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DISCOVERY YOUR GUIDE TO EXPLORING TILLAMOOK COUNTY
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COUNTY WATER WATER TRAIL TRAIL TTILLAMOOK ILLAMOOK COUNTY What would you do with five watersheds all leading to the Pacific Ocean? Go Paddling! The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is proud to invite you to visit our Water Trail and experience first hand the work we do with our community to conserve and restore our natural resources. Only 90 minutes from Portland, the Tillamook County Water Trail (TCWT) awaits with over 250 miles of waterways to explore. This National Recreation Trail offers something for every kind of non-motorized paddler: flatwater, tidal estuaries, ocean surf, and world-class whitewater. Find peace and solitude or shared experiences, enjoying wildlife viewing, clean waters, healthy riparian areas, and friendly public access, here on the north Oregon coast. Tillamook County Water Trail
To receive a map or for more information regarding the Tillamook County Water Trail and the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership: www.tbnep.org
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The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, is dedicated to the conservation and restoration of Tillamook County’s estuaries and watersheds in their entirety.
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NORTH COUNTY North County communities..................................... 4 Kayak opportunities................................................... 6 Antiques Directory...................................................... 7 Enjoy the outdoors...................................................... 8 Horseback riding.......................................................... 9 Golfing.............................................................................. 10 Fishing, crabbing and clamming............................. 11 Garibaldi Museum....................................................... 12 911 Page - if you need help...................................... 13
CENTRAL COUNTY Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad................................ 12 Central County communities.................................. 14 Tillamook County Pioneer Museum.................... 20 LaTimer Quilt & Textile Center............................... 22 Cape Meares Lighthouse.......................................... 25 Tillamook Cheese Factory........................................ 26 Tillamook Air Museum............................................... 27 Tillamook County Fair................................................ 29
SOUTH COUNTY South County communities..................................... 32 Pelican Pub & Brewery.............................................. 33 Lodging Guide................................................................ 34 RV Directory.................................................................. 34 Pacific City Dory Fleet............................................... 35 Church Directory......................................................... 35 Sand Lake Recreation Area...................................... 36 Calendar of events....................................................... 37-38
Cover photo: Sunset in Pacific City by John Ramer
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MANZANITA, NEHALEM, WHEELER & ROCKAWAY BEACH MANZANITA
WHEELER
POPULATION : 598
POPULATION : 414
Tillamook County’s northern-most city features a long, quiet beach and a nine-hole golf course. Downtown features a mix of gift shops, grocers and restaurants. Nearby is Nehalem Bay State Park.
Historic train depot, lodging and restaurants, marina, boat launch and waterfront park. The 19th-century restorations abound. The Rinehart Clinic offers family medical services. See the views of Nehalem Bay and the Pacific Ocean from Neahkahnie Mountain.
EVENTS : Independence Day Parade and fireworks on the beach, Muttzanita in September, the Manzanita Farmers Market on Friday evenings through the summer.
NEHALEM POPULATION : 271 The town’s old-fashioned Main Street along US Highway 101 with quality shops and casual dining. Nearby river provides picturesque views.
EVENTS : Memorial Weekend Blues Festival, Nehalem Arts Festival in August.
EVENTS : Crab Festival in June, Summerfest in (July); the Rising Star Café shows movies on Wednesday nights.
ROCKAWAY BEACH POPULATION : 1,312 Seven miles of beach. Widest variety of guest accommodations in Tillamook County. Depot for excursion train rides.
PICK UP A GUIDE BOOK The next time you head for North Tillamook County with paddling in mind, consider taking your cues from the Tillamook County Water Trail Nehalem guidebook. The slender, waterproofed flip-brochure offers safety and planning advice for exploring the Nehalem watershed, including the river itself plus Nehalem Bay, along with maps that point out camping opportunities, restrooms, picnic areas, marinas, boat ramps and wildlife-viewing areas. To learn more about the Nehalem Water Trail, or to order a copy of the guidebook, call (503) 322-2222 (City of Garibaldi)
EVENTS : Kite Festival in May, Pirate Festival in June, Fourth of July Parade and fireworks display on the beach, Arts & Crafts Festival in August, Rocktoberfest in October.
BARVIEW & TWIN ROCKS This unincorporated area just north of Tillamook Bay is perched above the bar at the entrance to Tillamook Bay. The area surrounding the Three Graces sea stacks offers some of the Oregon coast’s finest tide pool exploration. Twin Rocks was named for two 100-foot-tall monoliths located adjacent to the community just below the low-tide line.
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GARIBALDI MARITIME MUSEUM Experience the world of 18th-century sailing in three dimensions at the Garibaldi Maritime Museum. Dedicated to preserving the Pacific Northwest’s maritime heritage, the museum, located on Highway 101 in Garibaldi, focuses on Captain Robert Gray, whose sloop Lady Washington landed there in 1788. The stop was part of Gray’s historic voyage around the world from Boston, whose merchants had commissioned him to procure furs from the Indians and trade them for tea and silk in China. A statue of Gray, complete with eyepatch and spyglass, stands at the edge of the museum’s parking lot, facing Tillamook Bay. Inside the museum, visitors will find a replica of the Lady Washington, plus navigation instruments, photographs and artifacts. Other Gray memorabilia include an 8-foottall reproduction of the figurehead from the Columbia, Gray’s other ship, a half-model of the Columbia showing how the ship was provisioned for a long voyage, and reproductions of seafarers’ clothing and musical instruments. The museum offers a compendium of maritime fact and lore, including why seafaring vessels measure their speed in “knots.” In 2009, the museum added a 12-foot jolly boat replica, as well as a boatwright shop, and in 2010, an entire section on the history of Garibaldi and its port. (The port district was organized in 1910.) The town’s seafood heritage, lumber mills and Coast Guard presence are showcased as well.
