Trailhead September 2018

TRAILHEAD SEPTEMBER 2018 | VISITCENTRALOREGON.COM

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BEND'S HAUNTED HISTORY COMES (BACK) TO LIFE CAN'T MISS MUSEUMS EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS AT BENDFILM

C A L L S

01. The Most

Wonderful Time of Year

IN THIS ISSUE NOTES FROM THE TRAIL

SEPTEMBER 2018

FALL IN LOVE

Why is autumn so awesome?

Let us count the ways.

In Central Oregon, autumn’s arrival is both a welcome reprieve from the heat of the summer and the early sign that winter is right around the corner.

HAUNTED HISTORY COMES TO LIFE

It’s an odd time when many of us here desperately try to hold on to some semblance of summer while our loved ones are across the room doing a snow dance. We’re seasonally conflicted.

Bend has a rich history - and

But where we all can agree is that autumn in Central Oregon is pure bliss.

there are so many tales to tell!

DESTINATION: MAUPIN

Experience fall flyfishing at its best!

The days are warm, but not hot. The nights are cool, but not cold. The trails are less crowded, the golf courses start offering discounted rates and the breweries start rolling out some pretty amazing autumn beers.

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Fall means Oktoberfest, Fall Fest, and cyclocross.

It's time for ski swaps and kayak sales. It's when the camping is great and the fishing is even better.

celebrated in Bend for the 15th

It is, as the cover of this issue says, the most wonderful time of year.

Enjoy the journey - Ted.

Independent filmmaking is year.

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Writer/Editor/Layout: Ted Taylor Writer/Videographer: Mackenzie Ballard Email us: trailhead@visitcentraloregon.com COVER IMAGE COURTESY ALICE DOGGETT

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Can't Miss Museums

ERICKSON AIRCRAFT COLLECTION - MADRAS The Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras proudly displays a vintage aircraft collection started by Jack Erickson in 1983. The collection features over twenty rare aircraft, most of which are still in flying condition. The newly named Collection will feature rare aircraft that are still in flying condition such as the P-38 Lightning, P-51 Mustang, Ki43 Hayabusa, F4U Corsair, SBD Dauntless, Grumman Duck and B-17 Flying Fortress.

HIGH DESERT MUSEUM - BEND See birds of prey, the porcupine exhibit, a bobcat and more. Check out our collection of desert dwellers in the Desertarium. Visit with living history characters at the 1904 Miller Family Ranch. Explore High Desert history and culture in our permanent exhibits. Enjoy watching the river otters in their newly renovated Autzen Otter Exhibit. The Museum is set on 135 beautiful wooded acres just south of Bend. It’s no wonder the Museum is ranked the #1 thing to do in Bend by TripAdvisor.

DESCHUTES HISTORICAL MUSEUM - BEND The Deschutes Historical Museum features exhibits that allow you to explore Deschutes County prehistory, area Native American tribal history, early exploration, and fur trapping, homesteading the High Desert, logging and Forest Service history, and life throughout Deschutes County over the years.

The museum also hosts an annual Haunted History Tour in the weeks leading up to Halloween.

MUSEUM AT WARM SPRINGS Visitors to The Museum at Warm Springs will experience firsthand the sounds of ancient songs and languages, the mastery of traditional craftsmen and the sights of rich and colorful cultures that make up the Confederated Tribes of The Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.

PHOTO COURTESY ROB KERR

By Nicole Maier

MORE INFO

For 15 years, BendFilm has been wowing movie lovers with a plethora of smart, funny and thought-provoking films, both long and short, and doing so in a creative way.

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at the Old St. Francis School, the edgy Volcanic Theater Pub and even the Tin Pan Theater will feature films from around the country. The line-up promises something for everyone.

choose. Make reservations at 900 Wall, 5 Fusion and Sushi Bar or Greg’s Grill to name just a few.

Stroll the Streets: Between the vibrant fall colors and mix of During this four-day festival, happy people, wandering both downtown Bend buzzes with Reserve Lodging Early: I downtown and the Old Mill energy. I love being on the recommend staying District is half the fun of streets during this time, downtown at The Oxford Hotel attending the festival. Get out amongst all the filmmakers, or the Double Tree. and mingle with fellow directors, actors and moviegoers! moviegoers. The autumn air is The Old Mill’s Hilton Garden full of excitement as locals and Inn is also a good location as Try Something New: This is a visitors alike come together it’s near the larger theaters. good time to view films with and support the arts. This year varied perspectives. the festival runs from October Dine Out: From Pacific 11-14 at venues such as the Northwest cuisine to Japanese Sit back and take in a genre historic Tower Theater, the fusion, there’s a long list of you might not normally go eclectic McMenamins restaurants from which to see.

THIS FISH SANDWICH FROM SUTTLE LODGE. (AND 7 MORE INSTAGRAM-WORTHY DISHES IN CENTRAL OREGON)

HAUNTED HISTORY

Bend Comes (back) To Life With Fun & Frightening Famly-Friendly Tours

There’s nothing better during

sounds and more. (See: Blue

halls of the museum – but you’ll

the Halloween season than

orbs at Pilot Butte Cemetery.)

have to take the tour to hear

hearing ghost stories from

the full, super creepy story!

haunted places right in your very

The hour-long walking tour

More stories await about

own back yard.

starts at the Des Chutes

McMenamins Old St. Francis

Historical Museum, site of the

School, the O’Kane building and

To help fuel the fright, the Des

old Reid School – Bend’s first

several other sites as well.

