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How to Live Happily Ever After in Lake Oswego, Oregon October 24-29

When my kids were young, one of their summer highlights was my brother-in-law’s storytelling night. Holed up in a dark room, he would both scare and engage them with tales of pirates, secret passageways and harrowing escapes. Employing nothing but … Continue reading

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A guide for Euclid to Lake Oswego’s pathways

Euclid said the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but which is the most scenic? Probably one of the trails or pathways winding around Lake Oswego. Inspired by a master plan to provide its citizens with safe … Continue reading

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How you can enjoy Lake Oswego, Oregon, without buying a waterfront home

While Oswego Lake in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a private lake, you don’t have to live on it to enjoy it. Twenty easements located around the lake give 3,000 non-waterfront homeowners the opportunity to live the lake lifestyle without paying … Continue reading

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5 Reasons why during summertime, the livin’ is easy in Lake Oswego, Oregon

When DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin wrote the lyrics for “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy,” for the opera Porgy and Bess, they could have used Lake Oswego, Oregon for inspiration. This city knows how to do summer. Here are … Continue reading

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Top 10 Reasons Kids (and families) Love the Lake Grove Swim Park in Lake Oswego, Oregon

When my wife and I first visited Lake Oswego, Oregon, we drove by the Lake Grove Swim Park and jealously eyed the carefree folks who were spending their summer afternoon in a setting that waterfront homeowners pay millions for. Little … Continue reading

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All roads lead to Lake Oswego…or at least mine did!

Over twenty five years ago, my wife and I quit our jobs, packed up a ‘74 VW Westphalia pop-top camper and headed out in search of a new place to call home. Determined to live on a lake we made … Continue reading

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