GETTING THERE: The Garibaldi Museum is at 112 Garibaldi Ave. (Hwy. 101), just east of the downtown area. Phone 503-322-8411; E-mail info@ garibaldimuseum.com Website: www.garibaldimuseum.com Hours 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday through Monday, April through November. $3 for adults, $2.50 for seniors and children 5-18. Children under 5 get in free.
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The Garibaldi Museum has the restored bowsprit from the Morning Star II, the vessel built and sailed in the 1950s to commemorate Tillamook County’s centennial.
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KAYAKING MAY BE THE IDEAL WAY TO EXPLORE TILLAMOOK COUNTY “In a kayak, you sit low in the water, so you feel more a part of the environment,” said Marc Hinz, founder of Kayak Tillamook County, the area’s only kayak guide service. “And because you’re so low in the water, you don’t scare off the wildlife as easily. The animals think you’re supposed to be there, so you can get a lot closer to them.” Another attraction is the ease with which the small, narrow boats can move through the water. When the tides are just right, Hall Slough
can be accessed from Memaloose Point boat launch. Paddlers can get a taste of Tillamook Bay before heading into a network of narrow salt marsh channels leading to the lightly forested Hall Slough. On this waterway, paddlers will experience the interplay of tidal and fresh water systems while enjoying the dramatic backdrop of the bay, a salt marsh delta and not so distant forested coastal mountain range. Harbor seals and sea birds are often seen in this section of Tillamook Bay along with theatrical river otters. Hoquarton Slough is another popular tour with Kayak Tillamook’s customers. Directed by a guide, groups paddle through the secluded old-growth sitka spruce forest swamp in (surprise!) downtown Tillamook. Other tours, available for all skill levels, in-
clude the Tillamook River, Pacific City, Cape Meares Lake and Netarts Bay. Netarts Bay, popular for clamming and crabbing, hosts populations of harbor seals and marine birds. Kayaking, which first came to Tillamook County in the 1990s, has become more popular as people seek new ways to enjoy the outdoors. Kayak Tillamook is a cooperative of five guides – former loggers, fishermen, and educators – that coalesced in 2005. Kayak Tillamook provides the kayaks – flat-water recreational craft that won’t tip over – along with the necessary gear and flotation devices, and snacks. Contact kayak tillamook at 503/866-4808 or www.kayaktillamook.com.
KAYAK RENTALS For those who prefer to strike out on their own, there are several options around the county. WHEELER MARINA – 278 Marine Dr., off US Hwy 101. Rents and sells kayaks and kayak accessories. 503-368-5780. WHEELER ON THE BAY LODGE – 580 Marine Dr., also on highway 101. Offers several one-way trips; they’ll drop you off upriver on the Nehalem River, so you can float back to the lodge. 503-368-5858 or 800-469-3204. NEHALEM RIVER INN – 34910 Hwy 53, on Hwy 53 between Wheeler and Nehalem. Has kayaks and bicycles for rent. 503-368-7708 or 800/368-6499 – or e-mail info@river-inn. com. RIPPLE RUN RESORT AND MARINA– on the banks of the Nehalem River, also rents kayaks. 503-368-3865 or 877-655-0623. Their website is www.Ripplerunresport.Com. PACIFIC CITY SPORTING GOODS AND MARINA – 34650 Brooten Rd. Rents and sells kayaks. 503-965-6410.
