Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregonians are connected to their state and are passionate about protecting it. 

That’s the theme that binds the stories in an ambitious new book that’s been created for the Oregon Sesquicentennial. 

It’s called Citadel of the Spirit. 

The collection includes over a hundred stories; many of them original works by Oregon writers. 

Newport writer and high school teacher Matt Love is the book’s creator.

He tells me where the title Citadel of the Spirit comes from.

Listen to contributing writer Erin Ergenbright read her story, “The Hands that Feed You” about Oregon’s food culture.