We were heading out to Portland to visit friends and I had a quiet morning to explore Hood River. I tried to film a walk here several years ago but I had technical issues.
Located along the Columbia River at a place that gets a ton of wind, Hood River hosts a vibrant wind surfing and kite boarding community. I take us down by the water towards the end of the walk. However, the city has a lot of charm on its own. Breweries (Full Sail and Hood River), restaurants, coffee shops and hotels call it home and serve the visiting river sports crowd.
Let's take a virtual city walk and I'll show you what I like about Hood River OR.
Keep on Steppin' -H
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Wikipedia facts:
Hood River is a city and the seat of Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is a port on the Columbia River, and is named for the nearby Hood River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 8,313. It is the only city in Oregon where public consumption of alcohol on sidewalks or parks is totally unrestricted.
Hood River (originally called Dog River) post office was established at the site of the present city on September 30, 1868, and the city itself was incorporated in 1895.Originally, the city was part of Wasco County, but it became the seat of Hood River County when the county was first established in 1908.
The Hood River Incident
The Hood River incident involved the removal of 16 Nisei servicemen's names from the county "roll of honor" in Hood River, Oregon, by the local American Legion Post 22. The incident, on November 29, 1944, was part of a string of anti-Japanese actions taken in an attempt to prevent removed Japanese Americans from returning to the area after their release from internment by the United States federal government. National outrage against the community heightened five weeks later when a local Japanese American serviceman died after completing a heroic mission in the Philippines. Under great pressure, the local American Legion post restored Nisei names to the wall of the county courthouse on April 29, 1945.