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Tillamook County Antiques & Collectibles Directory 1. OLD WHEELER ANTIQUES - Come See What Every-body’s Talking About. We specialize in 20s-30s Art Deco Lighting and Collectibles, and have the largest collection for sale in the Northwest. We have a wide variety of other collectibles and Antiques from over 50 local vendors and consignees. We also buy just call for details. Open Everyday Sunday-Wednesday 10-5 and Thursday-Saturday 10-6. 395 Hwy 101 Wheeler, OR 97147 • (503) 368-3406
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2. LITTLE WHITE CHURCH ANTIQUES Expect a feast for the senses in this charming old building. Jam packed with rustic to elegant priced-to-sell items, our vendors peruse the countryside looking for unique and unusual pieces. From garden to home to gifts & collectibles – you’re sure to find something to inspire you. Winter Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5, closed Tuesday, Sun 12-4. Summer Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-6, Sunday 12-5. 355 Hwy. 101, Rockaway Beach, OR • (503) 355-2077 3. ROOM BY ROOM ANTIQUES - By far the most frequent comment we hear from our customers is:"This is the largest and best selection of Vintage Costume Jewelry I have seen on the entire West Coast, and the prices are very fair". We also have a great selection of accessories including, hats, purses and compacts. The store contains a variety of antique and vintage collectibles most at 50% off with new items continually being added. We are located on Hwy. 101 at the South end of Rockaway Beach with ample parking. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11-5. Phone: 503-355-2782. 656 Hwy. 101 S Rockaway Beach, OR Email: roombyroompr@aol.com
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4. VINTAGE BY THE BAY - This lovely, old church building in the heart of Garibaldi is home of "Vintage by the Bay" a fun and affordable Vintage Market full of Retro Riches, Antiques and Whimsies. You will find the shop friendly,the merchandise interesting and your purchase wont break the bank. We have 8 vendors who come from all parts of Washington and Oregon with their treasures galore to share with you. We carry antiques, collectibles, home goods, clothing and even gift items for that last minute party. We are open Monday Thursday Sunday 11-4p.m. Friday Saturday 10-5p.m. 410 Hwy. 101 • Garibaldi 5. ANTIQUES & UNIQUES GALLERY Upscale Antiques & Collectibles in a 5 in 1 shop; Investment fine art with listed artists as J.J. Engelhart & Hartwig, among others. Victorian furniture (1 set w/carved lions), pottery, porcelain, dinnerware sets by Spode & Rosenthal. Glassware by Murano, Waterford & Vaseline. Estate jewelry of gold, silver and costume. Sterling items plus sterling flatware. Coin shop is buying, gold, silver, coins and pocket watches daily. Open 10:30-5:30 Summer Monday-Saturday, Winter Tuesday-Saturday. 302 Main Ave., Tillamook, OR • (503) 815-3999 jimormidge@charter.net
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ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS Moore Northwest Images Photo by Tim Moore
OSWALD WEST STATE PARK
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PARKS
NEHALEM BAY STATE PARK
In 2008, Forbes Magazine named Oswald West State Park one of the World’s 10 Most Secluded Beaches. It’s no wonder.
The Tillamook County Parks Department operates six parks and campgrounds totaling 488 campsites. The county also has a system of 21 boat launches. Parks department staff members are headquartered at Barview Jetty County Park, located 1.5 miles north of Garibaldi on US Highway 101. The 160acre oceanfront park is adjacent to the north side of the Barview Jetty.
Nehalem Bay State Park – located three miles south of Manzanita off US Highway 101 – is the only state park in Oregon with its own airstrip and associated fly-in campground.
Located north of Manzanita, Oswald West State Park provides access to the beach, the Cape Falcon Overlook and the Oregon Coast Trail. Make sure to take in the view from the top of the Cape Falcon Overlook. Parking areas are located just a quartermile from the beach. All of the trails to the beach are through a mature forest; one trail follows the winding path of the Short Sands Creek. At the end of the trails you’ll find Short Sands beach, nestled in a cove surrounded by mountains and giving the feeling of total privacy. But you might not be completely alone – the beach is popular with surfboarders and boogie boarders. Vital stats: Park is open year-round, but the campground is currently closed. Call (800) 5516949 for information.
The Barview Campground offers excellent surf, jetty and scuba opportunities. It has a sand dune play area and beach access. Reservations are available for any of the following county campground locations: • • • • • •
Whalen Island Park: (503) 965-6085 Barview Jetty Park: (503) 322-3522 Kilchis River Park: (503) 842-6694 Trask River Park: (503) 842-4559 Woods Park: (503) 965-5001 Webb Park: (503) 965-5001
For general county park information, call (503) 965-5001 or go to visit www.co.tillamook.or.us/ gov/parks.
A 1.75- mile bike trail circles the landing strip and offers a breathtaking view of the bay. Along this route and in the campground itself, you’re likely to see deer, a herd of elk, or a coyote crossing the road. There’s a horse camp for those bringing their own horses. Crabbing and fishing are also popular on Nehalem Bay. Vital stats: Fly-in camp (primitive sites) adjacent to airstrip. $5 daily day-use fee, or 12-month permit for $30 or 24-month permit for $50. Services: 259 electrical sites (maximum site 60 feet); 18 yurts for overnight stays; horse camp (17 sites with corrals); hiker/biker camp; fly-in camp adjacent to airstrip. For information only, call (503) 368-5154 or (800) 551-6949 or visit www.oregonstateparks. org. To make reservations, call (800) 452-5687.
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TAKE A HORSE RIDE ALONG THE BEACH
Oregon Beach Rides rents horses out of the day-use area at Nehalem Bay State Park near Manzanita. The company offers various riding packages at the park. For information, call 971/237-6653 or visit www.oregonbeachrides.com.
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CENTRAL COUNTY If you are looking for barn stabling, the Tillamook County Fairgrounds (on Third St., on the east side of Tillamook) has upwards of 100 stalls available for overnight and extended rental most of the year, except during the county fair in early August. Monthly rates are also available. For information call 503-842-4601 or visit www.tillamookfair.com.
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Also in the Tillamook area is Cherry Lane Stable (7250 Trask River Rd., Tillamook), with stalls, automated watering, an indoor arena and daily turnout to pasture. Options range from self- to partial- to full-care. Call 503-842-9643 or 503-812-0008 or visit www.cherr ylanestables.embarqspace.com.
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For horse owners who wish to stay for a while, Nehalem Bay State Park has a horse camp with 17 sites and corrals and several miles of trail. For reservations, call toll-free 1-800-452-5687 or visit www.oregon stateparks.org.
SOUTH COUNTY EmeraldValley Equine Center (23400 Bunn Creek Rd., Beaver) has 26 stalls. The facility has a 90’x156’ indoor arena with lights and a sound system. The arena has a sand base. Bedding is provided to renters, but horse owners are expected to bring their own food. For reservations, call 503-398-5119.
