Frogs filled the streets of the former lumber town, encircled homes and set the air throbbing with their massed croaking. (discovermagazine.com)
To get a good understanding of local history, kick things off at The Pittock Mansion, a century - old symbol of Portland's dramatic transformation from a small lumber town to a bustling city. (creativeboom.com)
Celebrated for her exquisite structures of fused metal and glass, Claire Falkenstein was born in Coos Bay, a small Pacific lumber town in Oregon. (michaelrosenfeldart.com)