestry. Brian French from Ascending the Giants was the Maynard Drawson Memorial Award’s first recipient.

2015 Statewide Heritage Tree Dedication image gallery

Check in to the gallery by clicking on the first image below. Advance through the gallery by …

OTE Statewide Heritage Tree Dedication

Posted on: April 1st, 2015 in News & Press |

Image of invitation to Oregon Travel Experience 2015 Statewide Heritage Tree Dedication and Maynard Drawson Award ceremony

Of trees, fire and shade: Oregon’s Class of 2015 Heritage Trees to be honored

Oregon Travel Experience and its volunteer Oregon Heritage Tree Committee invite the public to participate in the 2015 Statewide Heritage Tree Dedication and the Maynard Drawson Memorial Award ceremony. The free event will be held on April 10, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Salem headquarters at 2600 State St., Building C.
This …