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MANZANITA GOLF CLUB Lakeview Dr., Manzanita (503) 368-5744. Leave US Hwy. 101 at the Manzanita turnoff, follow Laneda Avenue to Carmel, turn left. Follow Carmel a few blocks to the course.
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ALDERBROOK GOLF COURSE 7300 Alderbrook Rd, Tillamook. (503) 8422767. Heading north on US Hwy. 101, pass the Tillamook Cheese Factory and turn right onto Alderbrook Rd. Go two miles to the clubhouse.
BAY BREEZE GOLF AND RANGE 2325 Latimer Rd, Tillamook (503) 842-1166. Visible from US Hwy. 101 on the east side of the road near the Tillamook Cheese Factory.
NESKOWIN MARSH GOLF COURSE Hawk Ave., Neskowin (503) 392-3377. Leave US Hwy. 101 at Neskowin, drive into the rest area and turn right.
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BAYOCEAN: THE TOWN THAT FELL INTO THE SEA
Bayocean Park was the dream of developer Thomas Benton Potter in 1906. The idea was to make it the “Atlantic City of the West,” and ambitious plans were drawn up that included a first-class hotel, a natatorium (indoor swimming pool), a dance pavilion, tennis courts, bowling alley, stores, post office, and several cafés as well as high-end vacation homes. A ship was built to bring people from Portland and Astoria, but the voyage took three days. When the railroad was completed in 1911, visitors took the train in only seven hours and were ferried to Bayocean from Bay City. The grand opening of Bayocean Park was held June 22, 1912. By 1916, over 1,600 building lots had been sold at between $200 and $1,800 ($4,000 - $40,000 in today’s money).
HAUNTINGS AND BURIED TREASURE Is Tillamook County haunted? There have been sightings of a ghost at the Old Wheeler Hotel in North County, but few in other places. Cloverdale’s resident ghost reportedly moved to Bay City after its hotel burned, decades ago. However, the ghost did not leave a forwarding address. Lest one feel too comfortable about being in a haunt-free environment, though, one should keep in mind that a team of paranormal investigators visiting Tillamook County as recently as 2010 disappeared and were never heard from again. There is treasure here – drowned rather than
The construction of the North Tillamook Bay Jetty (begun in 1917) spelled trouble for Bayocean. The Army Corps of Engineers had warned that a south jetty should be built at the same time as the North Jetty, but their warnings went unheeded.
left the peninsula an island. The last house fell into the ocean on February 15, 1960. The South Jetty was constructed in 1965.
Beaches began to erode and, between 1939 and 1944, erosion increased to about 16 feet each year. By 1936, the ocean had encroached so that the natatorium’s front and roof collapsed and by 1940, there was no trace left of the building. Other buildings suffered similar fates. The narrow spit breached several times in 1939, 1942, and 1948. In 1954, one of the largest breaches buried, for the most part. Tillamook County’s rugged Pacific shore has been the graveyard of ships as far back as the late 1500s. A Spanish galleon wrecked off Nehalem Bay has been washing pieces of its cargo – chiefly beeswax, teak, and Chinese pottery – ashore for more than 300 years. It wasn’t the first: the area’s first settlers remarked on the Indians’ arrowheads made from shards of colorful Oriental china. Some of those arrowheads, and blocks of wax with Spanish imprints, can be seen in local museums. Tillamook County’s most celebrated buried treasure has been hunted for years and never found. Settlers heard from local Indians tales of pale men in armor climbing partway up Neahkahnie Mountain and burying a chest, along with the body of the slave who dug the hole (making it literally a “dead man’s chest”). The treasure-burying supposedly
followed a pitched battle between two “winged canoes.” No one knows what might have been in the chest, or why anyone would want to climb Neahkahnie Mountain – a difficult climb even when one isn’t wearing armor – to bury it. The mountain is pockmarked with holes documenting years of unproductive searches. These days, much of the mountain is part of Oswald West State Park, and treasure hunting is prohibited. The “Treasure of Neahkahnie Mountain,” as it’s called, was the subject of a movie, Tillamook Treasure, made in 2006 – in which the protagonist, a teenaged girl, never actually finds the treasure, either. (She discovers her family is her “real treasure.”) The movie’s national premiere (after it was picked up by a major studio) was in Tillamook, in 2007, at the Coliseum Theater.
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BOASTING FOUR BAYS, SEVEN RIVERS AND A HOST OF LAKES Tillamook County is a dream come true for boaters, fishers, crabbers and clammers
FISH, CRAB AND CLAM
Netarts Bay and Tillamook Bay both offer excellent clamming. Principal species found include quahog, littleneck, cockle, and gaper. Geoducks and mussels may be found in Netarts Bay. (Note: There are some posted shellfish preserves in Netarts Bay where clams may not be taken.)
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Be sure to check the seasonal limits on clams. For information about current shellfish closures, go to the Oregon Department of Agriculture Web site at www.oregon.gov/ODA/FSD/shellfish_status.shtml. Boat launching is available at marinas and boat rental facilities on the Nehalem and Netarts bays, on the Nehalem River and at Nehalem Bay State Park. The launching fees vary. Don’t forget your angling or shellfish license. Most boat rental and sporting goods outlets can provide them.
