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March 12, 2010 | No Comments | Portland City Tours
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site – African Americans and the HBC (U.S. National Park Service) Read on! http://www.nps.gov/fova/historyculture/african-americans-and-the-hbc.htm
January 12, 2010 | No Comments | International Tourism, Mt. St. Helens, Oregon Tourism, Portland City Tours, Portland Tours, travel
The 25th Annual Visitor Industry Trade Show will be taking place at the Oregon Convention Center Portland Ballroom on February 18th. This is a great chance to meet regional and local event planners, corporate planners, view new trends, technology, and more.
January 11, 2010 | No Comments | Portland City Tours, Portland Tours
This winter, discover some of the best parts of Portland, all in one tour. America’s Hub World Tours visits great places like OMSI, The Pittock Mansion, and Portland’s Rose Gardens all on its year round Pittock Mansion & Portland City Tour. The tour is a great way to see some of the best of Portland with a group of friends or family. Click Here for more information!
January 7, 2010 | No Comments | Entertainment, Oregon Tourism, Portland City Tours, Portland Tours
To celebrate its 10th year since opening, the Portland Classical Chinese Gardens are open to the public for free until January 11th. And keep an eye out for more special events hosted at the gardens throughout the year.
America’s Hub World Tours stops by the Chinese Gardens and other great city highlights like the Rose Gardens, the waterfront, and Pioneer Square on its year-round Portland City Walking Adventure.
Portland Classical Chinese Gardens is located at 239 NW Everett Street
January 2, 2010 | No Comments | Oregon Tourism, Portland City Tours
palindrome: A word or series of symbols that reads the same backward or forward.
The word palindrome is putting numbers on the “radar” today. Today is Jan. 2, 2010, or 01-02-2010.
Today’s date marks only the third palindrome date in 620 years. Take 08-31-1380 in the 1300s, followed by 10-02-2001 in 2001.” Learn More.
December 30, 2009 | No Comments | Portland City Tours
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once in a blue moon, there is one on New Year’s Eve.
Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don’t expect it to be blue — the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial neighbor.
The last full moon occurred on Dec. 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year’s countdown.
“If you’re in Times Square, you’ll see the full moon right above you. It’s going to be that brilliant,” said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.
The New Year’s Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up until New Year’s Day, making January a blue moon month for them.
However, the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse on New Year’s Eve when part of the moon enters the Earth’s shadow. The eclipse will not be visible in the Americas.
A full moon occurs every 29.5 days, and most years have 12. On average, an extra full moon in a month — a blue moon — occurs every 2.5 years. The last time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year’s Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won’t come again until 2028.
November 13, 2009 | No Comments | Portland City Tours, Portland Tours
Explore a part of Portland History! Learn more! 
“ Celebrate Christmas traditions through Tinsel, Trees & Traditions: 150
Years of Christmas on view November 23 through January 3, 2010. Take
advantage of the free shuttle service and leave the driving to us!
Proudly celebrating Oregon’s 150th birthday in partnership with Oregon
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**In just a few days volunteers will transform the Pittock Mansion into a holiday extravaganza. Miles of ribbon and garland, hundreds of poinsettias and dozens of trees fill the City’s only 23 room Mansion. Also explore the Gate Lodge as the Skene family home is depicted with a few holiday touches adorning the arts and crafts structure next to the Mansion. **
The museum store will have many wonderful holiday items, including custom gifts from local designers.
Highlights of Downtown: Pioneer square, park blocks, government district and more.
Pittock Mansion – Enjoy a self-guided tour through this French Renaissance Chateau listed on the national registry of historic places. Take in the spectacular views below.
Portland Rose Garden – Enjoy a stroll through 500 varieties of roses on 5.5 acres.
The Pearl District and NW 23 Avenue - boutiques, art galleries, fine dining…this is a great place to feel the cultural hum of the city.
OMSI: Oregon Museum of Industry affords great waterfront vistas.
Powell’s City of Books – This renowned Portland icon is indeed a small city unto itself. Request to be dropped off here at the end of your tour and get lost among the city of books.
Pittock Mansion is located two miles west of downtown Portland, off West Burnside, at 3229 N.W. Pittock Drive. Call 503-823-3623. Go to www.pittockmansion.org for information about eco-friendly, budget-friendly transportation options including discount for bus riders and free shuttle service provide in partnership with America’s Hub World Tours.
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October 19, 2009 | No Comments | Oregon Tourism, Portland City Tours, Portland Tours
David,
It was great to meet you last month and I wanted to send you a link to the Amtrak story online. A photo of you and Leanna did run in our print edition. We got some real positive feedback on the series.
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2009/10/11/top_story/doc4ad18609ac9e7470197064.txt
The article will only be available for free for about a week.
Jill Aho
News Reporter, Herald and News
(541) 885-4425
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