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Oregon Coast Fireworks Shows – 4th of July

02 Wednesday Jul 2014

Posted by in Cannon Beach, Florence, Lincoln City, Newport, Pacific City, Port Orford, Reedsport, Rockaway, Seaside, Tillamook, Warrenton, Yachats

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The communities along the Oregon coast now how to celebrate Independence day. There are many different options to choose from if you are looking for a good time this upcoming 4th of July weekend. There will be lots of family friendly events and a few places for adults to party as well.
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The following cities will be holding firework shows on either the 3rd or 4th.

Rockaway Beach – July 4
Rockaway Beach is home to a full weekend of fun. The firework show begins at dusk and is hosted by the local fire department near the Wayside. Get a spot on the beach and enjoy the show. During the day the morning is the local parade. The Lions Club will be putting on their Fun Day at the Beach with activities for kids and it will be the 8th annual Firecracker Weiner Nationals dachshund races at the local park.

Click for a full schedule of events for Rockaway Beach 4th of July

Manzanita – July 4
The Manzanita parade starts at 1PM. The city sanctioned fireworks display is planned to start at 10PM on the beach at Manzanita, the show is expected to last about 20 minutes.

Cannon Beach – July 4
Cannon Beach will have a firedancer show on the beach and several other Puffin friendly activities to be careful not to harm to the birds that reside in the area during the summer. There is a concert from 7 – 9 PM at the City Park and several other planned events. http://www.cannonbeach.org/events

Tillamook – July 4
The Blue Heron is the place to be if you are in the Tillamook area and looking for a more adult friendly environment. Live music and wine tasting.
wine tasting on july 4th Blue Heron on Facebook

Seaside – July 4
The Seaside chamber of commerce puts on a great family fun focused Fourth of July celebration.
11AM – Parade starts at The Seaside Museum
12PM – 4PM Seaside Museum Old Fashioned Social
1:30PM – Drum & Bugle Corps. Show at Broadway Field
Late Afternoon – Stunt Kite Show
10PM – Seaside July 4th Fireworks Display on the Beach

Pacific City – July 5
The fireworks show will at Bob Straub State Park at dusk. http://www.pacificcityfireworks.com/

Lincoln City – July 4
There is a ton of activities in Lincoln City this weekend. Here is a brief schedule of events.
8-11AM – Pancake Breakfast at Glenden Beach
9AM – 3PM Craft Fair and Food Court at Glenden Beach
1PM Parade at Glenden Beach
Dusk Fireworks show over Siletz Bay.
More details about Lincoln City 4th of July Celebrations

If you decide to do a little shopping at the Tangier Outlets in Lincoln city make sure and take advantage of these coupons and any other special holiday discounts that may be going on.

Depoe Bay no longer holding fireworks display due to bird sensitivity.

Yachats July 4
Enjoy the fun and whimsical la de da parade at Noon that is put on by the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce. The afternoon is the mouth of the river is home to a rubber ducky race in the river and in the evening there will be a public fireworks show.

Florence – July 4
There will be live outdoor music in Old Town and a fireworks display over the Siuslaw river. Local shops and restaurants will be open late to accommodate people out celebrating the holiday.

Pacific City 54th Annual Dory Days

19 Friday Jul 2013

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Dory days is a long standing tradition in the summer in Pacific City. This weekend is a celebration of hardworking fisherman that handled the dory boats of the coast going offshore in simple wooden dory’s and catching fish from the city and returning to the beach.

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Check out the schedule of events below.

Schedule of Events:

Friday
Artisan Fair 10:00am– 6pm at the four-way stop in downtown

Saturday
Pancake Breakfast 7am – 10am Kiwanda Community Center
Marine Fair 10am – 6pm at Cape Kiwanda
Artisian Fair 10am to 5pm at the 4-way stop
Parade 11am
Fish Fry 12pm – 5:30pm
Kids Activities 1pm – 5 pm
Live Music 10am – 6pm at Cape Kiwanda

Sunday
Marine Fair 10am – 4pm at the Cape
Color Guard Ceremony for the Dorymen’s Memorial Wall 2pm at the Cape
Fishing Contest- weigh-in 11am
Fish Fry – 11am – 3pm
Fillet Contest- 12pm – 1:30pm
Live Music – 1pm – 4pm
Kid’s Activities 1pm – 3pm at Cape Kiwanda
Artisan Fair 10am – 4pm at the 4 way stop

Learn more about the history of the dory fisherman of the Oregon coast by visiting the website of the Pacific City Dorymen’s Association

If you have never seen a dory launch into the ocean from the sandy beach head on out to Pacific City this weekend and watch them live in person. These boats are fun to watch launch and come back ashore.