TILLAMOOK BAY Tillamook Bay, located in central county, is the largest bay in the county. It offers a full range of fishing, clamming and crabbing. Plus, there are a variety of businesses to help you catch and enjoy the bounty of the ocean. The bay is a large estuary fed by the Miami, Kilchis, Wilson, Trask and Tillamook rivers. It hosts a historical fall chinook fishery, but is fished throughout the year for sturgeon, spring chinook, steelhead and other fish species. It’s also popular among crabbers. It includes the PORT OF GARIBALDI. Tide changes produce a strong current near the “jaws” of the port’s jetties, so the bar can become extremely rough on short notice. Heed US Coast Guard warnings and listen to weather reports. When fishing near the tip of the south jetty, avoid getting close to shore or too near the jetty. The end is submerged and creates breakers that easily swamp boats. Inland, large areas of the bay become very shallow or exposed at low tide. Avoid being caught on them, or you’ll have to wait for the next incoming tide. And this is a working port: watch for commercial fishing boats. GARIBALDI MARINA 302 Mooring Basin Rd. in the Port of Garibaldi, rents boats, crab rings, clam shovels and rakes. Boats are rented on incoming tides, depending upon weather conditions. Garibaldi Marina also offers crab cooking and a fish-cleaning table. The marina has moorage for visiting boat own-
ers, too. For more info, call (503) 322-3312, or visit garibaldimarina.com.
NETARTS BAY A little further southwest, Netarts Bay offers excellent sports fishing, clamming and crabbing. The bay is shallow, with numerous sandbars that are exposed at low tide. Very few boats cross the bar – and they do so only when the most favorable conditions exist. NETARTS BAY RV PARK AND MARINA rents boats, motors and crab rings, and sells a broad range of equipment and supplies for the sportsman. Meeting and banquet rooms also available. For more information, e-mail info@ netartsbay.com, go to www.netarts bay.com, or call (503) 842-7774. Reservations recommended. BIG SPRUCE RV PARK AND BOAT RENTAL, 4850 Netarts Highway West, rents boats, crab rings and clamming gear. For information or reservations, call (503) 842-7443 or (877) 651-9342.
NEHALEM BAY At the north end of Tillamook County, Nehalem Bay attracts crabbers and anglers seeking fall chinook salmon. Perch, sturgeon and trout also are available to sports fishermen. Although the bay features ocean access, its bar can be extremely dangerous. JETTY FISHERY is located off US Hwy. 101 between Rockaway Beach and Wheeler, directly across from Nehalem Spit. Boat rental customers are permitted to beach their boats on the Ne-
halem Bay State Park spit for picnics and wildlife viewing. Crabbing is available off the dock. Call (503) 368-5746 or visit jettyfishery.com. BRIGHTON MARINA & RV PARK rents boats and crabbing and fishing accessories. Its location near the mouth of Nehalem Bay affords great salmon fishing in season. The RV park on the waterfront offers wifi, picnic tables and fire pits. Big rigs are welcome. A convenience store has food, clothing, fishing and crabbing bait, and an assortment of tackle. For more info visit kellysbrightonmarina.com, or call (503) 368-5745. WHEELER MARINA 278 Marine Dr. in downtown Wheeler, rents kayaks and motorized boats, and has kayaks and canoes for sale. The marina also has bait and tackle, crab cooking services and overnight or weekly moorage. Wheeler Marina operates all year. Hours from May 1 through mid-November are 6:30 a.m. to dusk seven days a week. For more info, visit wheelermarina.net, or call (503) 368-5780.
NESTUCCA BAY At the south end of the county, Nestucca Bay is less popular for tourists because of its continual shoaling and shifting of sandbars. However, the Nestucca River – one of the larger rivers on the Oregon coast – provides year-round salmon and steelhead fisheries. Much of the river is accessible by drift boat. Certain sections are good for novice operators, but others require more skill and may be impassible at low flows. Winter storms can drop debris into the river, so check with local bait shops for upto-date information before launching.
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OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD
Passenger trains came to this part of the Oregon coast in 1911 – and still run today. Built by the Portland Railway and Navigation Company – the “Punk, Rotten and Nasty” – the Atlas of North American Railroads described the line as “the most scenic in the United States – and also the most difficult to maintain.” Today, the line is run by the non-profit Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. The railroad’s roundhouse (actually rectangular) and shop are in downtown Garibaldi. The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad is the only tourist railroad on the Oregon coast. Two vintage steam locomotives – a 1910 Heisler and a 1925 McCloud – offer a leisurely and delightful excursion between Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach, with dinner and special excursion trains to Wheeler. The trip between Garibaldi and Rockaway takes 90 minutes, and you can board the train from either location. The three-hour trip to Wheeler includes a four-course dinner. Beginning Memorial Day weekend, trains leave Garibaldi at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., and Rockaway at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Daily service seven days a week begins June 22 and lasts through Labor Day; weekend service continues through Sept. 30. There are dinner trains leaving Garibaldi at 6:15 p.m. on May 25, June 15, July 13, July 27, Aug. 17, Aug. 31, Sept. 7, Sept. 14, Sept. 28, and Oct. 12 (the Oct. 12 train leaves at 4 p.m.). There are special excursions, too, beginning with Father’s Day (dads ride half price if a kid is with them), a Pumpkin Train Oct. 19 and 20, and the perennially popular Candy Cane Express Dec.
