Flying into an industrial future

Xavier Powers, 4, adjusts the tail fins of his model airplane, above. Below,Foods, a tenant of the port, feature kites, airplanes and the Port of The Dalles logo.

 Mark Gibson

The Port of the Dalles celebrated the union of “shovel-ready land and spectacular gorge views” with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Columbia Gorge Industrial Center Friday afternoon.

The celebration was “Up in the Air and Down by the River,” and featured Quadcopter exhibitions, balsa wood airplanes and kites.