It might be made of aluminum, fiberglass or wood, but the distinctive shape of a McKenzie River Drift Boat is unmistakable — it looks a bit like a giant banana. What I didn’t realize until ...

A small drift boat got stuck between rocks on the Salmon River in Oswego County on Feb. 3. A ranger threw a line to the boat’s operator, who was standing on his half-submerged craft. Rescuers ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with Randy Dersham, director of the new documentary ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with Randy Dersham, director of the new documentary ...

Dersham describes the evolution of one of the world's most famous boats — the McKenzie River Drift Boat — that took place in Eugene and on the McKenzie River. The boat evolved under a series ...