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Poets, birders and dreamers flock to Oregon’s tiny Burns
Poets, birders and dreamers flock to Oregon’s tiny Burns
Poets, birders and dreamers flock to Oregon’s tiny Burns

Published on: 04/12/2025

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Matteo Miles' “The Future Starts Now” mural in painted on the side of the Palace pub and stores in downtown Burns.White-faced ibises fly over flooded fields outside out Burns in Harney County.Burns in Harney County is surrounded by cattle ranches and public land managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management.Artist Matthew Miles Gutierrez aka Matteo Miles used airbrush and spray paint techniques to create a large-scale portrait “The Future Starts Now” of a cowgirl with tattoo-covered arms on the side of the Palace pub and stores in downtown Burns.Historian, archivist and author Karen Nitz stands in front of the Wings muralOregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston spoke at the Central Hotel's event space ‘Grand Central April 11 about traversing the Camino de Santiago in Spain during one of four literary sessions she offered in Harney County during Poetry Month.Volunteers at the “Burgers from Birders” dinner given to flood-impacted residents, crisis workers and volunteers at the Burns Elks Lodge April 11.School children's drawings of birds are in storefront likes The Andalusian Store Gallery is on North Broadway Avenue in Burns.Downtown Burns' North Broadway Avenue, the main street, has had stores, bars and cafes since the city was established in 1889.Downtown Burns' North Broadway Avenue, the main street, has had stores, bars and cafes since the city was established in 1889.The Times Herald, with the slogan.The Palace Cafe and Lounge was built in 1930.Muralist Tory Schmidt of Sage DesignWorks founded the Spark Collaborative Studios in a former J.C.Penney's story Downtown Burns' North Broadway Avenue has handmade goods and art by Harney County artisans.California quails gather under shopping cards at the Burns Safeway.Sandhill cranes in the flooded fields outside out Burns in Harney County.Historian, archivist and author Karen Nitz stands in front of the Wings muralForrest and Jen Keady revitalized and retrofitted the 1929-1930 Central Hotel and received Restore Oregon's preservation DeMuro Award.Karen Nitz stands near the fireplace of the Burns Ford Garage established on the city's main street Broadway in 1910.Anya, an American Red Cross volunteer from Reno, Nevada, was at the Harney County Library in Burns April 11 to help people impacted by the floods request assistance.The Harney County Library’s StoryWalk is in the park along the west side of the library, and features a book called “Miguel’s Community Garden.”The Harney County Library’s StoryWalk is in the park along the west side of the library, and features a book called “Miguel’s Community Garden.”

Cattle ranchers, settlers and dreamers living in southeastern Oregon’s Burns in the 1880s named their frontier town after Scottish poet Robert Burns and set in motion an art-centric outlook that continues today.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2025/04/poets-birders-and-dreamers-flock-to-oregons-tiny-burns.html

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