The South Beach Marina at the Port of Newport is not the largest marina on the Oregon coast (or even in Newport), but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in variety. A pretty harbor is backdropped by the Yaquina Bay Bridge framed…
In many editions of Oregon Coast Magazine I’ve seen a partial or full-page Gold Beach advertisement listing an agenda of engaging entertainment to fill several days. Due to this superb promoting, my husband and I had allocated a day of our Brookings camping trip to…
Being only 14 miles away, Heceta Head Lighthouse is the closest to my residence of coastal Oregon’s nine public lighthouses. The other eight sentinels each have their own 100 Steps page. Lighthouses just beyond Oregon’s borders are also referenced: Cape Disappointment on the north side…
A plaque at House Rock in Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, a 12-mile span of gorgeous southern Oregon coastal wonders, explains why a state park bears the name of this notable man (1874 to 1953): Samuel H. Boardman, first superintendent of Oregon State Parks,…
I’ve been through Waldport many times – “through” being the operative word here since Waldport is most often viewed from the car while heading to points elsewhere. Alsea Bay Bridge always gets “oohs” and “ahs” on the way, but – no offense to Waldportians –…
In the late ‘90s my husband and I went to New England during “leaf-peeping” season. We enjoyed the orange, gold, and rust autumn colors, and then became enamored with the area’s covered bridges. We bought a book on the topic, and proceeded to visit every…
