Today the lone surviving dredge stands as the centerpiece of one of Oregon's newest state parks. (Photo/Mark Highberger). Not long ago in the old Sumpter Valley, a mechanical beast the size of an ...

An electric-powered gold-mining dredge is the main attraction at the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area in Sumpter, Ore., on Feb. 20. The five-story-high machine, which ran from 1935 to 1954, ...

Oregon is full of places and spaces that may get the attention of the hair on your neck, including ghost towns, creepy history and more. The road between Prairie City and Sumpter is dotted with quaint ...

Dean Defrees thought about becoming a veterinarian — maybe even a salesman. But after college, he found himself back in Eastern Oregon’s Sumpter Valley, continuing the family tradition of ranching and ...

SUMPTER, Ore. — This week, we explore eastern Oregon for a golden opportunity to travel from the rails to the trails near Sumpter and then into the Elkhorn Mountains. The Powder River is a small, cool ...