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An Archbishop Blanchet pilgrimage route - Catholic Sentinel

An Archbishop Blanchet pilgrimage route
Visit sites key for the founder of Oregon Catholicism, including those along his 1838 trek into the frontier
French Canadian voyageurs transported two priest to the Oregon Country in 1838.
12/19/2020 2:45 PM
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Fr. Francis Blanchet trekked to Oregon in 1838 and became the region's first archbishop.
Archbishop Francois Norbert Blanchet, who came to Oregon as a middle-aged French Canadian missionary to establish Catholicism, arrived 182 years ago after an arduous trip.
Today, pilgrims can follow his intriguing journey more easily. Father Blanchet and his colleague Father Modeste Demers departed in canoes with a band of voyageurs from Lachine, Quebec, on May 3, 1838, and arrived at Fort Vancouver 4,500 miles later on Nov. 24 of the same year. In a way not dreamed of by the two 19th-century missionaries, modern motorists can make the journey with about 44 hours of driving. Or a pilgrim could take several weeks, including meaningful stops for prayer and reflection — and perhaps an occasional paddle in Canadian waters.

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Pamplin Media Group - Charbonneau: Wilsonville's most influential voting bloc

Eight years later, Eric Postma still can't quite figure out what happened.
Running against current mayor-elect Julie Fitzgerald and former Wilsonville City Councilor Susie Stevens in a race for two council spots, Postma won two of three Wilsonville precincts but lost the Charbonneau precinct by such a margin that he wound up finishing third.
This result reflects a perplexing quagmire for more outwardly conservative candidates (Wilsonville elections are nonpartisan races but several recent candidates have been outspoken in their right-wing leanings) running for City Council. Despite the fact that Charbonneau residents vote more conservatively than the rest of Wilsonville in most races (Donald Trump lost narrowly in Charbonneau in 2016 and 2020, and convincingly in the rest of the city), those candidates have been losing the planned community south of the Willamette River by massive margins. And this has helped the current council majority maintain its foothold on city politics.

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