Milton-Freewater, OR

Sunset over the Blues… vineyards and tastings… windmills on the ranch… Panaderia on Main street.

In April 2013,  we sent a blind email to the garden club of Milton-Freewater, OR asking if they would meet with us.   One month later, we were walking into a road-side restaurant to meet a tableful of women who were waiting there for us. They brought us corsages, and over lunch we got their individual stories…

From there we went on to discover Milton-Freewater in these ways:

 

And did we mention the Muddy Frogwater Festival? In 1971 the city manager hired a branding consultant– who recommended that the town brand itself with frogs. There are lots of different opinions amongst town members about whether that was a good or bad idea!  Here is a frog photo gallery…

 

We made a visit during the Cinco de Mayo 2014 festival– here are some of the pictures from that trip:

 

Show Week in Milton-Freewater!

People from the town

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Stitching Shoes

Shoes aren't made like they used to be made.

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Cinco de Mayo beauty

I can do it if I try hard.

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Running the Bead Shop

You have to be professional about it.

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Grasiela

Honestly, without a career, you don't have a future.

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Community Organizer

I imagine that probably a lot of Americans who aren’t native to here are making a lot of compromises.

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Caretaker of Milton-Freewater’s history

I love history and antiques.

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Nikayla Webb

My biggest dream is to go to a good college and become an artist.

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Sienna Torres

My biggest dream of my life is to move to London, England, United Kingdom and become a homicide detective.

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Lilee Roggow

I really want to go skydiving someday!

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Heidi Zitterkopf

My biggest dream in my life is to help animals.

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Meredith Moore

I am most proud of how we are close and together like a big family.

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Macy Thomas

One thing I want to do is to travel outside my own country.

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Samantha Choate

My dream is that I want to be an animator/art teacher.

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Banyan Moss

I want to travel Europe on tour someday.

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Nichole Rencken

The one reason I’m glad to live in my town is because we are a supporting community.

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Nayeli Anahi Ruiz

I come from posole cooking in a big, gray pot as all my extended family comes through the door.

Jimena

Jimena Olmos

I come from a Saturday morning with my team, smelling sweat and grass.

Sandra

Sandra Peyreda

Heritage Club is here to serve and help bring out the Latino community.

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Ramon Esparza

I'm standing next to the "glass house" in one of the vineyards I manage.

Skies from the town

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Every night I get a show.

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Windmill against the sky.

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Sunset from my front yard.

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I'm a vet, so the flag is important to me.

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The view from my North Pole.

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Bright Blue Sky!

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Clouds over the Blue Mountains

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Sun streaking through the clouds.

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The sky on Cinco de Mayo in Milton-Freewater.

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Gone in less than a minute.

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Sky over Milton-Freewater vineyards.

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The sky over a morning grape-picking shift in Milton-Freewater.

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