‘The Evergreen’: Pig-N-Ford tradition endures in Tillamook County

You may be familiar with Ferris wheels, funnel cakes, quilting competitions and demolition derbies. But the Tillamook County Fair has a unique event you’ve probably never heard of: Pig-N-Ford races. Racers hold piglets while driving around a dirt track on stripped-down Ford Model T cars. (Sounds cute, right?) The tradition has endured for close to 100 years and some families have been racing for generations. “Oregon Field Guide” producer Ian McCluskey takes us to Tillamook County to find out what keeps this event going.

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