Peter Duniho wrote:

You must not like cheese very much.

On the contrary, I love the stuff.

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.

I went through years ago when lived in Astoria and had family in Hebo.
I'd drive by there a couple times a month.

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.

I thought the operation was only a little interesting but not worth the
tour.

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.

The air museum is worth the trip. The first time I went through I
thought it was well worth the money even though I was rather strapped
for cash.

I'm sure if you did a Google search on Oregon cheese, you'd turn up a
few... Like I said, I don't get to the coast very often any more or I
would have checked into them already.

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

That's what I thought but there were no samples other than the stuff for
sale in the cheese shop. Cheese curds are interesting but nothing like
the stuff that comes out of France. I have a friend that takes his
family to France a couple times a year. I give him a few bucks to bring
me back some cheese every time he goes and I've never been disappointed.

Tony