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Oregon Beach Agates: What, Where and When
There are a thousand reasons to visit Oregon’s beaches. Every season has its own attraction to be here. Spring time is a good time for whale watching. The summer time is excellent for relaxation and cooling off when the weather is hot. The winter time with its spectacular storms and crashing waves. Of course autumn [...]
The Inn at Otter Crest: an ideal investment in Coastal real estate
I have a soft spot for the beautiful and unique Inn at Otter Crest. My first visit to the Oregon Coast about 30 years ago began with flying into the Newport Airport, renting a car, and a short drive to the Inn. We drove through a breath-taking tunnel of rhododendrons, ferns, and ancient forest. At [...]
Central Oregon Coast Fireworks 2012
(Click on each map for a more detailed view.) Tuesday July 3rd Waldport – Alsea Bay Monday July 4th Lincoln City – Taft area Fireworks over Siletz Bay — a Lincoln City area tradition for nearly 80 years. Begins at dusk. Newport - Yaquina Bay Fireworks begin at dusk. Plan to arrive early to the [...]
Fireworks on the Central Oregon Coast
Sunday July 3rd Depoe Bay Area Fireworks display at Boiler Bay north of Depoe Bay at dusk. (Click on map for more detailed view.) Waldport – Alsea Bay This year’s fireworks at Waldport is extra special, as the town is celebrating it’s centennial. (Click on map for more detailed view.) Monday July 4th [...]
Clamming on the Oregon Coast
Pity the poor novice when they begin to try the native sport of clamming in Waldport, Newport, or elsewhere on the beautiful central Oregon coast. Like the fellow pictured above they often attack the clams with their shovel rather than using the time honored ‘stealth’ approach. You see, when you walk out the front door [...]
Attention All Readers and Writers !
Lately those looking for Oregon Coast real estate, particularly those looking for beachfront property in Newport and Yachats, have noticed something new. Poetry groups, writers workshops, and reading clubs have been springing up like proverbial mushrooms after a spring rain. It seems that retired folks actually enjoy snuggling up in front of a woodstove or [...]
The secret to crabbing on the Oregon Coast
There is one simple secret to extremly productive crabbing on the Oregon Coast. Just drive to the Alsea Bay in the little town of Waldport, 15 miles south of Newport. The bar at the mouth of the Alsea (pronounced Al-see) Bay silted up a hundred years ago. Only the smallest of boats ever cross this [...]
Newport’s Haunted Lighthouse
Most tourists don’t know that there are two lighthouses in Newport Oregon. There is the ’real’ one at Yaquina Head which is two miles north of town, and the ‘haunted’ one overlooking the jetty at the entrance to Yaquina Bay. The haunted lighthouse had a run of bad luck dating back to the late 1800′s. [...]
Yachats 804 Trail Adventure
There is a trail in Yachats, Oregon that was deeded to the citizens after a lengthy court proceeding. It is an old ’road’ from the late 1800′s and is the most pleasant and famous stroll in southern Lincoln County. Today it is no more than a dirt trail that hugs the Pacific coast only a few [...]
Cascade Head Offers a Rare Oregon Wonderland
Thanks to the Nature Conservancy a special place known as Cascade Head is forever protected from development. Heading north through Lincoln County, Oregon, a driver will see a small sign on Highway 101 simply stating ‘Three Rocks Road’. A left turn at this sign opens into an artist’s community and a trail to the top [...]
