By Joe Siess
The Bulletin
On Saturday, people gathered at the Crooked River Day Use Area at the Cove Palisades State Park along the banks of Lake Billy Chinook to celebrate the history and culture of the people who have inhabited the Crooked River and Deschutes River canyons of Central Oregon. The celebration, dubbed Festival of the Land, is replaces the Eagle Watch event, which took place in Culver for 24 years, said Erin Bennett, an Oregon State Parks ranger. The Land Trust had a booth at the event.