Heritage

Learn about Bend and Central Oregon's rich history.

A CENTURY OF SAILING AT THE ELK LAKE YACHT CLUB

The Rise and Fall of the Bend Water Pageant

Kurt Russell’s Short-Lived Term on the Bend Rainbows Minor League Baseball Team

Nearly 100 years later, Bend’s Delaware Grocery lives on as Jackson’s Corner

The legacy of Bend’s Skyliners ski club lives on

Where to Find the Real Haunted Houses of Bend

The Other Quarantine: A Bend Family’s Fight to Overcome Polio

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The Rise and Fall of the Bend Water Pageant

On July 4, 1933, the first Bend Water Pageant took place. Weeks before the event, the town was hard at work getting ready. The float near the modern day and aptly named Pageant Park was not a task to prepare for overnight.

Kurt Russell’s Short-Lived Term on the Bend Rainbows Minor League Baseball Team

For one glorious summer fifty years ago, the computer who wore tennis shoes played second base for Bend’s first minor league baseball club.

Nearly 100 years later, Bend’s Delaware Grocery lives on as Jackson’s Corner

One spot in West Bend has remained true to its origins in many ways, reminding us life might not be quite as different today versus yesterday as we might think.