Sorry about not posting the podcast last week folks, but Harvest Fest takes priority. Get all of this week's juicy events right here in this week's podcast.
Click here to view and download this week's podcast -- straight from Erin's desk to yours!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
With Not Much Help From Mother Nature, Harvest Fest Still a Great Success
Boy, did it rain! Rained on the fireworks, rained on the Kids Zone, rained on the beautiful apples and pears from the Hood River Valley. But still, people came from all over the region to enjoy the 25th Anniversary Harvest Fest. Thank you to all of you sturdy folks for making our big event such a big success! When the weather did finally dry out on Sunday, the number of people through our gates where nearly twice that of last year's final day! Makes you think how many records we would have smashed if ol' Mister Sunshine had shown his face on Friday and Saturday!
Speaking of Friday.... how about them fireworks??? Great job to all the pyros at the Hood River Eyeopeners Lions Club and especially Russ Paddock for putting on such a great show.
Thanks also to Mike Doke, our entertainment arranger extraordinaire. Once again he put it out of the park with a line up of terrific entertainment all weekend long. Kept us all singin' in the rain...
Thanks to all of our terrific sponsors -- their generous support brought new attractions to the festival and gave us all that we needed to promote the event in markets that we had never been able to reach before and also to promote it much more heavily in both print and broadcast media.
Thank you Pacific Power, The Fruit Company, Mount Hood Meadows Ski Resort, Tim's Cascade Snacks (great chips!), Griffith Motors, Hood River Ford Mercury, Hood River Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Columbia Center for the Arts, Columbia River Bank, Embarq, Your Rental and Party Center, the Hood River Heights Business Association, Tony White Farmers Insurance, and Shortt Supply.
Commemorative T-shirts are still available at the low, low price of $12.00 -- they are beautiful and feature the original art work of local artist Mark Nilsson. Call 541-386-2000 to get yours today!
Thanks to all of our amazing volunteers who came from far and wide to help out! You guys rock! Thank you also to all of our vendors, the main attraction -- so many talented, creative people in one place is really a sight to see. Great job!
We hope to announce the location of the 2008 Hood River Valley Harvest Fest by mid-January or much sooner so stay tuned!
Friday, October 12, 2007
Thursday, October 4, 2007
We Love the Associated Press -- and Looks Like They Love Us! Yeay!
Check out this great (and perfectly timed) write up from the Associated Press this week!
Oregon in the fall
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Enjoy the colors and tastes of the season in Oregon this fall.
From Oct. 1-Nov. 30, vintners, brewers, farmers and innkeepers participate in Oregon Bounty, a statewide promotion with events ranging from the Canby Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off in Aurora on Oct. 6 to the Village Mushroom Fest, Oct. 19-21 in Yachats. Details at http://www.traveloregon.com/Bounty.aspx.
Oregon is home to hundreds of wineries, and many offer tastings throughout the fall. In the Willamette Valley, Wine Country Thanksgiving, from Nov. 23-25, is an annual event showcasing many small, family-owned wineries that are not always open to the public; http://www.willamettewines.com. In addition, dinners with winemakers will be held at various venues around the state, $150 a person. Details at http://www.traveloregon.com/upload/images/photos/bounty/WinemakerDin ners.jpg .
The Hood River Valley Harvest Fest is scheduled for the town of Hood River, Oct. 19-Oct. 21, with craft and art exhibits, food, music, local produce, and a quilt raffle. Details at http://www.hoodriver.org/.
While you're in Hood River, rent a bike and head for the Mosier Twin Tunnels by taking a bea.jpgul ride along the Columbia River Gorge. Be prepared for some uphill pedaling on the way there; the views are worth it.
The 40-mile drive between Hood River and Government Camp, located on Mount Hood, is a lovely, leisurely ride past numerous farmstands and wineries, perfect for a lazy weekend outing with plenty of stops along the way. The drive, along Route 35, is part of the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/61400/.
A series of four festivals will showcase fresh hops or wet hop beers, which are typically brewed at the end of the summer. These will take place at Hood River Hops in Hood River Oct. 6, at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale Oct. 13, at the Ninkasi Brewing Co. in Eugene Oct. 20, and at the Deschutes Brewery in Bend Oct. 27. For more information, visit http://www.traveloregon.com/bounty/BreweryHopFestivals.aspx.
At Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood, the Timberline Lodge Art Show takes place Oct. 3-23. This year's theme, "In The Shadows of Mount Hood," celebrates arts and crafts of local mountain residents; http://www.timberlinelodge.com.
Oregon in the fall
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Enjoy the colors and tastes of the season in Oregon this fall.
From Oct. 1-Nov. 30, vintners, brewers, farmers and innkeepers participate in Oregon Bounty, a statewide promotion with events ranging from the Canby Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off in Aurora on Oct. 6 to the Village Mushroom Fest, Oct. 19-21 in Yachats. Details at http://www.traveloregon.com/Bounty.aspx.
Oregon is home to hundreds of wineries, and many offer tastings throughout the fall. In the Willamette Valley, Wine Country Thanksgiving, from Nov. 23-25, is an annual event showcasing many small, family-owned wineries that are not always open to the public; http://www.willamettewines.com. In addition, dinners with winemakers will be held at various venues around the state, $150 a person. Details at http://www.traveloregon.com/upload/images/photos/bounty/WinemakerDin ners.jpg .
The Hood River Valley Harvest Fest is scheduled for the town of Hood River, Oct. 19-Oct. 21, with craft and art exhibits, food, music, local produce, and a quilt raffle. Details at http://www.hoodriver.org/.
While you're in Hood River, rent a bike and head for the Mosier Twin Tunnels by taking a bea.jpgul ride along the Columbia River Gorge. Be prepared for some uphill pedaling on the way there; the views are worth it.
The 40-mile drive between Hood River and Government Camp, located on Mount Hood, is a lovely, leisurely ride past numerous farmstands and wineries, perfect for a lazy weekend outing with plenty of stops along the way. The drive, along Route 35, is part of the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/61400/.
A series of four festivals will showcase fresh hops or wet hop beers, which are typically brewed at the end of the summer. These will take place at Hood River Hops in Hood River Oct. 6, at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale Oct. 13, at the Ninkasi Brewing Co. in Eugene Oct. 20, and at the Deschutes Brewery in Bend Oct. 27. For more information, visit http://www.traveloregon.com/bounty/BreweryHopFestivals.aspx.
At Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood, the Timberline Lodge Art Show takes place Oct. 3-23. This year's theme, "In The Shadows of Mount Hood," celebrates arts and crafts of local mountain residents; http://www.timberlinelodge.com.
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