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The name means "Golden Flower of Prosperity" in loose translation.  The Museum is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The walls of the first story are made of locally quarried volcanic tuff.  The balance of the building is constructed of pine wood planking.  The earliest customers of the building (when it was a trading post) were Chinese residents of Canyon City and John Day who worked the gold mines at the time.

The Museum tells the story of the Chinese and about Doc Hay and Lung On, the men who lived there and served the Chinese community for years.  The building was home to Doc Hay and Lung On who shared it with relatives, friends and itinerants way up until the 1940's.  The building consisted of 7 rooms including tow bedrooms, a bunkroom and a kitchen as well as its general store, stockroom, herb room and of course the medical office.  The building is 1,250 square feet of facinating history with things such as old tin containers and wooden boxes filled with Chinese teas, foodstuffs, tobacco and medicinal items as well as hand made Chinese antiques.

Come into Doc Hay's former bedroom and you will see the cleaver on the bed stand.  You will be able to visualize him mixing remedies in the apothecary where iron bars protected the windows.  With at least 500 different herbs available to use he needed to protect them from less savory characters.

The Museum is wheelchair accessible, has bus parking available and is open seven days a week.

Hours: 9 - 5 from May 1st through September 30.

Location: NW 1st Ave., John Day, Oregon 97845

Phone: 800-551-6949

This is a great visit for all members of the family, from small children to grandparents.

Nestled only fifty miles north of the California border is one of the best well-kept of Oregon’s secrets – Gold Beach. The small port town is home to approximately two thousand year round residents who have come to adore the natural beauty and wildlife of their town.

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If you missed the tulip festival you can perhaps make the Dahlias Show at the Swan Island Dahlias, the largest Dahlia grower in America.  This family owned business began in 1927 and now grows over 40 acres featuring over 350 varieties of dahlias!  They plant over 30,000 seedlings each year and hybridize their own new varieties.  It takes about 4 years to introduce a new seedling for sale.  Each season they introduce anywhere from 5 to 15 new varieties.

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Canby Ferry - Canby, Oregon

Have you ever taken a ferry across a river?  There is a new Canby Ferry, known as the M.J. Lee, just like its predecessors, which carry vehicles across the Willamette River but north of Canby.  The ferry is an electric powered ferry which runs between 6:45 a.m. and 9:15 p.m. daily.  The fees are reasonable such as motorcycles pay 50 cents per trip, cars and pickups are $1.25, and larger vehicles are $2.50 and up per trip. 

There has been a ferry traversing the river between Canby and the Stafford area near Wilsonville since 1914.

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Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm Tour - Woodburn, Oregon

Is there anything as lovely as a full garden of tulips in full bloom?  The Iverson Family of Woodburn have been growing tulips in the area for 32 years with the last 21 being open to the public with their Tulip Festivals.  The first 11 years the tulips were shared with only a few friends and relatives.

With the love of tulips being so widespread the Iverson’s invite you to come and walk through their fields and get the feel for what a whole lot of tulips look like!

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