Aria Brown, 1, rides the Albany Historic Carousel at the five-year anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.
Jack Giles is the head carver at the Albany Historic Carousel and helps teach newcomers.
Aria Logdson celebrates after securing a metal ring while riding the carousel on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022.
Dagny Melhorn, 3, “fishes” for treasure at one of the carnival games Aug. 20, 2022.
Kurt Mottweiler of Albany works on a horse’s head on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.
Evelyn Chism, 3, of Eugene waves to her father as she rides the carousel on Aug. 20, 2022.
The Albany Carousel celebrated its fifth anniversary on Saturday August 20 inviting guests to play carnival games and take a ride.
To keep the statues as accurate as possible, carvers bring in 3D models of the animals.
Evelyn Chism leaned into a black metal fence, eyes peering at a fish-horse.
Reporter Joanna Mann and photographer Logan Hannigan-Downs experience what a trip with Willamette Tides is like down the Willamette River on Saturday, Aug. 13.
Logan Hannigan-Downs
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