Chutes Historical Museum each

modern school building and the

October leads guided tours of

place where contractor George

“Last year we stopped at one of

downtown Bend’s most haunted

Brosterhaus fell to his death

the locations and were telling

sites, telling terrifying tales of

during construction back in 1914.

our story and a couple (CONT)

ghost sightings, unexplained

He’s been known to roam the

Haunted History

And the tours are hugely popular.

“Bend has a lively history. It was a rough and tumble kind of town and stuff happened and people are interested in that,” she said. “And there are people out there who just love a good ghost story. They like to know, I don’t know, that maybe there’s something out there after death.”

of people in the group said ‘Oh my gosh – the curtains just moved,'” Museum Manager

The tours cost $10 and this year happen

Vanessa Ivey tells us. “I’m a skeptic, but I

October 12 & 13 with multiple tours running

went back and asked if we had fans running

between 4pm-7:30pm. The admission fee

and they said no.”

also gives you access to the museum itself, where you can see some really cool historical

Ivey says most of the stories are from first

artifacts and learn more about Bend’s

person accounts from current community

interesting past.

members. But some of the guides tell stories

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of paranormal experiences they’ve actually had themselves.

FARMERS MARKET DATES/TIMES

WALK THE MARKET WITH A LOCAL CHEF

FARMERS MARKET FAREWELL THE SEASON OF BOUNTY DRAWS TO A CLOSE Central Oregon is lucky to have a bevy of farmers markets all over the region all summer long – all of which showcase the very diverse produce offerings many folks might not realize can be grown here. But before you know it, they'll be gone for another year.

Beyond fruits and produce, the Central Oregon farmers markets feature locally raised and butchered beef, chicken and pork along with eggs, soap and more.

Many of the markets offer live music, giving it a more “festival” atmosphere and some even have guest chefs doing cooking classes or talking about how to make amazing dishes with what you’re buying. There's nothing more local than meeting the makers that help a community thrive.

PHOTOS COURTESY MARTY SHEPPARD

DESTINATION

MAUPIN IS AND THE FISHIN'S GOOD. Real

Good.

Maupin is a friendly rural town on the banks of the Lower Deschutes River that twists through basalt canyons 700 to 2,200 feet deep. A hub for whitewater rafters in the summer and steelhead anglers in the fall, this is a place you can step off the beaten path and experience solitude, starry skies, and some of the best steelhead fishing in Oregon.

And it's just about an hour and a half from Bend.(CONT)

DESTINATION

For many, your first steelhead is one of the most memorable. Your reel will spin violently and you’ll fumble to gain control. Thankfully in Central Oregon you can experience this from September through November, a prime time to hook into a zealous, acrobatic fish of a thousand cast. Steelhead move upriver and can be found along the Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway anytime between late August to November.

With recent forest fires nearby, people are wondering if it’s safe to come to Maupin. It is safe. Businesses and outfitters are open and steelhead have not been affected by the fire.

What's more, campgrounds around Maupin and North of Shears Falls to Mack Canyon on the Lower Deschutes Access Road were not impacted and are open. There is burned vegetation along the river from Shears Bridge down river but new vegetation and grass are already sprouting back. (CONT)

DESTINATION

VISIT MAUPIN FISH WITH A GUIDE IMPERIAL RIVER CO.

Relax after your day on the water at Imperial River Co. - Maupin's finest hotel. It features 25 guest rooms, a quarter mile of riverfront property, private dock, restaurant and bar. They also run whitewater rafting trips right from the hotel.

If you enjoy camping then stay at one of the 18 public land campgrounds maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) located along the Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway or Deschutes River Access Road.

While no-one can guarantee you a fish, the chances are never good if your line isn’t in the water.

Your best chance of catching a steelhead is time on the water and now is the time to pack your bags and book a trip.

Alice Doggettt

Fall - In Love EXPERIENCE AUTUMN IN CENTRAL OREGON When summer ends, a whole new season of opportunity begins: Autumn in Central Oregon.

The pace slows giving time to reflect and savor mother nature’s big show. During fall on the High Desert, you can stroll through Aspen Tree groves lit up like the last seconds of a fleeting sunset.

Or hike to the top of a mountain for a panoramic view that will make you remember what it feels like to truly be alive.

Around Central Oregon, we cherish the different seasons, because it refocuses our views of and love for the same spectacular spots.

Slip down the Deschutes River during the fall and you’ll have it all to yourself. Hop on a horse and go for a trot through unmanicured forests full of life altering moments of peace and quiet. Or hike to a waterfall like Paulina Falls where the rush of crystal clear water cascading over cliffs will ignite your senses.

The best part about adventuring on crisp fall days is warming up by the fire, craft beer in hand and with 29 breweries and counting spread out across Central Oregon, you won’t have any problem finding the perfect spot to reminisce about your experience.

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BEND OKTOBERFEST SEPTEMBER 21-22

Beer, brats and weiner dog races highlight this fun annual event in downtown Bend. There's live music, a stein holding competition, food carts and so much more. Don't miss out on the official unofficial start of fall in Central Oregon.

SISTERS FRESH HOP BEER FEST SEPTEMBER 29

This unique festival features beers created with hops picked and brewed within 24 hours! More than 17 local breweries will be on hand, pouring their fresh-hopped suds during this fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Enjoy live music, great food and a fun atmosphere in Sisters.

BEND VENTURE CONFERENCE OCTOBER 18-19

Now in its 15th year, BVC, hosted by Economic Development for Central Oregon, is one of the largest angel conferences in the country. Over the past four years, more than $7.8 million has been invested in 34 companies as a result of the conference. This year, over 600 entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders are expected to attend the multiday conference in Bend. The event features two keynote speakers: Bloomberg Technology host and bestselling author Emily Chang, and Indiegogo’s Breanna DiGiammarino.

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