Your Portland Oregon Real Estate Resource - Michael McBarron - Windermere/Cronin & Caplan Realty Gro
Your Portland Oregon Real Estate Resource - Michael McBarron - Windermere/Cronin & Caplan Realty Gro
Windermere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group, Inc.
825 NE Multnomah #120, Portland, Oregon 97232  (M) 503-679-9121  (D) 503-497-5019  Email: mmcbarron@windermere.com

Introducing Portland, Oregon

 
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 Portland
 Oregon

Whether visiting or relocating, Portland, Oregon is the best destination in the West. We have big city excitement and a small town feel.  But it's the location and what that means to you that makes Portland truly a one-of-a-kind experience.  Portland is situated at the confluence of the Willamette and the Columbia rivers.

To the east the Columbia cuts its way through the Cascade Mountains creating one of the great canyons of the west.  The Columbia Gorge in addition to its spectacular beauty is home to some of the world's best windsurfing at Hood River about 60 miles east on Interstate 84.

To the south the Willamette meanders 90 miles through some of the richest farmland in the country.  The Willamette Valley Wine Country produces world famous Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.  Day trips to the Valley for wine tastings are a quick get-away to die for.  And this is only the beginning!

Ninety minutes to the west over the Coast Range and you are on the Oregon Coast.  This rugged coastline is dotted with an eclectic assortment of towns.  Tourist towns like Cannon Beach.  Fishing towns like Newport and Depot Bay.  There's even a gaming casino in Tillamook!

An hour to the east and you are on Mt. Hood in the Cascade Mountains for skiing in the winter, camping in the summer and sightseeing all year round. 

Portland's award winning mass transit system is one of the most extensive and advanced in the U.S. The transit system includes buses, streetcars, historic trolleys and the MAX, an urban light rail line. There's also a downtown transit mall and Fareless Square, the downtown free-ride zone. It's fun to take a relaxing ride on the MAX train and watch the Portland world slide by.

Portland was built with walking in mind. The short blocks, combined with public art and old fashioned statuary, fountains, bridges and parks offer opportunities for leisure and contemplation for the casual stroller. Walking tours of the downtown area focusing on the best of the city's art, architecture, urban parks and fountains are available. For the more adventuresome walker, Forest Park offers over 70 miles of trails in the only old growth forest located inside a city anywhere in the world.  Portland is also home to Mt. Tabor, the only volcano situated inside a city.  (Don't worry it's inactive...we hope!)

Nightlife in Portland is excellent and varied. This includes the world class performances of the internationally-known Oregon Symphony. Performing arts in the area offer ballet, Shakespeare, Broadway musicals, modern dance a renowned Jazz scene and much more. Oregon Zoo concerts are a summer treat, with music for all kinds of listeners. See art up close at the First Thursday art gallery walks in Westside Portland or in Northeast Portland galleries during Last Thursday walks.

Portland was the birthplace of the Micro-Brew revolution and boasts many local pubs and brew houses as proof.  The Rose City is the home of the Trail Blazers basketball team, and also has hockey and baseball for sports fans. And soon perhaps we will have Major League Soccer in town.
A splendid location, relaxed respectability, and an urban lifestyle that is unsurpassed for its livability makes Portland a city to remember, a city to call home. 

I have provided a list of links for you to help explore all that is Portland Oregon.
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