ASTORIA, Ore. — I never tire of traveling Oregon’s backroads and finding new adventures, like the byway that reaches the nation’s oldest townsite west of the Rockies: Astoria, Oregon. It's the right ...

A Tale of Two Astorias. Both are situated on great rivers and are named after John Jacob Astor, America’s first millionaire who never set foot in either place. That makes him a poorer man than he ever ...