New Year’s Day revelers dash into the chilly waters of Wallowa Lake on Jan. 1, 2024, during the annual Beth Gibans Memorial Wallowa Lake Polar Bear Plunge. Another group is expected to take the plunge ...

Of all the gorgeous, wild, awe-inspiring places to see in northeast Oregon, few can match Wallowa Lake. It’s not just that it’s strikingly beautiful (it is) or that the waters are crystal clear (they ...

A Merwin net floats in March 2025 on Wallowa Lake. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is using Merwin nets and gill nets in the spring to conduct research on fish population trends in the lake ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., discusses the refurbishment of the Wallowa Lake Dam with Joe Dawson, a board member of the Wallowa Lake Irrigation District, which owns the dam. The two were standing ...

JOSEPH, Ore. — Jack Black made a visit to the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. The "School of Rock" star did some fishing at the Wallowa Lake Marina in Eastern Oregon. “Someone knows where the good ...