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Starbucks travel mug takes a wrong turn

Oregon-themed cup mistakenly shows ‘Klamath Falls’ as waterfall

By Associated Press
Published: December 1, 2016, 6:38pm
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This coffee travel mug that Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks has introduced bears sketches of notable Oregon landmarks, including Crater Lake National Park, food carts in Portland and Ashland&#039;s Shakespeare Festival. Shown on the mug at lower left is a waterfall design identified as &quot;Klamath Falls,&quot; but in fact no such waterfall exists. Klamath Falls is a town in Oregon.
This coffee travel mug that Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks has introduced bears sketches of notable Oregon landmarks, including Crater Lake National Park, food carts in Portland and Ashland's Shakespeare Festival. Shown on the mug at lower left is a waterfall design identified as "Klamath Falls," but in fact no such waterfall exists. Klamath Falls is a town in Oregon. (Photos by Don Ryan/Associated Press) Photo Gallery

PORTLAND (AP) — Starbucks could be in for a new coffee cup-related brouhaha after mislabeling a landmark on an Oregon-themed travel mug.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that the Seattle-based coffee chain has introduced a travel mug bearing sketches of notable Oregon landmarks, including Crater Lake National Park, food carts in Portland and Ashland’s Shakespeare Festival.

But there was also a waterfall design identified as “Klamath Falls” — and no such waterfall exists.

The simple line drawing of a falls topped by an arched bridge was likely meant to depict the majestic Multnomah Falls, a popular spot in the Columbia River Gorge.

Klamath Falls is a town in Southern Oregon.

Starbucks apologized by email Thursday.

The coffee chain also sparked controversy last winter by choosing a simple red ombre for its holiday cup design.

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