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Wilsonville Mayor Julie Fitzgerald describes the project as her No. 1 priority. Following the release of a report from the Oregon Department of Transportation showing an exorbitant price tag and the need to replace rather than retrofit the Boone Bridge to complete a project that also would include the addition of an I-5 southbound auxiliary lane designed to quell traffic issues, Wilsonville leaders are shifting their focus to another study that could get the project ready for federal funding. Mayor Julie Fitzgerald described moving forward on this project, which would prepare the bridge fo...

SALEM — While Heather King saw more water-goers flock to the Willamette River this summer than ever before due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deputy director for the Willamette Riverkeeper nonprofit organization said the waterway can sometimes be an afterthought compared to other destinations the Mackenzie or John Day rivers. “It is a beautiful river. It’s a river you can take overnight trips on and never see another boat on the river depending on the trip,” King said. “People just don’t think about it as a place to go.” With the assistance of Travel Oregon, ...

New push to draw tourism to 'clean, safe' Willamette River December 30 2020 Local groups working on ways to highlight the river as a travel destination with Willamette Valley Visitors Association. While she saw more water-goers flock to the Willamette River this summer than ever before due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Heather King, the deputy director for the Willamette Riverkeeper nonprofit organization, said the waterway can sometimes be an afterthought compared to other destinations the Mackenzie or John Day rivers. "It is a beautiful river. It's a river you can take overnight t...

Making the Willamette River a main attraction Local groups working on ways to highlight the river as a travel destination While she saw more water-goers flock to the Willamette River this summer than ever before due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Heather King, the deputy director for the Willamette Riverkeeper nonprofit organization, said the waterway can sometimes be an afterthought compared to other destinations the Mackenzie or John Day rivers. "It is a beautiful river. It's a river you can take overnight trips on and never see another boat on the river depending on the trip," King s...