GETTING THERE: DIRECTIONS: The Garibaldi depot is visible from Highway 101. To get there, turn on S. Third and cross the railroad tracks, and park at Lumbermen’s Park next to the depot. PHONE: 503-842-7972 WEBSITE: www.ocsr.net COST: (Garibaldi to Rockaway) adults $18; seniors (62+) $17; youth 3-10 $10; children under 3 free.
7-8 and 14-15, when the cars are decorated with Christmas lights, cocoa and cookies are served, and Santa rides the train for “consultations” with kids and adults. On June 28 – the 11th anniversary of the Scenic Railroad – they have a “double header,” in which both steam engines, the Heisler and the McCloud, pull the train. And on July 4, a special train leaves Garibaldi at 8 p.m. for the fireworks show on the beach at Rockaway (reservations are recommended – that train fills up fast). In the fall, a Fall Splendor Tour runs on Saturdays and Sundays, October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 29. The train leaves from Wheeler Depot at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. for a round trip to Batterson, on the Nehalem River up in the Coast Range.
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WHEELS & TIRES
Urgent, Primary & Specialty Care + urgent care during office hours Manzanita + 503-368-6244 Pacific City 503-965-6555 Tillamook + 503-842-5546 Lincoln City + 541-614-0482
Ambulance Services
For emergencies dial 9-1-1
1220 Main Ave. Tillamook • 842-5543
HERE TO HELP If you’re in need of services while visiting Tillamook County, look no further; these local businesses and clinics are here to help.
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GARIBALDI, BAY CITY, TILLAMOOK, NETARTS & OCEANSIDE Photo by Mike Towers
GARIBALDI
TILLAMOOK
POPULATION : 779
POPULATION : 4,935
The Port of Garibaldi, with more than 300 charter and commercial boats. US Coast Guard Tillamook Bay Station, Garibaldi Museum, Bay clamming, RV accommodations.
Tillamook County’s government seat and central business district. Attractions include the Tillamook County Creamery Association cheese factory, Tillamook Air Museum, Pioneer Historical Museum, Latimer Quilt Center, and Tillamook County Fairgrounds. Two saw mills employ hundreds. Many state offices are located here. Tillamook Regional Medical Center offers full emergency room and in-patient services.
EVENTS : Garibaldi Crab Races in March, Blessing of the Fleet in May, Garibaldi Days in July.
BAY CITY POPULATION : 1,286 Picturesque location with gorgeous views of Tillamook Bay. Home of the Tillamook Country Smoker, Pacific Oyster, downtown art gallery and community arts center.
EVENTS : Headlight Herald Home & Garden Show in April, North Oregon Coast Law Enforcement Cruise-In in May, Farmers Market from June to September, Dairy Festival and Rodeo in June, Tillamook County Fair in August, North Coast Seafood Festival.
NETARTS POPULATION : 748 Netarts Bay, protected from the Pacific Ocean by Netarts Sand Spit, is a popular recreation site. Its boat landing offers access to fishing, clamming, crabbing and scuba diving. The strip of beach known as Happy Camp is nearby.
OCEANSIDE POPULATION : 361 Nine miles west of Tillamook, it’s the home of many artists and craftsmen. Commercial development has purposefully been restrained. Hillsides feature numerous rental cottages and second homes with ocean views. The Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge is located offshore. Downtown has a post office, fire station and community center, as well as three restaurants.
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ENJOY THE VIEW
CAPE MEARES LIGHTHOUSE is one of nearly a dozen beacons that dot the Oregon coast. It is located at Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, 10 miles west of Tillamook at the north end of the Three Capes Scenic Loop. The facility, perched on a 200-foot-tall headland, features the lighthouse, picnic areas, restrooms and nature trails. Visitors can scan offshore rocks for the annual whale migration or take in the nearby Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge. An interpretive gift shop is located in what once was the workroom of the lighthouse. It features items related to lighthouses, the sea, wildlife and wildflowers. Donations and proceeds from the shop inside the lighthouse are used to enhance the park. The Cape Meares Lighthouse was commissioned Jan. 1, 1890 and decommissioned in 1963. The tower stands 38 feet high, making it the shortest lighthouse in Oregon.
WHEN YOU GO WHERE: 10 miles west of Tillamook, on the north end of the Three Capes Scenic Route HOURS: Lighthouse is open daily, May through October, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.. COST: Free PHONE: (503) 842-2244 ONLINE: www.capemeareslighthouse.org Photos by Mike Towers
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Made in Oregon ... Nature’s Gift to You!
903 GARIBALDI AVE. (HWY. 101) • GARIBALDI • (503) 322-3224 Open 7 Days a Week • Since 1972 • www.myrtlewoodfactoryoutlet.com
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Made in Oregon ... Nature’s Gift to You! Richard and Patty have been in the wood factory for over 40 years making a large variety of myrtlewood bowls, clocks, cutting boards and too many other items and too numerous to name them all. This business has been a great success over the years. Richard’s children and grandchildren have helped him in his wood shop at one time or another with different wood projects. This business has had financial success. Richard and Patty would like to see someone carry on this business when they retire in a couple of years. This is a one of a kind business with Oregon made products. Are you interested?
