Shaniko, Oregon was a railroad terminus established in 1900, and earned the title of the largest wool shipping center in the world by 1903.  With wool sales in the millions of dollars and increased shipping volumes,  Shaniko was referred to as the "Wool Capital of the World".

Richard Roland Hinton, who had come to the nearby Bakeoven area several decades earlier, developed a breed of sheep called the "Columbia". His famous Imperial Stock Ranch and descendants of his breed still exist today.

In Celebration of this history, it is fitting for Shaniko to become a  rendezvous/marketplace for wool growers and fiber artists.

Presenting the 2nd Annual SHANIKO WOOL GATHERING

September 6th & 7th, 2008.