"Anthony W" wrote in message
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It's a little south of Tillamook and viable from the highway. I'm pretty
sure it was closed by the time you drove by anyway and the time of day
probably contributed to missing it.

I don't think the Tillamook cheese factory tour is all that special and
you have to pay for samples. [...]

You must not like cheese very much.

And since when do they charge for samples? I was there most recently a
little less than two years ago, and they were still free then. There is
*nothing* like a fresh cheese curd. When I had some way back when and asked
if they sold them, they said "no, they don't keep very well". More
recently, they have started selling them, but they are right...they don't
keep very well. If you get a bag that was packed that day, and eat it that
day, that's probably okay...but otherwise, not worth the bother.

Their ice cream isn't bad either, but I love all the information about the
cheese manufacturing they have there, and of course if you go when the
factory is operating, there's lots of fun machinery to watch.

If I had to choose between the Air Museum and the Tillamook Factory, I'd
choose the Air Museum. Duh. But if you like cheese, the Tillamook Factory
is definitely worth a visit. I'm sure those artisan producers are worth
visiting too, if only you could remember their names or locations.

I'm still having a hard time believing that they charge for cheese samples
now. That makes no sense.

Pete