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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1954)
t (Sec 3) Statesman, Salem, Ore.. Friday' May 21, 1954 3t 6 Qettt if . net wmmm"Wf .- - v-,-"ejsejewjiwr-"eeiws l miK:m htKT -"" -" yy--? $ i 'witi-yr-"1 ' , . .. . - : . '.. . . - . - ; -. OJ0 3n Q recion a 1 t-t fa V -V-: fey 5. -viz is: t r ., I: fc T i ,vr-- v ;tcvt'r7?rv--t pS. Ml, , '--n t-mr !1 - ----'- . rx J 1 ? i I ' - ' . "'i.l: if ' ." - s IXJ 3" v. t - b- DETROIT The huge lake back of newly-constructed Detroit Dam on the Sanliam River Is Oregon's latest playground. On weekends, the lake Is alive with boats and fishermen and, some of the catches have been well worth boasting about. The great dam Itself (shown In inset) also is one of the outstanding engineering achievements In the Northwest and a worthy tourist attraction. (About 50 miles east bf Salem on High way 222). (All photos from files oi Oregon State Highway Commission). BREXTENBUSH Glistening under the summer sun, Breitenbush lake, rests nsar the base of 10.453-foot ML Jefferson, second highest peak of Oregon's Cascade moun tains. (About 65. miles east of Salem via Highway 222 to Detroit). , . vi .... It f- ' f-V "' I p- .25gr - SILVER CREEK One of 10 beautiful falls in Silver Falls State Park, the Middle North Fork drop shown above cascades water 106 feet over volcanic rocks in c spectacle which draws thousands annually. (About 30 miles east of Salem, or through Silverton slightly to the north, on Highway 214). YACHATS Cape Perpetua, In the extreme southwest corner of Lincoln County along the Oregon Coast. Is one oi Oregon's historic geographi cal features. History says it was discovered on May 7. 1788. by Captain James Cook, English explorer who is said to have named It because stormy weather kept him "perpetually in sight of it" The Coast Highway, U. S. 101, now cuts around Its shoulders above the sea. (Oregon Stat Highway Commission Photo). X7- 4 L 5 V- v s:k', W ALDPORT Surf fishermen line the sand at Alsea Bay near Waldport during the salmon runs. Each, year, too, Waldport sponsors a sahnon derby, one of numerous such sporting events along Oregon's 400-mile Pacific Ocean parkway. Most of these fishermen are participating la a derby. (About 110 miles southwest oi Salem via Highway 222 to Coast and then south on Highway 101). s . .. . : - -.-. "' -- -.- . i , , .v,. ..I"- "1 . .. .. -v . x'. w . ... .v s. t ;.m Wr. - iiiiifcMlihiiili-fJ':' il -ta-y3 I - - suia SEND la the central Oregon region anglers or lured to the forest country by streams as Fall River where trout rise eagerly to the fry la their season. Fall Btf derives Us nam from a series oi falls, such as seen In the backgrotmd. (About H3 miles east oi Salem via Highway 222). ' ( ; ,
