CommunitySpotlight
The businesses and places worth knowing about across Lane County, written by the Altura Real Estate agents who live and work here.
▶ VideoSpreading the Joy of Disc Golf, One Flight at a Time
UPlay Disc Golf is a Lane County nonprofit bringing disc golf education to people and places that have never had it.
UPlay Disc Golf is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance communities by creating health and wellbeing through disc golf opportunities for all people.
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▶ VideoOn the Water, Under the Sky: SUP Yoga Brings a New Dimension to Eugene's Outdoor Life
Paddleboard yoga invites locals to trade studio walls for open water and reconnect with nature in the heart of the city.
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▶ VideoHike Oregon Turns a Love of Trails Into a Resource for Everyone
Franziska Weinheimer built Hike Oregon to share hiking and backpacking information across the state, and her reason for starting is as personal as it gets.
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On the McKenzie River, Every Rapid Comes With a Better Story
High Country Expeditions has been running rafting trips out of McKenzie Bridge since 1999, putting guests on one of the cleanest stretches of river in the Pacific Northwest.
Gear Up, Get Outside: Eugene Gear Traders Brings Consignment Outdoor Gear to Downtown
Owner Bevin Helm opened her consignment outdoor shop in downtown Eugene banking on something she had already seen firsthand: this community tends to show up for its own.
Eugene Electric Bicycles Wants You to Feel the Woo
The area's oldest e-bike shop is on a mission to show Lane County riders what electric cycling is all about.