vernonia’s
voice outdoor & recreation
july/aug
2007
RATES
May 1 – Sept. 30
Full-hookup RV sites
$22
Walk-in tent sites
$18
Hike-in tent sites
$9
Cabins
$39
Horse sites
$22 single, $40 double
15
Oct. 1 – April 30
$18
$13
$6
$39
$18 single, $32 double
Day-use fee is $3/day
Call 1-800-452-5687 Monday-Friday 8am-7pm to make reservations.
State Parks advocate L.L. “Stub” Stewart honored
Our first state park in more than 30 years has recently
opened and has been named in honor of Loran L. “Stub”
Stewart, considered by many to be Oregon Parks and Rec-
reation Department’s (OPRD) number one supporter.
State Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
and the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commis-
sion. He also was a state legislator and served
in the House of Representatives from 1951-55.
“Stub was a fun fellow who had a strong af-
Stewart began his career in timber in 1946 when he
finity for volunteers,” says Chris Havel, OPRD
and his brother bought Bohemia Lumber Company. He
Communication Coordinator. “Stub donated
built it into a multimillion-dollar enterprise, Bohemia Inc.,
money to the State Parks to endow funding for
employing more than 2,000 people in mills in Oregon and
volunteer recognition. He considered volun-
Northern California. Bohemia was regarded as one of the
teerism to be the height of community involve-
more progressive forest products companies in the United
ment.”
States, leading the way in the efficient of use of harvested
timber. During the late 1970’s, Bohemia stunned the
Stewart was also involved in the development of the Banks-Vernonia Linear Trail
logging industry when it achieved 100 percent log usage by developing a patented ex-
that runs through the new park. The State Parks Commission felt it would be fitting
traction process to obtain commercially marketable products from material formerly
to honor his commitment to the parks system by naming the newest State Park after
regarded as waste—Douglas Fir bark.
him.
Stewart was more than a successful businessman; he served nearly 40 years on the
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