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Thompson’s Mills’, Mt. Angel, Oregon Garden

  • Start date: 05/24/2022

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/24/2022

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Load bus 8:00 a.m.
We begin our day by driving the back roads to Thompson’s Mills State Heritage Site in Shedd. Volunteer docents will give us an hour-long tour of the last water-powered mill in Oregon. The mill chronicles 160 years of rural life and honors the owners who continually adapted the mill to the changing world around it. After the tour we will take our coffee break at a picnic site located on the grounds. Then we’re off to Mt. Angel Abbey, perched on a hilltop outside the town of Mt. Angel. The 1882 Benedictine Abbey offers an ornate church; the Alvar Aalto designed library; a small museum with an eclectic collection of North American mammals, Native American artifacts, minerals, porcelain figurines, art glass, clerical vestments and artworks; a brewpub where the monks brew beer from hops grown on monastery land. Then it is time for lunch (on your own). We will drive to the Mt. Angel Sausage Company, featuring German cuisine. You may also choose to enjoy lunch at another nearby restaurant or café, or bring your own sack lunch. After lunch we head to the Oregon Garden in Silverton for a guided tour and free time to enjoy the many gardens and gift shop on your own. We will arrive back in Eugene around 5:30 p. m.
COMPLETED 2020 MEDICAL INFORMATION FORM REQUIRED
Cost: Member $60 Non-Member $62 Payment Due: May 24,2022

Please make checks payable to Obsidians Bus Trips
REGISTRATION & MAIL CHECKS TO: Judy Garwood 541-683-5539
4145 East Amazon Drive, Eugene 97405

  • Event Leader: Northrop Jim

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  • Event category: Bus Trips

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  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

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  • Season: 2022

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  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Mask, water bottle, umbrella. If you choose to bring your lunch, we recommend a small cooler.

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  • Member Fees: 60

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  • Non-Member Fees: 62

  • Committee: Bus Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Ranger Rye (like the bread) and Ranger Tom greeted 29 Obsidians and guests at Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site outside Shedd, Oregon. After touring the only remaining water-powered mill in Oregon, we invited the rangers and volunteer docents to join us for coffee and treats. Then it was off to Mt. Angel Abbey for a tour of the hilltop museum, church, and library. From there we had lunch in Mt. Angel at the Mt. Angel Sausage Company. After a hardy lunch featuring German cuisine, we headed to the Oregon Garden in Silverton. After a tram tour of the twenty-some specialty gardens, we separated to visit our favorite garden or gardens. For tree expert Alan Curtis, that was the Conifer Garden with approximately 800 varieties of conifers, many of which Alan knew without reading the name tags. Our new bus driver Paul returned us to Eugene right on time. It felt good to see old friends -- and to make new ones -- after more than two years without an Obsidians bus trip.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 34
  • Number of spots available: 1
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Northrop, Jim 541-343-3426 N 60
2 Signed-Up Garwood, Judy 541-683-5539 N 60
3 Signed-Up Duncan, Sharon 541-343-8079 N 60
4 Signed-Up Adamcyk, Judy 541-302-8160 N 60
5 Signed-Up Adamcyk, Thomas 541-302-8160 N 60
6 Signed-Up Hoeg, Kathy 541-484-6196 N 60
7 Signed-Up Emlen, Clara 541-746-2181 N 60
8 Signed-Up Beard, Barbara 541-994-2337 N 60
9 Signed-Up Beard, Paul 541-994-2337 N 60
10 Signed-Up Beard, Paula 541-968-0013 N 60
11 Signed-Up Cleall, Patricia 941-780-0583 N 62
12 Signed-Up Larsen, Sandra 541-687-2589 N 60
13 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N 60
14 Signed-Up Schomaker, Barbara 541-654-4408; 541-912-6798(c) N 60
15 Signed-Up Hopkins, Yuan 541-484-4269 N 60
16 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N 60
17 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 60
18 Signed-Up Reich, Ginny 541-686-8188 N 60
19 Signed-Up Gill, Sandy 717-357-1837 N 60
20 Signed-Up Cuevas, Lorraine 509-904-5222 N 60
21 Signed-Up Hawkins, David 541-505-0119 N 60
22 Signed-Up Leair, Cheryl 541-659-5650 N 62
23 Signed-Up Beckwith, Jan 208-869-4132 N 62
24 Signed-Up Altschuler, Lee 541-868-7407 N 62
25 Signed-Up Tsyrkun, Olya 541-912-7742 N 62
26 Signed-Up Levine, Vicki 541-345-8344 N 62
27 Signed-Up Straub, Peg 541-514-7298 N 60
28 Signed-Up Baldwin, Mari 541-206-9251 N 60
29 Signed-Up Zoellner, Sharon 913-927-8720 N 62
30 Signed-Up Zoellner, John 913-927-8720 N 62
31 Signed-Up Curtis, Alan 541-345-2571 N 60
32 Signed-Up McCoy, Verlean 541-895-3726 N 60
33 Signed-Up Parramore, Ken 541-915-7021 N 60