THE ARTS AROUND
EASTERN OREGON
3
MIXED MEDIUM
AUG. 10�17, 2022
Make an adventure on the Charm Trail
Visit Pendleton shops
and sites to collect
souvenirs
By Jennifer Colton
Go! Magazine
PENDLETON — It may be one of the
best kept secrets in Pendleton, but for a
decade, the Pendleton Chamber of Com-
merce has hosted The Pendleton Charm
Trail, an opportunity to make a one-of-
a-kind souvenir while visiting sites and
stores in Pendleton.
Bonnie Smythe, Pendleton Chamber
membership director, said the charm
trail has been around for a long time, but
many people, even locals, do not know
about it.
The idea behind the charm trail is
simple: visit local businesses and attrac-
tions and collect souvenirs. By giving
participants the choice of where to visit
and which charms to buy, the Pendleton
Charm Trail gives millions of charm brace-
let combinations to refl ect each individu-
al’s choices, from a deck of playing cards
to a blanket at the Pendleton Woolen Mills.
To begin the Charm Trail, stop into
one of the fi ve trailheads: The Pendleton
Chamber of Commerce, 501 S. Main St.;
Pendleton Underground Tours, 31 SW
Emigrant Ave.; Pendleton Woolen Mills,
1307 SE Court Place; Round-Up & Happy
Canyon Souvenir Store, 1330 SE Court
Ave; or Western Soul, 224 SE Court Ave.
Next, purchase a Charm Trail brace-
let with the signature charm, an Ore-
gon-shaped charm with an image of a
bucking bronc and a star showing where
Pendleton is in the state.
The charm bracelets cost $6, and each
trailhead also has additional charms that
can be purchased for $1.50 each as well
as the “Charm Guide,” which includes
the addresses and contact information
of almost 44 charm sites as well as what
charm — or charms — are available at
that site. To follow the trail, participants
use the charm guide to pick diff erent
stops to visit and purchase additional
charms.
The charms match the organization
or business hosting them: a saddle at
Hamley & Co, a newspaper at the East
Oregonian or a bronc rider at the Round-
Up & Happy Canyon Souvenir Store.
Some locations have multiple options
where visitors can choose a charm — or
pick up two or three — such as Heritage
Station Museum, which off ers a steam
engine, a schoolhouse and a covered
wagon charm.
For a full list of the charm trail sites
and images of the individual charms, fi nd
the Charm Trail Guide at the Pendleton
Chamber of Commerce or online at Travel
Pendleton: travelpendleton.com/things-
to-do/charm-trail.
Gourmet Provisions,
Majestic Pizza,
Wine & Beer Bottle Wonderland,
Dedicated Tap House,
Craft Cocktails,
Espresso Bar, Local & Far-Out Deli
403 S. Main Street Pendleton • 541.276.1350
www.facebook.com/PendletonChamber
Create a unique bracelet along Pendleton’s Charm Trail. To build one, visit local
businesses and attractions to purchase souvenirs and create a bracelet. For a list of
charm sites, visit travelpendleton.com/things-to-do/charm-trail.
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