NEW!! Mobile Workshop I
(full day): "The Ponderosa Story: Realizing a
Vision" (All participants must attend the Saturday evening
presentation.)
Learn about farm-ranch recreation,
its potential in Oregon and new initiatives in agri-tourism. This
mobile workshop will help you find out first-hand about the hugely
successful Ponderosa
Guest Ranch and how this operation, located in rural Grant County,
attracts visitors from around the globe. Hear about the power of
cross-marketing and its importance to Oregon's tourism industry in an
informative, interactive session aboard the luxurious motorcoach
provided by Amtrak. Participants will depart from the Holiday Inn
where a complimentary continental breakfast will be served.
Featured speakers include Izzy Oren, proprietor of the Ponderosa
Guest Ranch, and Mandy Cole, Oregon Tourism Commission; plus the
trip includes a visit to the Kam Wah Chung and Company Museum in John
Day and video presentations on Harney
County and Grant
County's "Journey Through Time" scenic byway.
Pre-registration and $30 fee required. Box lunch at the Ponderosa
Guest Ranch is included.
NEW!! Mobile Workshop II
(full day): "Trail to the Past: Oregon's Jordan
Valley" (All participants must attend the Saturday evening
presentation.)
Learn about developing heritage
tourism at the grass-roots level, and how to be successful in rural
locales. Discover how Eastern Oregon is embracing the Lewis &
Clark Bicentennial, and how the Jordan Valley ties in with its
refurbished gravesite of Sacagawea's son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.
Hear about the power of cross-marketing and its importance to Oregon's
tourism industry in an informative, interactive session aboard the
motorcoach. Participants will depart from the Holiday Inn where a
complimentary continental breakfast will be served. Guest speakers
include Carl Wilgus, Idaho Division of Tourism Development; Roger Rocka,
Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Association; and Malheur
County history experts. Rose Ann Abrahamson, a direct
descendant of Sacagawea, will help dedicate a special plaque.
Pre-registration and $30 fee required. Basque lunch in Jordan
Valley is included.
NEW!! Mobile Workshop III
(half day): "Vale -- The Can-Do Community"
This half-day workshop will give
you the opportunity to view the culture and progress of the early
settlers as depicted on 24 murals created by professional artists
located throughout the historic town of Vale. Learn what it takes
to accomplish such a project and how the community has come together for
many other projects, enhancing the quality of life for this small town
and its visitors. Walk in the Oregon Trail ruts at Keeney Pass,
view the grassy plains traveled by the pioneers, and visit the oldest
structure in northern Malheur County, the 1872
Rinehart Stone House Museum. Pre-registration and $15 fee
required.
