No matter how you might feel about swimming in the Willamette River, no one can deny the thrill of a weeknight dip into a cool body of water at the end of a hot summer day. That’s the idea behind ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – July 12 marks the first day of Duckworth Summer Wednesdays, giving Portlanders the chance to dive into the Willamette from Duckworth Dock in Northeast Portland. The summer ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland’s Willamette River is a premier place for urban swimming. But a short time ago, this was not the case. Sewage would constantly seep in the river, making it an unsafe ...

We don’t know about y’all, but recently, on the Wednesday commute home from work, specifically, we’ve noticed a huge number of Portlanders all crammed together on Duckworth Dock on the Willamette. And ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Big Float, an annual summer celebration on the Willamette River in Portland, is back this July for its tenth and final year. Willie Levenson is the ringleader of the Human Access ...

Looking south toward the Burnside Bridge. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Portland Parks & Recreation has closed one of the two sets of ramps on the Eastbank Esplanade until further notice. People ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland City Council unanimously agreed to transfer two docks commonly used for swimming, rowing and paddling activities along the Eastbank Esplanade to Portland Parks & ...

Duckworth Dock was the end spot for the 2022 Yacht Rock Ride. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) I hope everyone is having fun on all the great rides going on. Remember that it’s Bike Summer / ...