Oregon Trail Days - Tenino, WA

07/29/2025

Great article on Tenino Wooden Money, the Tenino Depot Museum and Loren Ackerman.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Tenino Depot Museum’s move, Loren Ackerman dusted off the 1890 Chandler & Price printing press to print and distribute a new batch of souvenir wooden …

07/27/2025

Thank you to the Chronicle Publisher Chad Taylor and Editor Eric Schwartz for announcing our Oregon Trail Days parade coordinated by the Tenino Lions Club.

07/27/2025

Vendor Philbrook Handcrafted

07/27/2025

Free entry into Tenino Quarry Pool today. Noon-6pm.

Are you looking forward to Oregon Trail Days this weekend? So many fun things will be happening in our beautiful city. For our part the Pool will be open AND on Sunday July 27th it will be FREE thanks to a sponsorship from the Tenino Lions Club, The Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce and the Oregon Trail Days Committee.

07/27/2025

Happy Sunday Funday.
Here is today's schedule.

Sunday, July 27, 2025

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Capital City 3on3 Parkside School

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. WAMS Rock & Gem Show

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tenino Tenino #564 Fraternal Order of Eagles Christmas in July Craft Fair

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Information Center staffed by the Tenino Community Service Center/Tenino Food Bank Plus

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. South Thurston Fire & EMS First Aid Station

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tenino Depot Museum, Depot 50th Anniversary of the Move History Exhibit, Wooden Money Printing, Oregon Trail History Exhibits, Blacksmith

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Food, Art, and Craft Vendors

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tenino Oregon Trail Days Quilt Show in the Quarry House

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tenino Arts Little Free Art Gallery in front of Quarry House

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Community Worship Service in the Park led by First Presbyterian Church of Tenino

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Pioneer Village with 25 Hands-on Activities

12:00 p.m. Capital City 3on3 3 Point Contest

12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Tenino Quarry Pool hours Free admittance

2:00 p.m. Tenino Young-at-Heart Theatre presents The Little Mermaid at the High School

2:00 p.m. In front of the Ticknor School House will be a special presentation by local historian and storyteller Linda Smith.

4:00 p.m. Tenino VFW Post 5878 Closing Flag Ceremony

We hope you will come participate today.

07/27/2025

2 pm Sunday in front of the Ticknor School House will be a special presentation by local historian and storyteller Linda Smith.

In their own words
1852 to 1858. Illinois to Portland to the Skookumhuck and beyond.
Story from the diaries of the Luark Brothers. Linda is a descendant of them.

07/26/2025

World famous Tenino Wooden Money printer Loren Ackerman. Loren has been printing the money for more than 30 years. His wife Shelli was by his side all those years. Sadly Shelli passed away last year. An image of Shelli and Loren is on the newly minted and issued $5 bill.

07/26/2025

Check out the living history exhibits at the museum. Open tomorrow Sunday, July 27, 2025.