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| style="font-size:1.7em; line-height:1.5em; padding-left:10px; padding-top:5px;" | Welcome to PortlandWiki | | style="font-size:1.7em; line-height:1.5em; padding-left:10px; padding-top:5px;" | Welcome to PortlandWiki: The community-powered [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland, Oregon. | ||
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[[PortlandWiki:About|Overview]] [[Special:Search|Searching]] [[Help:Editing|Editing]] [[Help:Contents|Help]] | [[PortlandWiki:About|Overview]] [[Special:Search|Searching]] [[Help:Editing|Editing]] [[Help:Contents|Help]] | ||
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[[File:Portland panorama3.jpg|600px|thumb|right|Welcome to sunny Portland!<br /> | [[File:Portland panorama3.jpg|600px|thumb|right|Welcome to sunny Portland!<br /> | ||
Did you know that Portland is the birthplace of Wiki? It's true!]] | Did you know that Portland is the <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki#History birthplace of Wiki]</span>? It's true!]] | ||
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'''PortlandWiki is the [[City Wiki|city wiki]] for Portland, Oregon that [[PortlandWiki:Introduction|''you'' are invited to contribute to!]]''' A [[City Wiki|city wiki (or civic wiki)]] is a website about a town, city or region that is built and maintained by its community. PortlandWiki welcomes your contributions! | |||
PortlandWiki aims to represent the "[[Voice of Portland]]" by providing a citizen-generated news and information resource, a knowledge "hub" and historical archive for Portland, Oregon and our surrounding region | PortlandWiki aims to represent the "[[Voice of Portland]]" by providing a citizen-generated news and information resource, a knowledge "hub" and historical archive for Portland, Oregon and our surrounding region. | ||
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== Places to go near Portland == | == Places to go near Portland == | ||
[[File:Largest-frying-pan.JPG|thumb|Long Beach, Washington: Convenient Portland getaway and home to the "world's largest frying pan."]] | [[File:Largest-frying-pan.JPG|thumb|Long Beach, Washington: Convenient Portland getaway and home to the "world's largest frying pan."]] | ||
[[Mt. Hood]], [[Mt. St. Helens]] and the [[Pacific Coast]] are all within a two hour drive from Portland. These are all great places to be during the few months of the year when it is not raining. (Basically, July 4th - October 4th.) And they're also great places to visit during [[Cascadia]]'s wet months. And don't forget about [[Oxbow Regional Park]]. According to PortlandWiki News, it's "[[Old_news#Monday_.7C_September_6.2C_2010|a wonderful place to raise your homeless family]]"! | [[Mt. Hood]], [[Mt. St. Helens]] and the [[Pacific Coast]] are all within a two hour drive from Portland. These are all great places to be during the few months of the year when it is not raining. (Basically, July 4th - October 4th.) And they're also great places to visit during [[Cascadia]]'s wet months. And don't forget about [[Oxbow Regional Park]]. According to PortlandWiki News, it's "[[Old_news#Monday_.7C_September_6.2C_2010|a wonderful place to raise your homeless family]]"! | ||
== Things to see in Portland == | == Things to see in Portland == | ||
[[File:Horse-spotting.JPG|thumb|[[Horse_rings|Horse spotting!]] Just one of many fun activities you can do in Portland!]] | [[File:Horse-spotting.JPG|thumb|[[Horse_rings|Horse spotting!]] Just one of many fun activities you can do in Portland!]] | ||
Start [[Downtown]] and visit the [[Ground Kontrol]] for a great experience for the kids, at any age, or drop by the [[Living Room Theater]] to check out a show. If you are not into movies and want a cool hangout, drop by [[Backspace]]. | Start [[Downtown]] and visit the [[Ground Kontrol]] for a great experience for the kids, at any age, or drop by the [[Living Room Theater]] to check out a show. If you are not into movies and want a cool hangout, drop by [[Backspace]]. | ||
The first week of the month offers [[First Thursday]]. Head towards [[Fareless Square]] for many galleries, then onward to the [[Portland Police Historical Museum]] for historical events known as the start of the [[Portland State University]] campus. | The first week of the month offers [[First Thursday]]. Head towards [[Fareless Square]] for many galleries, then onward to the [[Portland Police Historical Museum]] for historical events known as the start of the [[Portland State University]] campus. | ||
''[[Portal:Tourism|(more)]]'' | ''[[Portal:Tourism|(more)]]'' | ||
== [[Things to do|Things to do in Portland]] == | == [[Things to do|Things to do in Portland]] == | ||
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* [[CivicApps]] | * [[CivicApps]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:58, 26 September 2010
| Welcome to PortlandWiki: The community-powered city wiki for Portland, Oregon. | |
 Did you know that Portland is the birthplace of Wiki? It's true! PortlandWiki is the city wiki for Portland, Oregon that you are invited to contribute to! A city wiki (or civic wiki) is a website about a town, city or region that is built and maintained by its community. PortlandWiki welcomes your contributions! PortlandWiki aims to represent the "Voice of Portland" by providing a citizen-generated news and information resource, a knowledge "hub" and historical archive for Portland, Oregon and our surrounding region. Get Involved
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Places to go near Portland Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens and the Pacific Coast are all within a two hour drive from Portland. These are all great places to be during the few months of the year when it is not raining. (Basically, July 4th - October 4th.) And they're also great places to visit during Cascadia's wet months. And don't forget about Oxbow Regional Park. According to PortlandWiki News, it's "a wonderful place to raise your homeless family"! Things to see in Portland Start Downtown and visit the Ground Kontrol for a great experience for the kids, at any age, or drop by the Living Room Theater to check out a show. If you are not into movies and want a cool hangout, drop by Backspace. The first week of the month offers First Thursday. Head towards Fareless Square for many galleries, then onward to the Portland Police Historical Museum for historical events known as the start of the Portland State University campus. Things to do in Portland
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