A documentary on one of Oregon’s most famous creations, the McKenzie River Drift Boat, is coming to Stayton, Astoria and Springfield over the next couple of weeks. The film, “Oregon’s Boat,” will be ...

Snow Mountain River will host an evening celebrating river culture, boats and storytelling on Friday, Dec. 19. Presented by the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival and Fretwater Boatworks, the event ...

If you’ve ever traveled to a boat ramp in Oregon, chances are good that you’ve laid eyes on a style of boat used the world over to fish and run whitewater rivers. It might be made of aluminum, ...

When exploring various types of watercraft, you may have come across the terms “drift boat” and “raft.” There are three primary commonalities of drift boats and rafts. The first is that they are both ...

McKenzie River Drift Boats were developed over decades in the early 1900s. While the boats are used worldwide today, only two professional craftsman still exist in the PNW. This story was updated ...