Historic Willamette

Historic Willamette presents the 2012 Summer Solstice Celebration to kick off the Farmer’s Market. Come celebrate Summer Solstice on Wednesday, June 20th from 5 to 8 pm. Featuring: Farmers Market Sidewalk Sale Gameshire Pirate Puppets 5PM Historic Conjurer Magician Danny Schreiber Stagecoach Theater Arts of Lake Oswego 6PM Portland Pirates – Bilge Rats and Pyrette Band [...]

Today’s enclave of health-oriented businesses in West Linn’s Historic Willamette’s Main Street is a credit to the Native Americans drawn to the sweep of the area’s expansive waterfalls and the restorative confluence of the Tualatin and Willamette rivers. “Willamette is like a magnet for people interested in healthy living,” says Diane Bays, owner of Healthy [...]

Sounds of music and laughter waft down Willamette Main Street every Wednesday afternoon when Mr. Hoo, the music man, leads a children’s sing-a-long from 3 – 4 pm at Bullseye Coffee. Mr. Hoo is half of the duo “The Alphabeticians” who play upbeat songs for children – the sillier the better, just the way kids [...]

A renaissance faire atmosphere with jugglers, jesters, pirates and entertainers will make shopping at main street local merchants a magical experience! On June 22, in conjunction with the start of West Linn’s newly enhanced, theme-based Wednesday Farmer’s Market and the Historic Willamette Main Street “Summer Solstice” event, merchants have been encouraged to showcase their prized [...]

Come celebrate Summer Solstice on June 22 with a Renaissance-themed night of music and merry-making to launch this year’s new Wednesday night West Linn Farmer’s Market. Summer Solstice, called Midsummer’s Night during Elizabethan times, is the start of a   magical summer in Willamette with rituals that hark back to ancient practices designed to conjure up [...]