During the summer months the visitor center is packed to capacity from people looking to escape the heat and enjoy the dairy offerings. What to bring: Your appetite, as there are a number of food offerings at the factory. Flash cameras don't work too well when trying to get pictures of the cheese-making process, so make sure you are familiar with how you camera works in low-light conditions. Season: The visitor center is open year-round.
From Labor Day through Mid-June hours are 8 a. From mid-June through Labor Day hours are 8 a. The center is closed Christmas and Thanksgiving.
There is no fee for entering the visitor center. Northern Coast. Getting there: Located at Highway north of Tillamook. During the free self-guided tour, you will discover why our region has such a deep connection to its cheese and understand the history that has gone into making the famous baby loaf.
Learn about the dairy cows and why the Tillamook Valley is such an opportune place to raise them. Test your knowledge on the differences among Jersey, Guernsey, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Holstein and Dutch Belted cows, and read about some of the first dairy farms in the area. In , the facility underwent a major renovation. The newly upgraded factory features more interactive exhibits, a refreshed interior aesthetic and a better behind-the-scenes look at how your favorite cheese is produced.
Explore multimedia stations and interactive features that explain the process perfect for the young and young at heart! Brush up on the basics of cow care—and even hone your milking skills a fake cow. Then, peek at the machinery and the staff at work, via a long hall of windows with lively captions that explain the cheesemaking process. With the completion of a railroad connection to Tillamook in , Tillamook cheese was soon available in cities on the West Coast.
The production and sales of Tillamook Cheese grew rapidly during the early decades of the twentieth century, aided in large part by contracts with the federal government, which sent millions of pounds of cheese overseas during both world wars. The TCDA built a large state-of-the-art cheesemaking plant, which opened in and quickly became a stopover for travelers driving on Highway The Tillamook Cheese factory is a popular tourist destination, with more than a million visitors each year.
The s were a difficult period for the cheesemaking industry in Tillamook. On January 1, , after years of litigation, the company reorganized as a single corporation, the Tillamook County Creamery Association. Cheese production continued there until the factory was closed in The original factory building was demolished in Tillamook continues to produce and market cheese under the Bandon Cheese brand.
Tillamook Cheese employs more than eight hundred workers and is in partnership with over ninety farms, mostly in Tillamook County. In , TCCA will open a visitor center with a cafe, restaurant, and store, along with a viewing room of the cheesemaking process.
The Oregon History Wayfinder is an interactive map that identifies significant places, people, and events in Oregon history. Collins, Dean. Portland: Oregon Journal, ; second printing Parr, Tami. Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press Satterfield, Archie. Tillamook, Ore. Albright, Mary Ann. August 3, Tillamook Cheese Claims Ownership of Bandon.
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