As It Was: Steamer Winema reigned as queen of Upper Klamath Lake
The largest boat ever to sail Upper Klamath Lake north of Klamath Falls, Ore., was the $10,000 Winema, a 125-foot long stern-wheeled steamboat with a 22-foot beam. The steamer, known as the Queen of...
View ArticleAssisted living options may fall short
When you hear the phrase “assisted living,” you would naturally make assumptions about the amount of assistance you'll receive at such a facility. You may be surprised to discover that it might not be...
View ArticleCOPCO dam flooded a Klamath River canyon
It wasn’t easy for people to give up their homes and land when the Siskiyou Electric Power and Light Co. chose Ward Canyon on the Klamath River in Northern California as the site of COPCO Dam No. 1.The...
View ArticleLinkville residents endured disastrous winter of 1889-90
Residents of the tiny town of Linkville, Oregon, suffered a double hardship in the winter of 1889/90. First a disastrous fire wiped out the business district of the community that would later be...
View ArticleAs It Was: Prospect Hotel's long, distinguished history
In 1883, Squire Stanford Aiken arrived in Deskins, Oregon, seeking a town with a good school and good roads. Although he found neither, he set out to create what was lacking. And he renamed the town...
View ArticleHistoric Chateau greets Oregon Caves visitors
Motorists who brave the narrow, winding, two-lane road to the Oregon Caves are greeted upon arrival by the sight of a six-story, bark-clad lodge perched over a canyon that drains the stream flowing...
View ArticleAs It Was: Modern highway follows the historic Siskiyou Trail
Motorists zipping north on Interstate 5 pass through Siskiyou County, over the Siskiyou Summit, at an elevation of 4,310 feet, and cruise into Oregon, going at least 55 mph. Few realize that they are...
View ArticleCharles Lindbergh landed in the Rogue Valley
In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh made history by flying non-stop from New York to Paris. A year later he was on the West Coast and actually stopped in Medford. It is not known what aircraft he was flying...
View ArticleTouVelle used his success to help others
Frank TouVelle [too-VELL] had compassion for troubled boys. He invested both his energy and his money in his efforts to encourage them to turn their lives around — usually through learning a trade or...
View ArticleStudents left high school with teaching certificates
Her parents paid tuition of $9 a year for Eula Benson Foley, born in Central Point in 1906, to attend the two-room Howard Grade School in Medford. Benson Foley remembered going to school when the...
View ArticleGordon Voorhies: Rogue Valley orchardist
Had Gordon Voorhies not married Helen Strong Burrell from Portland, Voorhies would not be remembered today as someone who greatly influenced the development of Rogue Valley's fruit and fruit packing...
View ArticleGold Ray Dam harnessed Rogue River's energy
Two brothers, Col. Frank and Dr. C.R. Ray, needed a power plant for their nearby gold mine. The brothers chose the Tolo area for the power plant's site, about four miles above the city of Gold Hill....
View ArticleDollarhide Bridge more than 100 years old
Built 104 years ago, the Dollarhide Bridge on the Old Siskiyou Highway was one of the first two bridges constructed in 1914 by the new Oregon Department of Transportation. The bridge is named after the...
View ArticleAuto courts in Southern Oregon, 90 years ago
Southern Oregon was a great place for vacationing by auto in 1928. Auto camps abounded from the Siskiyou Mountains to Crater Lake.Most provided camping space or cabins for one or two dollars a day, and...
View ArticleInner Peace: This is my autumn
This is my autumn: Our trees starting to turn to brilliance, my life changing too. I no longer expect the days to go on and on. I am moving toward my final yielding. I recently celebrated my 80th...
View ArticleInner Peace: Appreciation is all you need
Appreciation is the is the magic formula you’ve been seeking.— AbrahamAs people walk down their spiritual path they run into many diverse spiritual tools, each with its own specific purpose. Some of...
View ArticleAccepting what is, even after a tragedy
Two hundred million people were killed in World War II, 53,000 Americans and hundreds of thousands Vietnamese died in Vietnam, nearly 3,000 American were killed in the 2011 9/11 attacks and now 58 have...
View ArticleFrom dehumanizing to rehumanizing
“There is a line. It’s etched from dignity. And raging, fearful people from the Right and Left are crossing it everyday. We must never tolerate dehumanization … When we engage in dehumanizing rhetoric...
View ArticleA holiday gift: Quiet your holy mind
How many of our spiritual leaders — from Oprah, Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Marianne Williamson, His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Eckhart Tolle — tell us that when we quiet the mind we will attain inner...
View ArticleInner Peace: Soulful suggestions for the season
These winter months and holidays have always been a challenge for me. I start noticing a slight dread in October that grows as November and December quickly accelerate — with the shortened days of...
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