They say each McMenamins brewpub has its own disposition—although the recipes are the same at all of the properties, the beers themselves are individual in their own right at their own location. Known in the hospitality world for their eclectic accommodations that...
We preview the inaugural list of what's to come for summer winery-concerts. Considering the fact that rain boots, The North Face jackets and umbrellas still litter the landscape of the Pacific Northwest in full force, it may be hard to believe that summer is right...
In 1917, the Freemasons initiated designs for a beautiful retreat in Forest Grove, Ore., just 26 miles outside Portland, which would be a home for aged and infirm masons as well as their widows and children. The lodge featured an elegant columnar façade overlooking...
Fancy yourself an eclectic traveler? A bit of a historian or music lover or pub buddy perhaps? Gypsy even? Or at the very least, always wanted to be one? Since 1905, Hotel Oregon has been home to a restaurant and lounge, banquet hall, Greyhound bus depot, Western...
Son of an 1840's Oregon pioneer and first generation Oregonian Robert Imbrie had 12 children and a mother to think about. After establishing a necessary granary and farm to finance his extensive line of kinfolk, he took three years to build an elaborate, three-story...
Portland natives Mike and Brian McMenamin opened their first hospitality location in 1974 with the first post-Prohibition brewpub in the state of Oregon quickly to follow, along with brewing the first legal fruit-brewed ale. Today, their namesake chain, McMenamins,...
