REUNION INFORMATION 

The USS Antietam Association Reunion will be held in Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, September 19, until Sunday morning, September 23, at the Red Lion on the River Hotel.  The hotel is on Hayden Island, located between the Columbia River and the Willamette River. It is a beautiful location. There are several eating places within walking distance of the hotel.

The Red Lion on the River Hotel is located on N. Hayden Island Drive, Portland, Oregon 97217.  The direct phone number is 503-978-4541; the reservation line is 503-283-4466 (or 800-733-5466).  Please make your reservations with the hotel.  Be sure to mention the USS Antietam Association.  Cutoff date for rooms is August 19, 2012.

Michele Clifford is the Sales Manager who has worked with our association. Her e-mail address is michele.clifford@redlionontheriver.com.

The room rate is $88, plus 12.5% tax = $99 per night.

 2012 REUNION SCHEDULE

Registration all day in Hospitality Room.

Buffet dinner with chicken skewers.

Willamette Falls River Cruise with lunch

All-day bus tour of Mt. Hood Loop.

Return by way of Columbia River Gorge.

Men's and Ladies' luncheons with business meetings.

Dinner/dance in evening.

Going away breakfast (scrambled eggs, potatoes, fresh

fruit, pastries, juice/coffee, etc.).

Reunion Tours

Willamette Falls River Cruise with luncheon on board the ship, (3 1/2

hours).

The Willamette Falls is the largest waterfall in the northwest United States,

measuring 42' high and 1,500' wide. This portion of the river was known as

"Williamt" to the migrating Native Americans who came to fish for salmon.

The tour will be a 3 1/2 hour historical jaunt to Oregon City, the oldest

incorporated city west of the Rockies.  We will enjoy history, great scenery,

and world-class service aboard the ship. 

If the water level is too low, an alternate cruise will be substituted.

Cost:

Bus transportation from hotel to River and return: $16.00 per person

Willamette River Cruise: $48.00 per person

Total tour cost per person:  $64.00

All day bus tour of the Mt. Hood Loop, (8 AM - 5 PM).

Tour is a 90 mile paved loop tour around the southern slopes of Mt. Hood.

The bus will stop at a small village with several eating places plus craft

shops.  Lunch will be on your own.

The Loop is a scenic drive through beautiful country - - farms, ranches, and

vineyards.  The scenery changes from small family farms and nurseries to

primeval forest, small waterfalls, wild and scenic rivers.

We will drive a few miles up Mt. Hood to the Timberline Lodge which was

built in the 1930's by the WPA and CCC.  The lodge is open all year and

offers views of the summit as well as panoramic vistas.

The Barlow Road segment of the Loop marks one of the most legendary

mass migrations in history - - a portion of the Oregon Trail.

Our return to Portland is by way of the Columbia River Gorge, which offers

its own beauty.

Cost:

All day Mt. Hood Loop tour: $48.00 per person

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