Oregon City Walking Tour - November 19, 2022
Janet Adkins
Ten of us enjoyed a crisp sunny day in Oregon City. We walked streets with historic homes aplenty then climbed a hidden wooded path to “The Promontory” for views of Mt. Adams and St. Helens with Portland’s wee skyscrapers away off in the distance. We looped back to walk the half-mile-long cliff-top McLoughlin Promenade with old CCC rockwork, staircase, and tunnel, and views over to West Linn Hills and down on Willamette Falls. We took the municipal elevator - on the same site as the original 90-foot wood and steel, hydraulic-powered structure built in 1915. We also briefly toured three 1840’s era homes including the McLoughlin House with an excellent guide. We saw the 1923 (still in use) Fire Station across from the 1925 Carnegie Library. Final reward: lunch across the street at Singer Hill Café – originally a harness shop. Hikers were Eric Vought (guest), Liz Lamade, Mark Ferguson, Ken Ash, Jan Bargen, Patty Baskin, Delmy Edwards, Frances & Michael Beranbaum and leader, Janet Adkins.