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My family and I enjoy the Willamette River usually by walking along the Esplanade, over the Steel and the Hawthorn bridges, we have picnicked at various parks along the shore in the Portland area, we have been in a boat on the river from Willamette Park to under the University of Portland, we enjoy Minto Bean Park in Salem mostly because it is next to the river and we love crossing the bridges to gaze over the water of the Willamette in Salem and Eugene but I am glad that there is now a book to help us further explore this great natural resource right at our front door.

I also am pleased to hear that the river is reasonably safe to swim in, thank you. 

posted 3 years, 1 month ago
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