OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO: 6 THINGS TO DO IN ALBANY THIS AUGUST!
*Excerpted from 150 things to do in Albany, Albany Visitors Association…check out these and 144 other fun things to do during the CCFI Friendship Rally August 21-25
WINERS LOVE ALBANY - In the middle of the Willamette Valley, Oregon Wine Country, stop
by Albany Visitors Association to pick up a winery guide and spend a pleasant
afternoon touring the rural side of Oregon and its wineries. Nearby Springhill
Cellars www.springhillcellars.com
and Marks Ridge Winery www.marksridge.com
both offer tastings and a nice selection of wines. Check their websites for
when they're open and for special events.
ANTIQUERS ALLEY - Albany has several antique stores where you can find that very special
accent piece to add to your collection.The Albany Downtown Association located
in the Two Rivers Mall has a free guide map to the antique shops. Browse
through an antique shop and step back in time.
BE AMAZED BY ALBANY'S ARCHITECTURE - Historic downtown Albany (Monteith House pictured here) has many different styles of architecture. In the three downtown historic districts there are over 700 historic homes and buildings with in about one hundred block area. Stop by Albany Visitors Association for a copy of Seems Like Old Times, a self guided tour of these districts. "Bring along a magnet and discover which of Albany's downtown buildings use cast iron as a decorative material. Cast iron was extensively used for architectural ornament in the late 19th Century. Albany not only has five buildings with cast-iron pilasters, there were also two iron works that manufactured architectural cast iron for use throughout the Pacific Northwest." --Bernadette Niederer P.S. Here are the buildings with cast iron... • Flinn Block • Conn & Huston Bldg • Western Union (309 1st Ave NW) • Murphy's Seed Store (225 2nd Ave SW) • Straney-Moore Livery Stable
BE AMAZED BY ALBANY'S ARCHITECTURE - Historic downtown Albany (Monteith House pictured here) has many different styles of architecture. In the three downtown historic districts there are over 700 historic homes and buildings with in about one hundred block area. Stop by Albany Visitors Association for a copy of Seems Like Old Times, a self guided tour of these districts. "Bring along a magnet and discover which of Albany's downtown buildings use cast iron as a decorative material. Cast iron was extensively used for architectural ornament in the late 19th Century. Albany not only has five buildings with cast-iron pilasters, there were also two iron works that manufactured architectural cast iron for use throughout the Pacific Northwest." --Bernadette Niederer P.S. Here are the buildings with cast iron... • Flinn Block • Conn & Huston Bldg • Western Union (309 1st Ave NW) • Murphy's Seed Store (225 2nd Ave SW) • Straney-Moore Livery Stable
BIRD WATCHING PARADISE -
Discover a birding trail that includes sites up and down the
Willamette Valley. Want to see an Osprey or click a
photo of a Bald Eagle? Would you like to watch Eurasian Wigeons and gulls go to
Grand Prairie Park. Sites for all of these, as well as
other speicies of birds can be found on the Willamette Valley Birding Trail
Map. Maps are available at the Albany Visitiors Association (541-928-0911).
CAROUSELS REMEMBER WHEN - The Historic Carousel and Museum project is a grassroots driven effort to create a carousel in the same manner as the Dentzels did back in the 1800s. Local people are coming together to learn to carve, sand and paint the beautiful and unique animals. The Dentzel family, through the National Carousel Association, donated a 1909 Gustave Dentzel mechanizm to the project. When operational there will be a menagerie of 52 animals and two chariots. Visit the Historic Carousel Project and Museum for a beautiful example of zebra and quaga, too. A quaga is an extinct breed of zebra that is brown/orange and tan instead of black and white. --Call 541-791-3340 or 541-928-0911 for hours and further info.
LINN COUNTY COVERED BRIDGES - Known for its collection of covered bridges, Oregon has the best collection west of the Mississippi River. Just east of Albany in the Crabtree and Scio areas view several bridges in a leisurely two hour drive. This beautiful drive through the rural countryside on a warm summer day may include a picnic and quick dip in an old fashioned swimming hole beneath the Larwood Bridge. Drive the extra few miles to the Roaring River Fish Hatchery and see how Oregon Rainbow Trout are raised.
CAROUSELS REMEMBER WHEN - The Historic Carousel and Museum project is a grassroots driven effort to create a carousel in the same manner as the Dentzels did back in the 1800s. Local people are coming together to learn to carve, sand and paint the beautiful and unique animals. The Dentzel family, through the National Carousel Association, donated a 1909 Gustave Dentzel mechanizm to the project. When operational there will be a menagerie of 52 animals and two chariots. Visit the Historic Carousel Project and Museum for a beautiful example of zebra and quaga, too. A quaga is an extinct breed of zebra that is brown/orange and tan instead of black and white. --Call 541-791-3340 or 541-928-0911 for hours and further info.
LINN COUNTY COVERED BRIDGES - Known for its collection of covered bridges, Oregon has the best collection west of the Mississippi River. Just east of Albany in the Crabtree and Scio areas view several bridges in a leisurely two hour drive. This beautiful drive through the rural countryside on a warm summer day may include a picnic and quick dip in an old fashioned swimming hole beneath the Larwood Bridge. Drive the extra few miles to the Roaring River Fish Hatchery and see how Oregon Rainbow Trout are raised.
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