Lyons

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="040c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>This community survived the timber and logging decline with one good mill still operating. . .</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab4a0680.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Small Town Oregon</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Town Oregon"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adair Village"><U>Adair Village</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mill City"><U>Mill City</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Idanha"><U>Idanha</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id74.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brownsville"><U>Brownsville</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id112.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Detroit"><U>Detroit</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id125.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Falls City"><U>Falls City</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gates"><U>Gates</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id135.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Halsey"><U>Halsey</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Harrisburg"><U>Harrisburg</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id150.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Independence"><U>Independence</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jefferson"><U>Jefferson</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id159.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Junction City"><U>Junction City</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id168.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lowell"><U>Lowell</U></A>   |   <B>Lyons</B>   |   <A HREF="id177.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mill City"><U>Mill City</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id178.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Millersburg"><U>Millersburg</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id180.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monroe"><U>Monroe</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id193.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oakridge"><U>Oakridge</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id195.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Philomath"><U>Philomath</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id213.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scio"><U>Scio</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id221.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sodaville"><U>Sodaville</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id228.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tangent"><U>Tangent</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id236.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Veneta"><U>Veneta</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id241.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Waterloo"><U>Waterloo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id242.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Westfir"><U>Westfir</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id510.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shaw"><U>Shaw</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id723.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shedd"><U>Shedd</U></A></div> <div> Lyons</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" >  Lyons is a little off the beaten path, and I suppose the residents like it that way.   Heading up the Santiam river one turns right at Mehema, crosses the Santiam river and enter Lyons.  As far as I can tell their claim to fame is being at the population center of Oregon.  (I bet you did not know that!)  </FONT></div> <div>   Somehow this community survived the timber and logging decline with one good mill still operating. And unlike the communities further up the canyon Lyons is still within commuting distance of Salem. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Lyons&state=OR" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Lyons&"><U>Area Map</U></A>    <A HREF="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Lyons&state=OR#a/maps/m::11:44.780245:-122.592673:0:::::/e" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Lyons&"><U>Street Map</U></A>     <A HREF="http://www.mapquest.com/mq/4-fxpz7PbjFiBW_EQ_" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mapquest.com/mq/4-fxpz7PbjFiB"><U>Aerial Photo</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click the links below to see the Lyons Slide show.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id673.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lyons Corner Store"><U>Lyons Corner Store</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id674.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chip Truck Downtown"><U>Chip Truck Downtown</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id675.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Freres Mill Loader"><U>Freres Mill Loader</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id676.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Freres Mill"><U>The Freres Mill</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id677.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Grange Hall"><U>The Grange Hall</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id678.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lyons Lake"><U>Lyons Lake</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id679.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lyons City Park"><U>Lyons City Park</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id680.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mountain Mural"><U>Mountain Mural</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id681.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="St Patricks Church"><U>St Patricks Church</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="ab778e00.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>