Oregon Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff

U.S. State Curiosities

by Harriet Baskas

Laugh your way through the pages of Oregon Curiosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Beaver State has to offer! You'll meet Miss Electricity, Terrible Tilly, and (maybe) the ghostly Bandage Man; discover the world's oldest pair of shoes, the largest outdoor Erector Set, and the carnivorous cobra lilly; and experience the world's largest toga party, an eight-state mac 'n' cheese contest, and star gazing in the darkest place in the state.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Travel

302 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

"The 56-foot-tall historic Heceta Head Lighthouse sits 205 feet above the ocean at Heceta Head State Park. It's said to be one of the most visited and most photographed lighthouses in the country, but only some of the people who stay overnight at the light keeper assistants' house next door get to meet Rue, the resident ghost."

"Reames calls his creations 'arborsculpture', a blend of art and sculpture that goes beyond bonsai and topiary and even espalier, the technique used to grow fruit trees against walls, on wires, and in small areas. 'Arborsculpture is more like espalier on acid,' Reames says."

[Tina Macon · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun way to discover Portland!