Oregon's 150th birthday

You may think February 14th is a national holiday, or at least in most women's minds.  It's Valentines Day, and if you didn't know that by now, you may be in some trouble.  Here at The Craftsman B&B, we are already sold out.  Well here is a good excuse, tell her you got too excited about celebrating Oregon's 150th birthday.  

So if you really blew it, I have an idea for a year of redemption.  The Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild is launching a year-long program to encourage travelers to visit all regions within our state.  A birthday present for our state, if you will.  It will be a sesquicentennial-tastic year!

Under the program, travelers who stay at OBBG member inns in at least 5 of the 7 regions will qualify for $150 in Lodging Gift Vouchers. Prizes will go to the first 10 travelers submitting copies of receipts for stays around the state between February 14, 2009, and February 14, 2010.

The regions include:  Portland Metro, Mt. Hood/the Gorge, The Coast, Willamette Valley, Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon and Southern Oregon.

"Oregon is a beautiful state, and the Guild wants to encourage those living in our state, as well as those from other states, to take advantage of Oregon 150 to visit from north to south and east to west," says Mary Pellegrini, OBBG President. "You can't really call yourself an Oregonian until you've been to Joseph, Astoria, Ashland, Hood River, Fossil, and Coos Bay . . . and, of course, Portland, Eugene, and Salem."

Visit this website to start your celebration today and be sure to ask the OBBG innkeepers about the "Explore Oregon and Win!" program. Start saving your receipts today! For more information on the sesquicentennial celebration visit www.Oregon150.org.  For even more events, click here.

I love parties, year long ones are the best, so visit me here at The Craftsman B&B while you travel around the state.