Woodburn

Founded in 1889, Woodburn takes pride in being known as the "City of Unity," a place where citzens can celebrate differences and share cultural heritage. Diversity and acceptance are evident in the schools, where students can enroll in Russian language classes as early as kindergarten. In downtown Woodburn, Mexican import shops, bakeries and restaurants flourish.

Bauman Farms

Bauman’s Farm has become a family tradition for thousands each year and all the fun begins this September 28th and runs till Halloween – before the farm is transformed once again for the Holiday Season!

Little Mexico in Woodburn

Mexican flavor, north of the border

By Vicente Guzman-Orozco
For Oregon.com

Sometimes you just feel like leaving behind the drudgery of work, closing those books and fleeing the office for mañana-land, eating some ceviche and washing it down with a cold cerveza. And you know all it takes is a drive south.

It is not as far as you may think; you can get a taste of old Mexico just 30 miles south of Portland, Oregon. Woodburn, an unassuming town in the heart of Marion County, offers the charms of south of the border without venturing far from the metropolitan area.