Wine History Tours
Willamette Valley Wine Tours through Wine History Tours LLC has a unique focus on wine history. You’ll visit places that tell a story and sample the very best wine Willamette Valley has to offer on this guided experience. You will…
Edible Landscapes Self Guided Tour
The Alpine Avenue Edible Landscapes Project of McMinnville was started in the Spring 2021 by Edible Landscapes of Yamhill County. Edible Landscapes’ mission is to promote and encourage personal and community organic edible gardens in Yamhill County. Volunteers were recruited and…
Champoeg State Heritage Area (State Park)
Champoeg features a unique combination of history, nature, and recreation. This is the site where Oregon’s first provisional government was formed by a historical vote in 1843. Situated on the south bank of the scenic Willamette River, Champoeg’s acres of…
Historic Dundee Community Center
The Historic Dundee Community Center was built from 1914 to 1915, and in 1986, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The local Yamhill County Historical Society recognizes the building for its contribution to the community and for…
Weston Family Cemetery
This small Weston Family Cemetery, or burial ground, is located within the confines of the Champoeg State Park, which is near Butteville, Oregon. (Pronounced Sham-pooee, after a Native American name). David Weston came to OR in what some claim to…
Saint Paul Catholic Cemetery
The town of St. Paul, established in 1839, was the first Catholic mission in the Oregon Country south of the Columbia River. Rev. Francois Norbert Blanchet, the newly arrived French Canadian missionary, established the mission for the French Indian families…
Champoeg State Park Historical Archeological District
Champoeg State Heritage Area features a rare combination of history, nature, and recreation. Situated south of Newberg along the scenic Willamette River, Champoeg’s forests, fields, and wetlands recreate the landscape of a bygone era. This is the site where Oregon’s…
Casper Zorn Farmhouse
The house on Champoeg Farm was built between 1867-70, by John Hoefer and Casper Zorn. It is a combination of southern and western design, a two-story frame building, consisting of fourteen rooms. The structure has a brick pillar foundation and…