Always Time for a Beach Walk

17 Monday Jun 2013

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Enjoy a Long Walk

Who doesn’t like a nice walk on the beach during the summer. Even with a light cloud cover and slight breeze the Oregon coast is often still warm enough to enjoy a stroll on the sand without getting cold.

Twin Rocks Off in the Distance

Manhattan Beach, Rockaway Oregon

Kids Love Making Beach Forts

All of the driftwood on the beach near the Nehalem South Jetty is always great for making a beach fort with.
A driftwood fort on the sand

Jellyfish

There is always interesting things washed up on the shore including these jellyfish.
Jelly fish

View of the Beach

It is always relaxing to take a stroll and just enjoy the views, sea breeze, and fresh ocean air.
beach view

Sand Castle Day in Cannon Beach June 15, 2013

11 Tuesday Jun 2013

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This upcoming weekend is the 49th annual contest to build the best sculpture on the sands of Cannon Beach, Oregon at the Sand Castle Day contest. Starting in 1964 as an idea to keep the local townsfolk entertained the sand castle contest has grown into a huge weekend event drawing in people from all over to enjoy this art on the beach. The rules are very simple and no one is required to build based on a specific theme resulting in often very elaborate and intricate sand sculptures. Every participating team is given a specific plot of sand to work within and they are only allowed to use natural objects found on the beach to add as accessories to their design such as shells, rocks, seaweed, wood, etc.

sand castle event

Check out the Facebook page for details about the event and for pictures of past sculptures and activities from previous contests – https://www.facebook.com/SandcastleDay

This is a perfect activity for a family looking for a day trip this weekend from Portland. Take a drive to the coast in the morning, take in all of the fun activities going on at the beach, have a nice dinner somewhere along the beach between Seaside and Tillamook and drive back to town.

Low Tides for November 2012

19 Friday Oct 2012

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The low tides during the winter months are excellent times to get out and enjoy the Oregon Coast. During these hours when the water is receded far out into the ocean can be prime time for some of the most popular beach activities including: exploring tide pools, searching rocky beaches for agates, shells, and other random gifts from the ocean, and digging in the bays and along certain beaches for clams. The following days are the days that there is a negative tide making these excursions more likely to be fruitful. I have only included times that are from dawn to dusk as it can be dangerous during no light situations along the coast especially during the winter. If you are out along the beaches remember to always keep an eye on the ocean, during winter the seas can be stormy and fun to watch, but at any moment a large wave can break on the beach so be vigilant when close to shore digging clams and looking for unique agates in the sand and stones.

Low Tide at Yaquina Bay Near Newport – compujeramey- CC – BY – via Flickr

Take advantage of these great tides for exploring the beaches and coastline. If you like to hunt for agates or dig for clams plan your next beach trip in November during one of the times below.

Location Date Time Tide
Garibaldi 11/11/2012 16:34:00 L – 0.47
Garibaldi 11/12/2012 17:22:00 L – 1.36
Garibaldi 11/13/2012 18:10:00 L – 2.0
Garibaldi 11/25/2012 16:44:00 L – 0.02
Garibaldi 11/26/2012 17:24:00 L – 0.43
Garibaldi 11/27/2012 18:02:00 L – 0.7

Yaquina Bay 11/11/2012 16:09:00 L – 0.4
Yaquina Bay 11/12/2012 16:56:00 L – 1.3
Yaquina Bay 11/13/2012 17:43:00 L – 2.0
Yaquina Bay 11/14/2012 18:30:00 L – 2.3
Yaquina Bay 11/26/2012 17:06:00 L – 0.1
Yaquina Bay 11/27/2012 17:41:00 L – 0.3
Yaquina Bay 11/28/2012 18:16:00 L – 0.4

Brookings 11/11/2012 15:36:00 L – 0.25
Brookings 11/12/2012 16:22:00 L – 1.02
Brookings 11/13/2012 17:09:00 L – 1.58
Brookings 11/14/2012 17:57:00 L – 1.87
Brookings 11/25/2012 15:59:00 L + 0.1
Brookings 11/26/2012 16:35:00 L – 0.18
Brookings 11/27/2012 17:10:00 L – 0.37
Brookings 11/28/2012 17:44:00 L – 0.46
Brookings 11/29/2012 18:18:00 L – 0.47
Disclaimer: These data are based upon the latest information available as of the date of your request, and may differ from the published tide tables.

Check out the rest of the tide data at the National Weather Service Forecast Office for a listing of each tide by local city.

