Celebrating the historic legacy of The Dalles, Oregon (incorporated June 26, 1857). Activities for 2008 will be occurring at historic venues across town. If you have an interest in planning for Historic The DallesDays, please contact
(chair) to volunteer. Marketing questions should be addressed to Mary Stocks at
Planning meetings are being held (mostly) the third Tuesday of the month.
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July 15, 2008
4:00 p.m. |
Historic The Dalles Days Planning Committee
Meeting location: Wasco County Public Library, The Dalles
Court and 7th Streets
Contact: Dan Spatz at dspatz8@charter.net |
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August 9 & 10 |
Dufur Threshing Bee
Dufur Historical Society and Living History Museum
P.O. 462
040 Main Street Dufur, Oregon 97021
Phone: 541-467-2205
Fax: 541-467-2205
E-mail: dufurhist@ortelco.net
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October |
Mid-Columbia River Annual Pow Wow
Celilo Indian Village, Celilo, OR
For more information call: 509/865-5121 ext. 408
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| September 19-21, 2008 |
Historic The Dalles Days, The Dalles, Oregon.
Events will include tours of historic buildings and museums, a run/walk across The Dalles Dam, a history costume ball, music, food and three days of family entertainment. Be Here Then! |
Friday, September 19 |
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September 19
10AM - 3PM |
Honoring our Veterans
The Dalles Civic Auditorium (1921)
323 East Fourth Street
(541) 298-8533
A day to celebrate our veterans. Visit The Dalles Civic Auditorium where students from The Dalles Wahtonka High School's History Department will be honoring our local Oregon and Washington veterans. Tour the historic Civic Auditorium, which was was dedicated to the brave soldiers of World War I, and visit with our honored veteran guests who have so courageously defended our country. |
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Friday
September 19
7:30 PM |
Concert with the Cascade Singers
Directed by Lloyd Walworth
Old St. Peter's Landmark (1898)
West Third & Lincoln Streets
541-296-5686
www.oldstpeterslandmark.org
Also open for tours: Tuesdays - Friday, 11am - 3pm
& Saturday-Sunday, 1pm - 3pm
Closed on Mondays
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Saturday, September 20 |
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September 20
9 AM - 2 PM |
The Dalles School District Archive Museum
Location: East The Dalles Wahtonka campus, entrance at 10th and Court Street, The Dalles.
Enjoy looking through Steelhead Annuals from 1911 to present, plus trophies both sport and FFA, uniforms, Booster Girls and Girls League memorabilia and a lot more. If your group would like to schedule a special time for a tour, contact the curator, Rymmel Lovell
(541) 296-6546 |
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September 20
10 AM - 3 PM
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Original Wasco County Courthouse (1859)
410 West Second Street
(541) 296-4798
Speaker, DVD presentation, free tours. |
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September 20
11 AM - 3 PM |
Port of The Dalles
Klindt's Annex, East Second Street
Formal ceremony at 12PM to celebrate the Port's 75th Anniversary, photos, and presentations of the Port history. |
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September 20
7:00 PM
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History Costume Ball
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center
5000 Discovery Drive
The Dalles, Oregon
541-296-8600
www.gorgediscovery.org
Horse drawn carriage, music by the High Strung String Quartet, dinner, and old-fashioned ballroom style dancing. Call for tickets and pricing. |
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September 20
11AM-4PM |
Activities at Fort Dalles and the Anderson Homestead
Fort Dalles Museum
500 W. 15th Street and Garrison
541-296-4547
We'll have a fun-filled day during Historic The Dalles Days with wagon rides, free tours of the museums, animals, spinners, entertaining speakers, and live music.
There will be a farm petting zoo in the Anderson barn, the Columbia Fibres Guild will be demonstrating spinning yarn from wool at the Anderson House, and historic re-enactor Steve Plucker will reenact
a soldier from the Fort in 1856 on the Fort Dalles grounds during the day.
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11:00 AM to
3 or 4 PM. |
Wagon rides from Ft. Dalles to the Rorick House |
| 12:00pm -1:00pm |
Linda McAlister and Co. will be playing swing music. |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00pm |
Reknown Storyteller, Ed Edmo, will be here to share Native American stories. |
| 2:00pm |
Dufur Valley String Band will be performing on the porch at the Anderson House. |
| 2:00-3:00PM |
"Hardshell Harmony" will play blue grass music. |
| 3:00 -4:00 pm |
Virginia Butler, Archaeologist, will speak on "Relic Hunting, Archaeology & Loss of Native American Heritage at The Dalles." |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm |
The
Dalles Wahtonka High School Jazz Band performs under the direction of Paul Viemeister. |
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September 20
11AM-5PM |
The Dalles Art Center / Carnegie Library (1910)
220 East 4th Street
(541) 296-4759
www.thedallesartcenter.org
Open House. September 2 - 27, The Dalles Art Center guest show is "Fish". It is an open show of all types of media that is themed around fish. We'll have old photos for you to view and there will be tours of this historic building. Hours are Tues. - Sat. 11am to 5pm.
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September 20
11AM-4PM
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Rorick House
300 West 13th St, corner of 13th and Lincoln.
The Dalles, Oregon
541-296-1867
www.wascochs.org
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Balch Hotel in Dufur
40 S. Heimrich St.,
Dufur, Oregon 97021
Phone: 541-467-2277
www.balchhotel.com
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Sept. 19-21
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The Mint / Erin Glenn Winery
710 East 2nd St,
The Dalles, OR 97058.
541-296-4707
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Sept. 19-21 |
Historic Ben Snipes Home (1865)
Anzac Tea Parlour
218 W 4th St., The Dalles
541-296-5877
www.anzactea.com |
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Sept. 19-21 |
Bolton Cellars
www.boltoncellars.com
306 Court Street, The Dalles
541-296-7139
Premium varietal wines from our Dufur Valley estate vineyards. Complimentary wine tasting, featuring Gewurztraminer, Red, Pinot Noir, and Merlot wines.
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Sept. 19-21 |
Sunshine Mill & Quenett Winery
www.boltoncellars.com
The Dalles
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Sunday, September 21 |
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September 21
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Run/Walk across The Dalles Dam (1957)
Meet at the Visitor's Center
10 a.m. start from Seufert Visitor Center. 8K (4.98 miles) out and back acros the dam. $5 or $15 with a t-shirt; $3 for under 18 with no t-shirt. Pre-register by Sept. 18 or $10 or $20 w/t-shirt, $5 under 18 with no shirt, day of registration. Register day of race 7 to 7:55 a.m. Information 541-298-1119.
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