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Canyon City Oregon

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Antique Stores

Jim's Antique Shop
110 S Washington St,  Canyon City, OR  97820, phone: (541) 575-0331

Ox Bow Trade Company
Highway 395 S,  Canyon City, OR  97820, phone: (541) 575-2911
We have dozens of new carriages, wagons, buggies and sleighs, draft horse size down to miniatures. Besides new horse-drawn vehicles there is always a good selection of used pieces in stock. We also have antique ox yokes, old traps, sleigh robes, saddles, etc. for sale. Visit our 11,000 sq. ft. building, a former dance hall, located on Highway 395 adjacent to Canyon Creek in picturesque Canyon City, where more than $26 million in gold was mined during the 1862 Gold Rush.

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Attractions

Ox Bow Trade Company
Hwy. 395 S. ,P.O. Box 658, Canyon City, Oregon 97820, phone: (541) 575-2911
Our museum collection includes a late 1800's mail sleigh in use at Northfield, Minnesota, when the local bank was robbed by Jesse James! We also have one of the last surreys built by the Studebaker family before they converted to motorized vehicles Ox Bow Trade Co. is a family owned business which is well stocked with horse-drawn vehicles, both new and vintage. We encourage visitors and tour groups to stop by and browse.

Grant County Historical Museum
Highway 395, Canyon City, Oregon, phone: 541-575-0362

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Employment

Training and Employment Consortium
118 S. Washington St., Canyon City, OR, phone: 541-575-0251

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Events

Greatest of the Grape.  
March 11, 2006 -- Canyonville
7:00 - 11:00 PM. Oregon's oldest wine festival, will again delight your senses with wine and food pairings from some of the best wineries and restaurants in the state of Oregon. Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort, 541/839-1111

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Meat

Russell's Custom Meats & Deli
235 N. Canyon Blvd., Canyon City, OR, phone: 541-575-0720

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City Location
County(ies): Grant    Incorporated in 1981
Location: Eastern Oregon

Nearest Major Highway and Distance: Hwy 395 | local
Nearest Major City and Distance:
Bend / 150 miles / 3 hours

Distance to Portland: 266 miles

Source: Oregon Department of Transportation, State of Oregon Map; Oregon Blue Book


Recreational Amenities
Local: Fishing and gold panning in Canyon Creek; the Grant County Historic Museum and the Joaquin Miller cabin and Greenhorn Jail located next to the museum; the Historic St. Thomas Episcopal Church; the Boot Hill, Canyon City and St. Andrews Cemetaries; the F.C. Sells Brewery Site; plus the Ox Bow Trade Co. Museum of Horse-Drawn Vehicles located in an 11,000 sq. ft. historic dance hall. Annual Celebrations consist of the '62 Days Celebration taking place in June each year, celebrating the history of the gold mining era and Music in the Park in June, July and August. Countywide: Grant County is a land of scenic contrasts--from dramatic geologic formations in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument to the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness area, with sagebrush and juniper, grassy valleys, and pine forests, to the many streams, rivers, lakes and hot springs. This diversity allows for participation in hunting, fishing, hiking, wildlife observation, photography, snowmobiling, skiing, cross-county skiing, watersports, or even golf at the John Day Golf Club.

Source: City Administration, local chamber of commerce, local convention and visitor bureau0


Climate
Elevation: 3,194'   Measurement Location: John Day

Temperature:
Monthly Ave. Low: 21°F   Monthly Ave. High: 88°F
Hottest Month July      Coldest Month January
Driest Month July            Wettest Month November
Average annual precipitation: 13.380"

Humidity (Hour 10, local time):
Average July afternoon humidity: 34%
Average January afternoon humidity: 77%

Source: Oregon Climate Service