Discovering Main Street
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Release Date:01 Oct 2010
ISBN:9780870715877
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Discovering Main Street

Travel Adventures in Small Towns of the Northwest

Oregon State University Press

Small towns punctuate the landscape of Oregon and Washington. Theyburrow in crinkles of hills, sit alongside mighty rivers, survive indesert canyons and sagebrush plains, dot the fertile Willamette valley,and perch at the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

In Discovering Main Street, Foster Church reveals theunexpected and unique pleasures of exploring small towns, what he calls“the last frontier of American tourism.”

Organized by region—Willamette Valley, Oregon Coast, SouthernOregon, Eastern Oregon, and Southern Washington—the profiles inDiscovering Main Street begin with route tips and end with comments onwhere to stay and eat. Church’s engaging narratives providehistory, highlights, and insights into each of the nearly fiftyprofiled communities.

A useful introduction summarizes Church’s recommendations,which include hanging out at the local cafe, attending a school sportsevent, and hiking the surroundings—because without exception,small towns in the Northwest are set in hauntingly beautifulenvironments, from stark deserts to deep, mossy forests.

Discovering Main Street provides an alternative to theoutdoor adventure guides that dominate bookshelves in the Northwest. Itwill appeal to armchair travelers, to Northwest enthusiasts, and to anycurious explorers seeking adventure in hidden—andunexpected—places.

It will appeal to armchair travelers, to Northwest enthusiasts, and to
any curious explorers seeking adventure in hidden—and
unexpected—places.

I know of no volume that includes the same eclectic mix of small towns within the geographic scope… Because of its delightful readability, the book should be of equal interest to armchair travelers. — Kenn Oberrecht, author of Oregon Coastal Access Guide

Foster Church is a Pulitzer Prize winningjournalist and a staff writer for The Oregonian fortwenty-seven years. His travel articles have appeared innewspapers throughout the United States. He lives in Portland,Oregon.

Introduction

Willamette Valley

Brownsville

Cottage Grove

Dallas

Estacada

Mt. Angel

Scio/Silverton

Oregon Coast

Charleston

Clatskanie

Garibaldi

Gold Beach

Myrtle Point

Powers

Reedsport

Toledo

Southern Oregon

Cave Junction

Christmas Valley

Gold Hill/Rogue River

Lakeview

Paisley

Sutherlin

Wolf Creek

Eastern Oregon

Burns

Enterprise

Fossil

Halfway

Heppner

John Day

Jordan Valley

McDermitt

Milton-Freewater

Mitchell

Prairie City

Northern Washington

Neah Bay

Sedro Woolley

Twisp

Republic

Colville

Southern Washington

Dayton

South Bend

White Salmon
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