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Joshua Savage’s ‘Secret Bend, Oregon’ delves into the region’s oddities

Joshua Savage wrote “100 Things to Do in Bend, Oregon Before You Die,” a travel guide chock full…

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‘A Call to Farms’ features Mahonia Gardens, one small farm leading the way in sustainable agriculture

After moving to Bend in 2020, Jennifer Grayson stumbled upon Sisters’ Mahonia Gardens via a farming internship. Her…

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Bend’s Ellen Waterston named Oregon Poet Laureate

Gov. Tina Kotek has appointed longtime Bend poet and nonfiction author Ellen Waterston as Oregon Poet Laureate. The…

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Trailblazers of the outdoors and social media share their thru-hiking tips in new book

Renee Miller and Tim Beissinger have amassed 2.3 million followers on social media by sharing their expertise in…

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Bend poet Matthew Friday the late-blooming author of a new chapbook

Poet Matthew Friday of Bend is someone you might consider a late bloomer — he certainly does. “Everything…

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Award-winning author shines a spotlight on the sung and unsung heroes of wildfire

Award-winning author Laura Pritchett’s vision for her sixth novel didn’t come to her as a standard narrative. Instead,…

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Cascade Camera Club’s nearly sold-out coffee table book

The next time someone asks why you live in this part of Oregon, you might want to hand…

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Ursula K. Le Guin’s Portland home to become a writers residency

Theo Downes-Le Guin, son of the late author Ursula K. Le Guin, remembers well the second-floor room where…

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Author responds to climate anxiety in ‘Rooted’

For those asking what can be done in light of the climate crisis, Lyanda Lynn Haupt has a…

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Seven women share the ripple effects of life-changing 1979 canoe trip

At a time when it was uncommon for women to recreate in the outdoors alone, seven women embarked…

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