After nearly 80 years of the National Rooster Crowing Championship, hosted by the Rogue River Kiwanis in its summer brightness, memories are made, and the keeper of memories in a town is its museum, its museum curated and maintained by locals, members of families who built the area, who went[Read More…]
Rooster Crow
The Crow That Started It All: Rogue River’s First Rooster Crow Contest
What began as a simple publicity stunt in 1953 has grown into one of Southern Oregon’s most beloved traditions. More than seven decades ago, community leaders in Rogue River were searching for a way to put their small town on the map. Inspiration came from an unusual source — a[Read More…]
