Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Popular Science cover image By Finn J.D. John On the morning of April 23, 1936, the city of Portland was proudly preparing to launch its new harbor patrol boat, the Jack Luihn. It was going to be a big deal. Mayor LaGuardia of New York City was in town, and had been invited to come to the event. And the boat itself was truly revolutionary. Oregon’s own wizardly inventor The Jack Luihn was the brainchild of one Victor Wiegand Strode, an inventor with a remarkable flair. Looking back on the historical record, the picture one gets is reminiscent o...
Photo of dam debris removal Photo Courtesy EWEB In January of 2011, EWEB crews removed a large clump of logs, root wads and other debris following a high water event caused by heavy rains, unseasonably warm temperatures and rapid mountain snowmelt. Despite problems with one roll gate, a flood of similar size could pass through the dam. LEABURG: Plans by a federal agency to improve water controls at the Leaburg Dam have turned into a half million headache for the Eugene Water & Electric Board. At the utility board’s meeting in Leaburg last T...
McKenzie River Reflections...
