The 2026 Members’ Luncheon will once again take place on February 28, 2026 at the Elks Lodge in Bend. Doors will open at 11:00 a.m., with a welcome at 11:30. Lunch costs $25 per person, and will be a choice of prime rib, salmon, or vegetable lasagna. Members are asked to RSVP by February 14 […]
During the summer of 1920, Frederick William Cleator (1883-1957), a Forest Service recreational planner, surveyed and signposted the Skyline Trail. This trail, first laid out between Crater Lake and Mount Jefferson, was a predecessor to the Pacific Crest Trail, which, decades later, completed Cleator's dream of a recreational trail running from Mexico to Canada. During […]
This year’s Novel Idea: Read/Create exhibit features artwork inspired by the 2026 titles Super Sonic by Thomas Kohnstamm and the youth edition, Hope in The Valley by Mitali Perkens. The exhibit opens Saturday, April 11 through June 13, 2026. Super Sonic launches readers into a kaleidoscopic tale of the generations of interrelated families who breathed […]
Gold mining was an important aspect of Oregon's history, far greater than what is generally understood.