Open 7 Days a Week • Since 1972 • www.myrtlewoodfactoryoutlet.com
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DICKIE’S SECOND HAND STORE
Something for Everyone
175 3rd Street, just west of Tillamook, across from KTIL Radio Station. Open Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 503-842-2901
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DICKIE’S SECOND HAND STORE
Something for Everyone The Story of Dickie’s Second Hand Store from owner, Richard Stanfill:
“Dickie’s developed when the Myrtlewood and Table Factory relocated to Garibaldi. The conversion to a summer traffic second hand store has been successful. Folks are looking for antiques, old stuff, home needs, new and used, and Patty and I provide over 5,000 square feet of the best. Customers enjoy our large book selection, hardware, tools, kitchen, glassware, furniture and things drifted in from the beaches. It is definitely a ‘need to visit’ stop for travelers. And don’t forget: we buy, sell and trade.”
Open Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 503-842-2901
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PIONEER MUSEUM If you’re a history buff – especially if you’re interested in Oregon – this is a must-see destination. Since its inception in 1945, the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum has amassed a huge collection of information, artifacts and photographs of the area, its history, and its people. The Museum building in downtown Tillamook is a historical artifact itself. Built in 1905, it was Tillamook County’s second courthouse (the first one burned). It’s located across the street from the “new” courthouse built in 1933. The 11 rooms of exhibits include a room dedicated to local Native Americans, a pioneer home, a military room, and a Victorian-era bedroom. The Alex Walker Natural History Room houses an extensive collection of birds, animals, rocks, fossils, and butterflies, said to be one of the best displays on the West Coast. Another gallery displays a portion of the late U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield’s collection of Lincoln memorabilia. The Pioneer Museum is home to the last stagecoach to cross the mountains from Yamhill County (in 1911), a collection of logging, dairy and farming tools, and a replica of the stump lived in by Joseph Champion, Tillamook County’s first settler. Rotating exhibits in the Main and Northwest Galleries host everything from artists’ exhibitions to historical featured shows.
GETTING THERE ADDRESS: 2106 Second St., in downtown Tillamook. The museum is at the corner of Second and Pacific (Hwy. 101 going north). PHONE: 503-842-4553 Website: www.tcpm.org HOURS: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. The research library is open for use Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays and major holidays. COST: Adults $4; seniors (62+) $3; children 10-17 $1. Children under 10 free. Members of the Tillamook County Pioneer Association and Friends of the Pioneer Museum are also free. Research fees are $30 per hour.
Outside, there’s a tribute to the county’s forest industry, including a restored turn-ofthe-20th-century steam donkey. Five miles north of Tillamook, the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum has been
developing interpretive trails over 70 of the 200 acres it owns in west Bay City called Kilchis Point Reserve. This site is opened to the public for hiking, nature walks, and picnics from dawn to dusk daily. Outdoor Discovery Day at Kilchis Point is July 27.
Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Where History Lives
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Open Tuesday – Sunday • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2106 2nd St., Tillamook, OR • (503) 842-4553
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THE GARIBALDI CANNERY Home of Deep Water Dave
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GARIBALDI CANNERY
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WALK OUR QUILT TRAIL The Tillamook County Quilt Trail began as a self-guided tour of some of the county’s historic dairy barns, conceived by the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center. Sixteen barn/ structure blocks are now on display on the original trail, the first of its kind of the West Coast. Most of the quilt block patterns come from “Patterns for an Oregon Quilt,” a book available at the Latimer Quilt & Textile Center, and itself derived from a book by Eula M. Long. Many of the patterns were designed exclusively for Oregon. In 2010, the committee began planning and execution of a quilt block trail in downtown Tillamook, hanging 30 blocks on participating businesses and promoting our coastal heritage. At the end of that endeavor, 42 more people were on a waiting list for blocks of their own. Downtown Tillamook now has a plethora of vibrant quilt block patterns affixed to the outside walls of businesses, churches and service centers. Each pat-
tern is part of a walking trail called “Walk Our Blocks: Preserving and Promoting Our Coastal Heritage,” coordinated by the Tillamook County Quilt Trail Coalition. Armed with a map, visitors walk the city’s streets locating each quilt block pattern and searching for a mystery pattern not located on the map. Once their map is completed, searchers visit the 2nd Street Public Market in downtown Tillamook to receive a prize for discovering the mystery block. Maps can be picked up at the Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce, located in the parking lot of the Tillamook Cheese Factory. This trail begins and ends at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, where participants can purchase quilt trail souvenirs. The Tillamook County Quilt Trail is a selfguided tour, giving your group or family a comfortable and leisurely drive around the Tillamook area to view the many Quilt Blocks. Most of the quilt blocks are located
in central Tillamook County on Highway 101, Highway 6, Wilson River Loop and McCormick Loop, but the Quilt Trail now extends as far north as Wheeler and as far south as the T-Sue Dairy, seven miles south of Tillamook on Highway 101. For more information, contact the Tillamook Chamber of Commerce at 503/842-7525 or visit www.gotillamook.com; the Quilt Trail’s Website is www.tillamookquilttrail.org.
