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Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and Water Park, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in McMinnville, OR 9/21/11

By Cindy Westfall

Real Estate Agent with Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon

September 21, 2011 03:54 PM

(Cindy's Blog about Portland Real Estate & Stuff)

Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in McMinnville, OR 9/21/11

Congrats to John McCarthy for correctly guessing last weeks post Habitat for Humanity ReStore, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in Newberg, OR 9/14/11. Not only did he answer it correctly, I now know what a quonset hut is!

Each week I'll be posting a new picture on Wednesday morning. The title of the blog will have the City where the picture is taken and I'll post the answer Wednesday evening...not only here on my blog, but on facebook business page (please click like and add yourself there) as well as tweetin it on my Twitter page.

Do you know where it is? Care to guess? Comments are welcome! I'll post the answer tonight.

Hint: What does a flying goose, water, and a theatre have in common?

It's the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and Water Park, answer to Where is it Wednesday...somewhere in McMinnville OR. 9/21/11

Where else can you check out the Howard Huges famous Spruce Goose and other cool aeronautics, feel what it's like to fly in the cockpit of several planes while being in the I-Max theatre..yeah..it's 3D and you FEEL right there, or slip on your bathing suit and slide down all ten of the water slides in an indoor waterpark...but the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and Water Park in McMinnville Oregon.

Dubbed the largest aircraft ever built, the Spruce Goose made it's one and only flight in 1947 with Howard Huges at the controls. With a wing span larger than a football field, this "flying boat" was HUGE! Now located at the Evergreen Aviation & Space museum in McMinnville, OR, one can see this baby up close and personal.

Need a place to take the family for the day? This is it!

Graphic of the Spruce Goose compared to other planes

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Bill Blankenship

Lisa Von Domek & Associates, LLC / Real Living Real Estate Group - Midlothian, TX

Fun contest Cindy...I did not have a clue where it was!

Sep 21, 2011 03:52 AM

John McCarthy

North Hampton, NH

Realtor - Seacoast NH

Hi Cindy,

I do have a clue and will post my guess later! I'm going to post this on fb too!

Sep 21, 2011 03:55 AM

Debb Janes

Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA

Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Too easy for me so I'll keep my big yap shut. Hope you're having a great week Cindy and enjoying our beautiful weather. :)

Sep 21, 2011 06:41 AM

Kat Palmiotti

eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT

Helping your Montana dreams take root

Wow, I'm slow! I'll have to start checking for Cindy's blog first thing on Wednesdays.... Looks like Richard got this one.

Sep 21, 2011 09:34 AM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Hi Lisa, Being from Texas, it just might be hard...but the great thing is unlike Dawn Fabiszak's weekly Mind Bender (which is real fun btw) you can use google to investigate! Thanks for stopping by :)

Sep 21, 2011 03:00 PM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Hi John, I've been hangin with my MIL during and after her surgury yesterday..and being nurse Cindy today so didn't get a chance to get out and take a picture for this week's WIIW..this one I took on the way back from the beach several weeks back..and I'm glad I did. I knew it would be a piece of cake for you! Looks like Richard did the deed though and beat you to the actual punch. Yeah..I can see that grin now..and thank you.

Sep 21, 2011 03:04 PM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Well Richard, looks like you've got game! Oh, I've seen your handball video..so know you've got game. Nope, you don't win my car...but...but...you DO win a mention...LOL. Hey, anytime any of the winners head over to Portland, dinner is on me! Congrats for correctly guessing the Evergreen Aviation Space Museum and Water Park in McMinnville. You did good! Thanks for coming back this week and playing along. :)

Sep 21, 2011 03:13 PM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Too funny Debb, even my hubby e-mailed me and said that this one was too easy to look up. Figure you've been there since your so close. We ARE having some really great weather here in the Portland/Vancouver neck of the woods.

Sep 21, 2011 03:15 PM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Hey Kat, I think I got this one out pretty early today for some reason. You probably would have gotten it too!

Sep 21, 2011 03:17 PM

John McCarthy

North Hampton, NH

Realtor - Seacoast NH

Hi Cindy,

Glad we have rounded up some new players and happy Richard is a new winner! Yeah, I wouldn't give him the car either ;-)

Sep 21, 2011 05:05 PM

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR

"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

I always loved the story of the Spruce Goose and the fact that this famous man's famous aircraft ended up in a small town in Oregon--woohoo!

Been by there many a time. Great post, missy--lotta work went into this!

Sep 21, 2011 07:09 PM

Kat Palmiotti

eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT

Helping your Montana dreams take root

Dinner, did I hear dinner? Hmmm, I'm going to have to figure out how to get to Portland! (I don't mean "how" I mean "when")!!!!

Sep 22, 2011 01:12 AM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Hi John, Because of you, I've had some new faces heading over..and yes, the numbers have gone up! Thank you my friend!!

Sep 22, 2011 05:10 AM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Hi Gayle..It is cool that this piece of history ended up in McMinnville, Oregon!

Sep 22, 2011 05:12 AM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Hi Kat...come on over! Now that would be fun!

Sep 22, 2011 05:13 AM

John McCarthy

North Hampton, NH

Realtor - Seacoast NH

Hi Cindy,

Don't know if you saw it, but a college buddy of mine, Dartmouth, MA professor, left a comment on my fb post of this WIIW. He said he had been to McMinnville a number of times over the years to buy parts for old Porsches from Gary Emory. Collecting & restoring the old Porsches has been a hobby for Neil Fennesey. Look him up on fb - he has had a very interesting life. Right out of UMass, he worked on a project with King Faisal's son to tow an iceberg to Saudi Arabia for fresh drinking water.

Sep 22, 2011 05:50 AM

Maria Morton

Platinum Realty - Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Real Estate 816-560-3758

Hey Cindy! I saw the Spruce Goose in McMinnville! It was awesome!

Oct 04, 2011 08:04 PM

Cindy Westfall

Premiere Property Group,LLC Portland Metro & Suburbs Oregon - Tualatin, OR

ABR,GRI Your Tualatin & Portland Metro Real Estate

Hi Maria, Isn't it one of those places that you wouldn't expect this to be? It is a very cool sight to see...it's HUGE!

Oct 05, 2011 05:21 AM