History Pub- Cheese War: Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County Presented by Marilyn Milne

In the 1960s, Tillamook’s dairy farmers disagreed so strongly about the direction of their cooperative that they launched a six-year battle featuring personal attacks, skullduggery and multiple lawsuits. By the end of the “cheese war” in 1968, the foundation had been set for the world-famous Tillamook cheese we know today. Author Marilyn Milne documents the fight in her book Cheese War. Marilyn will also explain Washington County’s “milk war” of the 1920s. And she’ll recommend cheeses to go with McMenamins beers! 

All ages are welcome.