The Cascade Range dominates the eastern third of Oregon. Within the area are the Umatilla and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. There are the Wallowa Mountains and the Blue Mountains of the Pacific Northwest situated in the northeastern corner of Oregon. Oregon has some amazing geographical features. Compared with other US states, New Jersey would fit into Oregon 11 times. The Beaver State (Oregon's nickname) occupies an area of 254,800 km² (98,379 sq mi), compared Oregon is slightly larger than the United Kingdom. Please sign up and bring a friend! I hope you all can make it.Topographic Map of Oregon showing the location of the Cascades, the Columbian Plateau, the Harney Basin, the Alvord Desert, Steens Mountain, Crater Lake, and the Oregon Coast Range. The building is air conditioned, the restrooms are close by, and we have access to a kitchen/refrigerator.Īll volunteers get fair passes and free parking, and water bottles are provided. We are in the Floral Building again this year, just to the north of Columbia Hall, in a very open, visible location. Everyone on the schedule will receive a letter from me explaining the details in advance of the fair. The 2022 State Fair volunteer sign-up sheet is posted HERE, and anyone who has the link can fill in their own name/contact info. We Want You! Please join us in the booth. Ribbons will be awarded as merited for the following categories: Best of Division, 1st, 2nd, 3rd for each class, and the Oregon Award. Online Entry Deadline is 10 pm, Monday, August 22 Deliver Entries on Tuesday, August 23, 2 pm–7 pm. The rules and regs are posted on the Oregon State Fair website, under “Honey and Products of the Hive” (). Winning a prize for all your hard work is a wonderful reward at the end of the season. Beekeepers of all ages and scopes of experience bring their best honey and products of the hive to the fair to compete with others. The honey/products of the hive competition is always a fun and fulfilling activity. 1968 : Bobby Kennedy visits Oregon and is gifted a jar of honey by the Oregon Honey Queen, Karen Peterson, and program coordinator, Marjie Ehry.1921 : A group of committed beekeepers organized the Oregon State Beekeepers Association in 1921.1854 : According to the August 4, 1854, edition of the Oregon Spectator (Oregon City), Oregon was favored with “the first fine hive of honeybees, in good working order,” which were brought from the States via Panama, by John Davenport, Esq.1693 : One of the earliest known shipwrecks in the Pacific Northwest, the galleon Santo Cristo de Burgos, left large broken blocks of pure beeswax and candles exposed on Nehalem Spit where the Nehalem River meets the Pacific Ocean.We will display a timeline of the arrival of European honey bees in Oregon and other intriguing historical moments. We are anxious to build a unique and compelling presentation. If you have anything beekeeping related “from yesteryear,” including photographs, veils and other outerwear, miscellaneous bee equipment, or other items that you can lend to us temporarily, please let me know. In commemoration of OSBA’s 100th anniversary, which was technically last year (1921–2021), our 2022 State Fair booth is all about the history of beekeeping in Oregon, with many milestones depicted for the last 300+ years. Don’t miss it this is going to be a fair to remember! Oregon Beekeepers, get ready! Please mark your calendars and join us at the Oregon State Fair, which returns August 26–September 5, 2022.
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