The stories of Umatilla County, OR
8 narrated audio stories from across Umatilla County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Pendleton Round-Up Stadium
How Pendleton Turned Ranch Work Into Legend
The story of how a working roundup became an American rodeo landmark.
Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame
Where Pendleton Put the Frontier on Stage
How a rodeo ground grew into Pendleton’s linked stage of sport, pageantry, and memory.
Pendleton Round-Up Grounds
When the Crowd Wouldn’t Let It Go
A disputed ride that became Pendleton’s most enduring rodeo memory.
downtown Hermiston
The August Slice That Says Hermiston
A town tells its story by giving away watermelon, one slice at a time.
Umatilla County
How Water Built a Watermelon Name
A town’s sweetest brag grew from heat, sand, and irrigation.
Umatilla Indian Reservation
A Treaty That Still Governs the River
How an 1855 treaty still shapes land, fishing, and sovereignty.
Umatilla Indian Reservation
A Smaller Map, Then a Patchwork
How treaty lines and allotment fractured the Umatilla Reservation land base.
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
Telling the Story at Home
How tribal leadership built Tamástslikt to speak in their own voice on their own land.
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