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Our blog shares Faces of the Northwest, interviews with creative Northwest business owners, Northwest Moments, and photos of some of our favorite places in the Northwest.

Gorge-to-Table Dining Experience at Roots Farmacy

Gorge-to-Table Dining Experience at Roots Farmacy

A new farm-to-table experience in the Columbia Gorge. Offering cooking classes, full dining experiences, overnight retreats. Using only locally sourced ingredients and many from their own backyard, you will be treated to a gourmet foodie experience like no other!

Filberts Farmhouse Kitchen

Filberts Farmhouse Kitchen

A beautifully decorated new restaurant in the historic village of Aurora, Oregon. Set on the edge of the antiquing paradise in the middle of the Willamette Valley, Filbert’s Farmhouse Kitchen is a beautifully elegant restaurant with the perfect blend of ambience, good food, elegant surroundings, and a mix of old and new.

McStevens Chocolate Factory

McStevens Chocolate Factory

There is a secret little stop any chocoholic may want to make next time you are in Vancouver. McStevens Hot Chocolate is based in Vancouver, WA and has a gift shop open to the pubic at their factory just off I-205. Try a sample from their free hot chocolate station,… Read More

Olympia – the State Capitol

Olympia – the State Capitol

So many times, we forget to be a tourist in our own backyard. I felt that way when I kept driving past the Washington State capitol – just in view of I-5 as you drive through Olympia. It is just a short distance to the Capitol buildings and well worth… Read More

Oceanside, Oregon

Oceanside, Oregon

This quiet little coastal town in the central coast of Oregon near Tillamook has beautiful little beach homes clinging to the side of the hill, stunning rock formations to explore, a quiet, sandy beach with occasional colored rocks or sand dollars to discover. Home to just a couple of restaurants,… Read More

10 Quirky Photo-Op Locations in Washington State

10 Quirky Photo-Op Locations in Washington State

A great road trip in Washington can turn up some unusual photo ops! The road trip is a one of life’s great pleasures… Turning on the tunes, driving curving back roads with surprise vistas along the way. Washington is full of great road trips, from coastal highways, soaring mountain passes,… Read More