Linn County, Oregon--Lamb and Wool Capital of Oregon

Monday morning, we left Albany and stopped at a florist shop for flowers for Providence Cemetery in Scio. There was one florist open in Albany, and the owner was wonderful about helping me choose flowers.  Since the prior day had been Mother's Day, she had literally dozens of roses left, and she let me pick out any flowers I wanted for free!  I couldn't believe it--they were lovely.  I also bought a planter full of white annuals
to put on my grandparent's grave.

About 30 years ago, Scio became almost a ghost town.  All of the shops on main street had closed, and it was very depressing to see this decline when I was there five years ago. Now, I was shocked and amazed to see the re-vitalization of the town in a few short years.  All of Main Street had modern new businesses, even a coffee shop.  All of the historic homes nearby had been restored, and the area of Scio and West Scio had dozens of new homes, replacing the hollow shells of homes and barns there previously.

Here are a couple of shots of the town.  Scio is known for its covered bridges, and there is a well-marked tour through the country of 7 covered bridges.  I am including pictures of Shimanek Bridge here.