Meet the Pioneer Photos

We had a great Memorial Day Weekend Oregon Trail Event - lots of visitors escaping the rain, dutch oven cooking, roving pioneer personalities, and Karen Haas' presentations. The pioneers have gone back on the trail, and now, we're looking forward to National Trails Day this coming Saturday, and the annual Run to the Ruts race.

Oregon Trail Pioneers come to life Memorial Day Weekend

We're prepping for a weekend with more than usual historic re-enactors, bringing the Oregon Trail days back to life by depicting pioneer characters. Narcissa Whitman has already made an appearance. Saturday and Sunday, we've set up the quilting frame, have a gunsmith, rag dolls, and then some "characters" who will be available to tell you have life on the Oregon Trail. Memorial Day weekend is, strangely, traditionally very rainy on this usually dry side of Oregon, so we always plan lots of things to do inside. Any nearby campers and tourists can find lots of dry things to do here.  If there is enough of a sun break, we might do some dutch oven cooking.

Another gorgeous day

It's another fantastic sunny spring day at Flagstaff Hill and the Interpretive Center...there've been a lot of them this spring.  It's a lot of work for staff and volunteers right now preparing summer programs and repairing trails, but we still have time to get out and enjoy the greening up of the great outdoors. RV'rs are returning from the south, and students are making their end of school year field trips.  There's still snow on the Wallowas and Blue Mountains, so the Hell's Canyon Scenic By-Way Loop is still not fully open up to Joseph; but, visitors are reporting it's a great spring day trip to drive the stretch between Baker City and Oxbow. With green fields and snow capped mountains, it's a special treat for the eyes this time of year.