Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High 48F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch..
Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low 36F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Updated: April 15, 2026 @ 5:15 am
Garry Estep
THE DALLES — “The Dalles is an anomaly. Many small cities are lucky if they have even one working pipe organ somewhere in a church. We have five. Yes – five. And very proud of it,” read a press release.
The tenth organ crawl starts April 27 at 2 p.m. at St. Peter’s Landmark, located at the corner of Third and Lincoln streets. Event is free, but any donations will go toward organ maintenance.
“In 2007 Robert Carsner organized an ‘organ crawl.’ Somewhat like a “pub crawl” except instead of going to a bar, you go to church. And you get to listen as an organist presents about twenty minutes of music for your enjoyment at each church.
“... The five organs you will savor are: 1907 Kilgen Organ Opus 3359 at Old St. Peter’s Landmark, 1954 Wicks Organ Opus 3434 at United Church of Christ Congregational, 1947 Reuter Organ Opus 744 at The Christian Science Church in The Dalles, 1905 Kimball Organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the 1976 Phelps-d’Autremont Organ at Zion Lutheran Church ELCA.
Performances will be by two local organists, Garry Estep and his protégé E.J. Howe, with by guest organists from the Portland branch of the American Guild of Organists.
“So let us continue to be an anomaly. Get drunk with music from the King of Instruments. And enjoy the beauty of being The Dalles,” continued the press release.
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