New Year’s Day revelers dash into the chilly waters of Wallowa Lake on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, during the annual Beth Gibans Memorial Wallowa Lake Polar Bear Plunge. Another group is expected to take ...

James JR Spenser, also known as White Bull, of the Nez Perce Tribe, offers a prayer to open the dedication ceremonies of the 9.22-acre parcel at Wallowa Lake Lodge that will be a conservation easement ...

Jun. 24—LA GRANDE — They are sounds of youthful promise and a musical revival, sounds the slowing COVID-19 pandemic can no longer mute. They are the band melodies youths are playing outdoors this week ...

Nez Perce storyteller JR Spencer plays the drum and sings for an audience at the Wallowa Lake Lodge near Joseph, Ore., on July 1, 2023. Dozens of community members had improbably bought the venerable ...

JOSEPH — In northeast Oregon's Wallowa Mountains, a small family-run company recently exploded in popularity, thanks to unique kayaking trips and the power of social media. The video I first saw on ...

Here's what the experts have to say about buying on Oregon's Wallowa Lake. (P.S., the locals say of the water in this glacial lake that it was "snow five minutes ago.") "While Wallowa Lake in Eastern ...

Mac Freeborn, manager of Wallowa Lake State Park, talks about a planned events center at the marina before the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, during the ...

Kathleen Ackley is the executive director of the Wallowa Land Trust. As more Northwest lake communities are being developed with vacation homes and Airbnbs, she says her organization’s focus is ...

When traveling to the Wallowa Mountain area, you’ll find no shortage of amazing hikes with views of the so-called “Oregon Alps.” The Wallowa Lake East Moraine, which opened to the public only a couple ...

A Merwin net floats in March 2025 on Wallowa Lake. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is using Merwin nets and gill nets in the spring to conduct research on fish population trends in the lake ...

Of all the gorgeous, wild, awe-inspiring places to see in northeast Oregon, few can match Wallowa Lake. It’s not just that it’s strikingly beautiful (it is) or that the waters are crystal clear (they ...

There’s new life in the old Wallowa Lake Lodge. Located in the far northeastern corner of Oregon, nestled into the trees at the southern end of Wallowa Lake, pressed up against the towering Wallowa ...