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Turkeyrama LbNA #23427 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jul 3, 2006
Location:
City:McMinnville
County:Yamhill
State:Oregon
Boxes:1
Planted by:Murray7
Found by: Hart x6
Last found:Sep 26, 2012
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFr
Last edited:Jul 3, 2006
Every small town had its festival and ours is Turkeyrama. In the 1960s one of McMinnville's largest industries was turkey production.

"In 1961, The Pacific Coast Turkey Exhibit and the McMinnville Chamber of Commerce joined forces to sponsor what we still call today, Turkey Rama. The event was designed to promote turkey sales and stimulate business during the summer months. In the beginning the exhibit featured turkey shows in which individual birds were judged and prizes awarded. The exhibit expanded so much, that by 1962, thousands of people flocked to McMinnville. In this same year, McMinnville was crowned the 'Turkey Capitol of the World' and home of the 'World Championship Turkey Races'. Sidewalk sales and free entertainment were added to the festival in 1963. Eventually commercial exhibits replaced the turkey exhibits." (From: http://www.mcminnville.org/turkeyrama/history.html)

The festival includes some carnival rides and games, vendors and crafts, live music, a talent show on Friday evening, and a turkey BBQ on Saturday at Wortman Park (which is another good place to find a letterbox). It is usually held in mid-July and this year (2006) will be held on July 13-15.

If you happen to be in town for Turkeyrama, or at any other time of the year, you can find this letterbox downtown on 3rd Street. If you ask one of the locals where to get a good slice of pizza, they will direct you to this establishment, which has been voted the best pizza in McMinnville. You can also catch a movie here if you have the time.

But maybe you'd rather read a book while you sit and eat your delicious pizza. They have a bookshelf full of interesting reading material, and I recommend Ted Morgan's "Wilderness at Dawn". Just like a turkey, that book's been stuffed! Have fun and drop me a note when you've found it. Murray7