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Passport To History - Grants Pass Caveman   Our first stop on the Josephine County Historical Society's Passport To History is the Grants Pass "Caveman" statue next to the visitor's center.  As you come off the I-5 freeway into downtown Grants Pass, it is the first thing you see. It's very fittin...

Rogue River Cleanup Day Is Saturday May 15th - Grants Pass, Oregon The BLM's 18th annual Rogue River Cleanup Day needs your help.  This is an all volunteer project and covers the Rogue River from Grants Pass to Grave Creek. You'll need to register at the Hog Creek boat ramp (it's five miles west ...

  Here is an easy way to help animals!  I've done it and it is not too good to be true.  It works.The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting  enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of  getting FREE FOOD donated to abused and neglected animals.  It takes less than a ...

Josephine County Historical Society - Grants Pass, Oregon The Josephine County Historical Society is celebrating its' 50th anniversary. Josephine County was formed in 1856, but the Josephine County Historical Society was born in 1960. We spent an enjoyable afternoon watching performances and hist...

Illinois Valley Gold Fields - Josephine County, Oregon Further exploration of the Illinois Valley Gold Fields indicate a more expansive gold mining effort than I had envisioned. Traveling on the historical mining road, which is now blocked to motor vehicle traffic, was more interesting. The road ...

"Passport To History" - Josephine County Historical Society - Grants Pass, Oregon The Josephine County Historical Society kicked off its' "Passport To History" on Sunday with a rousing celebration. This is like a new twist on a scavenger hunt, and designed to get people involved in exploring Jose...

Antique and Collectible Street Fair - Grants Pass, Oregon   The Grants Pass Antique Dealer's League is sponsoring the annual Antique and Collectible Street Fair in downtown Grants Pass on "H" street, Sunday, May 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Antique dealers from the all over the west coast wil...

Peaceful Powwow Pulls Plenty of People - Grants Pass, Oregon The 16th Annual Native American Arts Festival and Mother's Day Powwow is in full swing in Grants Pass, along the scenic and wild Rogue River in Riverside Park. Make sure you get down there!  It will be open on Sunday, May 9th  from 10:0...

April 2010 Homes For Sale in Rogue River, Oregon The following results for the month of April  2010 for Rogue River were compiled from records of single-family residential homes listed with the Southern Oregon Multiple Listing Service. This inventory may be misleading when you consider all of tho...

Mother's Day Powwow At Riverside Park, Grants Pass, Oregon Come celebrate Mother's Day at the 16th Annual Native American Arts Festival  Mother's Day Powwow. It will be held May 8th and 9th (Saturday and Sunday) from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at Riverside Park in Grants Pass. The public is welcome, and...