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Columbia River Gorge Landmark, Vista House, Restored

Vista House serves as a rest stop and viewpoint for highway travelers, and as a memorial honoring Oregon's pioneers.

(CORBETT) - Vista House first opened its doors in 1918.

88 years later, Vista House atop Crown Point opens in early May to those eager to see the newly restored icon of the Columbia River Gorge

Visitors will see the stone building`s outside surface restored from top to bottom, repairing years of water damage.

Copper roofing – added decades ago to try and stop leaks – was removed and stronger tiles that match the original tiles` honey, green and gold colors now adorn the dome.

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to Keynote Tourism Conference

Gathering Attracts Industry Leaders to Tap into Growth Potential

(SALEM) - Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski will keynote the 22nd Oregon Governor`s Tourism Conference, focusing on the economic benefits of Oregon`s tourism industry, which recorded its highest travel- and tourism-related income in 2005 at $7.4 billion.

The Governor will speak 10:00 AM, Monday, April 3rd, at the Hilton Eugene and Conference Center in Eugene, Ore. The Governor will also present the 2005 Oregon Governor`s Tourism Award.

`As a powerful economic force, tourism is part of Oregon`s ongoing success story,` the Governor said...

Tillamook Forest Center Opens April 1st

The center is the outgrowth of a public-private partnership 10 years in the making

(TILLAMOOK) - The Tillamook Forest Center, Oregon`s newest visitor and interpretive facility, located on the Wilson River Highway in the heart of the former "Tillamook Burn," will open to the public on the first day of Oregon Arbor Week, Saturday, April 1st.

The center`s 40-foot tall replica of a fire lookout tower has already become a local landmark, as has a dramatic 250-foot-long pedestrian suspension bridge, which leads from the building across the Wilson River to the nearby Jones Creek Campground.