The Blackberry Jam Festival is a wholesome community event featuring unique crafts, delicious food, a fishing derby, plenty of great music and more. Located in the heart of the Willamette Valley, the festival is a great event to plan for summer weekend trip. It's free and everyone is invited, so make your plans now. And bring your appetite -- there's even a pie eating contest!
ANNUALLY, LAST WEEKEND OF JULY

The Oregon Association of Rowers (OAR) was formed as a non-profit corporation in 1986 to further the sport of rowing in the upper Willamette Valley. OAR is a member of US Rowing. We row at Dexter Lake, in Lowell, Oregon, fifteen miles southeast of Eugene, on Highway 58.
Logo Design by Mark Logan
The Covered Bridge Regatta is held in April and regularly attracts Junior, Collegiate, Open, and Masters crews from Washington, Western Oregon, and Northern California.
In 1994, in cooperation with the South Eugene High School Crew (now the OAR Junior Crew), we built a 2,800 square foot boathouse adjacent to the University of Oregon boathouse.
The OAR boathouse is located at Lowell State Park, on the north side of Dexter Lake. Built almost entirely with volunteer labor, the boathouse is owned by the City of Eugene Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department. OAR is the designated manager, and principal tenant.
OAR offers recreational and competitive sculling and sweep programs for all ages and abilities. We also offer storage space for privately owned boats.
For more information, please visit the OAR website at http://www.oarowing.org/
The Columbia Drag Boat Association is the premier racing association in the Pacific Northwest. The CDBA has events that span from Washington to Arizona. Our venues range from the high desert of Oregon to the lush evergreen forests of our home track in Lowell, Oregon, just 15 miles outside of Eugene.
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CDBA features some of the hottest action in the entire country from 230 MPH Top Alcohol Hydros to super competitive bracket categories ranging from 7 seconds to 14 seconds.
CDBA's eight race schedule offers racers from the professional ranks to the first-timer an excellent opportunity to complete on a high level in a safe family oriented environment.
2008 Racing Schedule
(in BOLD - on Dexter Lake, Lowell, Oregon)
Nitro Nationals (tentative)
May 24 - 25, 2008
Lake Red Bluff, Red Bluff, CA
Co-Sanctioned with IHBA
Super Nationals
June 6 - 8, 2008
Chowchilla, CA
Co-Sanctioned with IHBA
Can Am Challenge
Dexter Reservoir, Lowell, OR
June 21 - 22, 2008
Bi-Mart Summer Clash
Dexter Reservoir, Lowell, OR
July 12 - 13, 2008
Co-Sanctioned with IHBA Div 1,
including PCE
Neil Donegan Classic
10-Mile Lake, Lakeside, OR
August 16 - 17, 2008
High Desert Showdown
Haystack Reservoir, Culver, OR
September 6 - 7, 2008
Northwest Nationals
Dexter Reservoir, Lowell, OR
September 27 - 28, 2008
Coors Light World Finals
(Event Website)
November 20 - 23, 2008 (tentative)
Firebird Raceway, Chandler, AZ
Co-Sanctioned with IHBA
For more information: http://www.cdbaracing.com/
This web site is a private venture and is not the
official site for
the City of Lowell, Oregon.
For more information, please visit
the
Official Lowell Government website.