by Editor | Nov 14, 2024
In her new book, Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur uncovers the forgotten lives and work of the sisters Margaretta Hare Morris and Elizabeth Carrington Morris, who were at the center of scientific conversations and debates in the nineteenth century....
by Editor | Sep 26, 2024
In 1976, Mount Bachelor’s founder, Bill Healy, approved a one-page proposal creating a cross-county ski area at the resort. What began with a seven-kilometer loop on Dutchman Flat evolved into one of the nation’s premier Nordic ski areas and a training...
by Editor | Sep 10, 2024
Friday and Saturday November 8 & 9 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. For over 35 years the Deschutes County Historical Society has been serving up “Millie’s Chili” over Veteran’s Day weekend. This fundraiser supports programming year-round at the...
by Editor | Sep 10, 2024
Friday and Saturday November 8 & 9 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. For over 35 years the Deschutes County Historical Society has been serving up “Millie’s Chili” over Veteran’s Day weekend. This fundraiser supports programming year-round at the...
by Editor | Jul 31, 2024
In the fall of 1923, trapper and horse packer Ed Nichols was hired by Bend logging contractor Ed Logan to tend to Logan’s Little Lava Lake fur farm through the winter. Nichols was joined by two friends, Dewey Morris and Roy Wilson, both loggers from Bend. Little did...
