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BEHIND THE SCENES
MAY 18�25, 2022
FROM THE
COVER
A passport to art and culture
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
B
AKER CITY — Museum and cultural
organizations are inviting every-
one to explore local history and art with
the Baker County Culture and Heritage
Passport.
The pocket-sized booklet contains
information about eight locations around
the county, and the goal is to collect a
unique stamp from each place.
The project is supported by a grant
from the Oregon Heritage Commis-
sion and the Oregon Parks and Recre-
ation Department.
“The beginning started for Cross-
roads and the Baker Heritage Museum
wanting to fi nd a better way to circulate
guests between the two organizations
and then with the Interpretive Center,”
said Ginger Savage, executive director
of Crossroads Carnegie Art Center. “In
2018 when Eastern Oregon Museum
in Haines had their summer long quilt
exhibit and Crossroads had a studio
art quilt show we were again working to
send guests to the other venue. From
that came the passport — a quick simple
passport with incentives to visit the cul-
tural attractions in all of Baker County.”
Some hours have changed since the
fi rst printing, and new attractions added, so
volunteers have been busy adding an extra
sheet to each passport to ensure visitors
have the most updated information.
For instance, the National Historic Or-
egon Trail Interpretive Center is closed for
renovations, but an Oregon Trail Experi-
ence is set up at Baker Heritage Museum.
“We are excited to get people from
around the region reengaged with their cul-
tural attractions this summer,” Savage said.
Pick up a passport at these locations:
BAKER HERITAGE MUSEUM
2480 Grove St., Baker City
Hours: 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday
Admission: $9 adults, $8 seniors, $5 ages
6-12, free for 5 and younger
• Also the location for the temporary
exhibit for the National Historic Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center
ADLER HOUSE MUSEUM
2305 Main St., Baker City
541-523-9308
Hours: 10 a.m. — 3 p.m. Fridays, Memorial
Day through Labor Day
Admission: $9 adults, $8 seniors, $5 ages
6-12, free for 5 and younger
EASTERN OREGON MUSEUM
610 Third St., Haines
Hours: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Thursday, Friday
and Saturday
Season: Memorial Day weekend through
Labor Day weekend
Admission: Free; donations welcome
By appointment: 541-856-3233
PINE VALLEY COMMUNITY
MUSEUM
155 E. Record St., Halfway
Hours: 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. weekends, Me-
morial Day to Labor Day
Also by appointment
Admission: By donation
SUMPTER MUNICIPAL MUSEUM
Lisa Britton/Go! Magazine
A banner inside the Baker Heritage Museum
explains the Baker County Culture and Heritage
Passport program.
245 S. Mill St., Sumpter
Hours: 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays; 11 a.m. —
3 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Admission: By donation
CROSSROADS CARNEGIE ART
CENTER
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM
2020 Auburn Ave., Baker City
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
395 First St., Huntington (old Methodist
Church)
208-249-5179
Hours: 1-4 p.m. Saturdays
Season: Memorial Day weekend to Labor
Day weekend; also by appointment
Admission: By donation
SUMPTER VALLEY RAILROAD
AND SUMPTER VALLEY DREDGE
STATE HERITAGE AREA
SVRR: 12259 Huckleberry Loop and 211
Austin St., Sumpter
Dredge: 441 S. Mill St., Sumpter
First Friday at Crossroads
2020 Auburn Avenue
Baker City, Oregon
541.523.5369
www.crossroads-arts.org
F rom F ire
and L ight
Exhibition on display Friday, May 6 through Saturday, May 28
Crossroads is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm