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Willamette Mission State Park

Becky Hickox | Published on 2/19/2026
Chemeketans Tim Reidy, Ken Woods, Ann Adamcik, Laura Conroy, Becky Hickox (leader) and guest Robbie Earon enjoyed drier and milder weather than anticipated for a 2-hour walk around this historic and beautiful park which ended with a ride on the Wheatland Ferry.

Tim Reidy, Ann Adamcik, Laura Conroy, Ken Woods, and Robbie Earon with the
outline of Jason Lee's first Salem-area mission building.

(Photo by Becky Hickox)


Ken, Robbie, Tim, Becky, and Ann are dwarfed by the nation's biggest black cottonwood.

(Photo by Laura Conroy)