 Portland and Oregon Links
To start, here are some of the most comprehensive Portland and Oregon links:
Portland CitySearch
PDX Guide
Portland/Oregon Visitors Association
Oregon Live
State of Oregon
Oregon Blue Book (official guide to government)
Travel Oregon
Some of Portland's best arts and culture spots:
Artists Repertory Theatre
Oregon Ballet Theatre
Oregon Symphony
Oregon Zoo
OMSI
Portland Art Museum
Portland Opera
Portland Center Stage
Portland Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday Market (arts, crafts, food & more)
Northwest Film Center (host to several film festivals each year)
Powell's Books, the largest used & new bookstore in the world, is right here in Portland.
Portland is the home of the 'microbrew revolution' that's been sweeping America's watering holes for the last few years. Come July, Portland natives know that the place to be is at the largest microbrew festival in America: The Oregon Brewers Fest, featuring the liquid libations of 72 premium craft breweries across the country.
Ski or snowboard? Mount Hood is just an hour away from Portland. Among the ski areas on the mountain, Timberline has the longest ski season in America - and Ski Bowl is the largest night skiing venue in the country. For information on all the major ski areas in Oregon, visit Oregon Skiing.
Each summer, Portland (the original "City of Roses") hosts a 96-year-old tradition: the Portland Rose Festival. The festival features parades, an air show, and a carnival.
Portland lies at the intersection of the Columbia and Willamette rivers, so we are lucky to be the home of many beautiful bridges. Here's a couple of sites devoted to our bridges:
Portland Bridges
Willamette Light Brigade
Tri-met is Portland's renowned public transit agency. See light rail and bus maps, streetcar info and schedules:
Tri-Met
Portland Streetcar
Like to watch sports? Portland has a top-ranked pro basketball team and much more:
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Winterhawks Hockey Team
PGE Park
Portland offers many opportunities for outdoor fun. Check these sites for more information:
International Rose Test Garden
Japanese Garden
Portland Parks
Tryon Creek State Park (located right next to L&C)
The Northwest contains some of the most spectacular and well-maintained scenic areas in the United States. To read more about a few of our most majestic spots, go here:
Mount Hood National Forest
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (including Mount Saint Helens)
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area on the Oregon coast
Links to a few of Portland's largest media sources - look here for latest news, event schedules, classifieds, and hot topics:
Oregon Live, the daily Oregonian's partner site
Willamette Week, a weekly alternative paper
Portland Mercury, a weekly alternative paper
Portland Business Journal
Portland Tribune, a twice-weekly local newspaper
| 