Community Libraries at the Oregon Coast

16 Tuesday Oct 2012

Posted by in Astoria, Coos Bay, Lincoln City, Newport, Tillamook

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The Oregon Coast is lucky to have a strong collection of community libraries to serve the people’s interest in reading and learning. There is great spots to go and check out a book or use a computer for an hour up and down the coast. These are five of the larger cities that have great options for local readers to enjoy. Some of the libraries also have smaller branches in the nearby towns and participate in book exchanges, so check with your closest librarian for help finding a particular book cause if they do not have it in, another library nearby may let you check it out and even have it delivered to your local branch.

The Astoria Public Library
This local public library services the community Tuesday through Saturday and is closed on Sunday and Monday. The library houses more than 47,000 books plus other audio visuals like books on tape, DVD’s and Videos among its content collections.

Here is where the Astoria Public Library is located.

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The County of Tillamook Library
While the large facility is located in the heart of Tillamook the county is lucky to have a network of branches in the towns nearby that all share access to the large collection of books the county has amassed. If you are interested in local history and information the Main Branch in Tillamook has excellent local resources. Other branches include: Bay City, Garibaldi, Manzanita, Rockaway Beach, and South Tillamook County which is in pacific City.

Here is where the main branch is located.

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The Driftwood Public Library in Lincon City
While still being a relatively small library it this branch is proud to host regular events with local and national authors stopping by for readings of their works. Open every single day of the week aside from major holidays this is a great asset to the Lincoln City community. Located rright along the Oregon Coast Highway it is easy to access the facility. This library prides itself on it Children and Youth services with several regular programs and activities to get kids excited about reading including: Toddlers Story Time, Preschool Story Time, Puppet Shows every 2nd Tuesday of the month, Spanish Story Time, and a Summer Reading Club and more. There is also a great outreach service to bring books to members of the community that are not able to reach the library themselves.

Here is where the Driftwood Public Library is located.

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Newport Public Library
The Newport Oregon Public Library has a regular kid and teen event program schedule. There is also meeting rooms that can be reserved and used by members of the community. The library is open every day of the week. Located in the heart of the town just North of Yaquina Bay. Check out the monthly schedule for regular activities and special events that occur predominently on Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridays.

The Library is located here.

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Coos Bay Public Library
The Coos Bay Public Library has a great website with lots of information easily available about the facility, events that occur and regular programs available through the public library. The library is closed on Sunday, but open the rest of the week. If you like to engage with other readers and discuss popular books than the Coos Bay Readers Monthly Book Group is perfect for you, each month a specific book is on the agenda for discussion and the first Wednesday of every month from 6 – 7:30 people are invited to come and discuss. There are also computer classes available to help teach everyone about the basics. The Coos Bay Public Library strives to not only provide a place to check out books, but to help enrich the learning process for all members of the local community.

Here is where the library is located.

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Fall Fishing and Crabbing

09 Tuesday Oct 2012

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Fishing and crabbing along the Oregon Coast during the fall season has been a favorite activity for generations. The large runs of Chinook Salmon begin to get moving into the coastal estuaries in August and are in the prime during the months of October and November. Whether you are out fishing in the ocean, inside the bays or up a coastal river the fishing can be fantastic this time of year. One of the other special treats is the Dungenness crab that are available in the Ocean and the bays in really good numbers and quality from September to December. This combination of big salmon and crabs makes the fall season a favorite of most Oregonians that like to engage fishing these sustainable fisheries. Most of the streams and rivers along the coasts have relatively healthy numbers of wild Chinook and coho as well as hatchery supported fish to increase the numbers of available fish for people to catch and keep for dinner. The crab fishery is also very healthy with a large population and it is possible for each person to keep up to 12 of the Male Dungeness Crab per day over the size of 5 and 3/4 inches.

A Great Fishing Day at the Oregon Coast

Whether you own your own boat or just fish from shore there are places up and down the Oregon coast to get on the action. If you do not have a boat there are several public access areas on the major rivers that have healthy populations of fish that are catch able as well as some public piers that are easy to crab from.

The primary methods of catching fall Chinook include trolling a mooching rig with a cut plug herring, trolling a big spinner or from the bank in the river system using a bobber and egg. All three of these methods will catch salmon. For crabbing it is good to have a few crab traps or crab rings and bait them with either fish carcasses or chicken from the discount section at the local market. Let the traps soak for an hour or longer and pull up a bounty of crabs for a seafood feast.

Get out and enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery this fall and catch a salmon or a few crab before the storms and rain of winter are upon us.