LATIMER QUILT & TEXTILE CENTER The Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, opened in 1991, is housed in the “new” Maple Leaf School, built in the 1930s. (The original one-room schoolhouse – now gone -- had been moved here in 1900.) The Center has exhibits of antique and contemporary quilts, weaving and spinning demonstrations, and offers instruction in various textile arts. The Center hosts meetings of the Oregon Coast Fiberartisans, the Ocean Breeze Rugkrafters Guild and the Tillamook County Quilters Guild. There is a
research library for on site use, a climate controlled textile repository, and a gift shop with hand-made items, books and vintage and hand-dyed fabric. The Center’s extensive library covers every aspect of fiber arts with emphasis on quilting, handweaving and spinning. Many of the books are rare and out of print. Also included are collections of quilt blocks and patterns and newspaper needlework clippings. All library materials are available for use on site for research.
GETTING THERE:
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DIRECTIONS: From Hwy. 101 at the north end of Tillamook, turn east on Wilson River Loop Rd. (at the Fred Meyer shopping center). The Latimer Quilt Center is ¼-mile east. ADDRESS: 2105 Wilson River Loop Rd., Tillamook PHONE 503-842-8622; FAX 503/842-8692 WEBSITE: www.latimerquiltandtextile.com SUMMER HOURS: (April – October) Monday Saturday 10-5 and Sundays 12-4 Winter hours (November – March) Tuesday Saturday 10-4 and closed Sunday & Monday Closed on major holidays. Please call to confirm. ADMISSION: $4, Seniors 62+ $3, members and children under six free. For groups of 10 or more admission is $2.50 each. MEMBERSHIP: $20 a year.
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Owner Doris Bash
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Express Yourself!
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The mission of the Latimer Quilt & Textile Center is to preserve, promote, display, facilitate the creation of an provide education about the textile arts. 2105 Wilson River Loop Road • Tillamook, OR 97141 • www.latimerquiltandtextile.com
Summer Hours (Apr - Oct), Saturday 10 - 5:00 / Sunday 12-4:00 • Winter Hours (Nov-Mar) Monday - Saturday 10-4:00 / Closed Sunday
Email: latimertextile@centurylink.net • Phone 503-842-8622
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Fresh Crab Fine Wines - Deli sporting goods • hardware tillamook ice cream cones Movie Rentals & Much More
Josi’s Bayside Market & Deli Open Daily
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(503) 842-7376
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Get the Scoop Ice Cream Parlor & Soda Fountain
Get the Scoop is designed with authentic vintage furnishings, equipment and original recipes from the 40's and 50's for a unique trip back in time. Get the Scoop proudly serves Tillamook Ice Cream and the best bagels this side of New York City. Homemade baked goods round out the menu. Special orders gladly accepted: 503-812-2209
THE FISH PEDDLER
5150 Oyster Drive Bay City OR 97107 503-377-2323
Full Production Facility Restaurant Retail Oyster Bar
OPEN DAILY
LOCATED IN THE 2ND ST MARKET 2003 2nd St Tillamook OR 97141 Mon-Thur, Sat 9-6 Fri 9-8
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CHEESE & WINE TASTING Deli • Gifts • Petting Farm
CALL TOLL FREE:
800.275.0639 Open Daily • Lots of RV Parking • Visit Us Online: www.blueheronoregon.com On Hwy 101, 1 mi. North of Downtown Tillamook, 1 mi. South of Tillamook Cheese
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SAY ‘CHEESE’ WHEN YOU GO WHERE: 4185 Highway 101 North, Tillamook HOURS: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. mid-June to Labor Day, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. the rest of the year. Open daily. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. COST: Free PHONE: (503) 815-1300 or (800) 542-7290 ONLINE: www.tillamook.com
In the Pacific Northwest, “cheese” means, more often than not, Tillamook Cheese. Tillamook cheese is the major product of the Tillamook County Creamery Association, a dairy cooperative (and one of the biggest cooperatives in the state).
of Tillamook on Highway 101, immediately past the Wilson River bridge. The cheese factory’s self-guided tour begins with a video presentation about the cooperative’s history, and ends at the cheese sampling counter.
The Tillamook Cheese Factory, where visitors can see cheese being made, is Oregon’s biggest tourist attraction, drawing a million visitors a year. It’s located just north
The facility also houses the Tillamook Ice Creamery, where visitors can purchase 38 different varieties of Tillamook ice cream. (The Tillamook County Creamery
IF YOUR TASTEBUDS COULD DRIVE THEY’D COME TO TILLAMOOK AND TOUR THE CHEESE FACTORY SELF-GUIDED TOUR. CHEESE SAMPLES. ICE CREAM. GIFT SHOP. CAFE. YUM! 4175 Hwy 101 N. Tillamook • 503-815-1300 • Tillamook.com/CheeseFactory
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Association also produces yogurt, butter, and a variety of other dairy products.) A retail store is on site, along with a gift shop and café (grilled cheese sandwiches are a specialty). In front of the Factory is a replica of the Morning Star, the vessel built by local farmers to get their milk to market in Portland. Most of the cows in Tillamook County produce milk for the Creamery Association, and are bred specifically to produce milk ideal for making Tillamook cheese.
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You can see it from Tillamook four miles away – a gigantic hangar, emblazoned with the words “Air Museum,” dozens of feet tall. It’s a former blimp hangar, built during World War II by the U.S. Navy to house what they called their “K-series airships.” The hangars – there were originally two (one burned in 1992) – could hold four or more of the blimps at one time. The remaining hangar is the largest wooden clear-span structure in the world. The Tillamook Air Museum is located inside. “Hangar B,” as it’s called, is over 1,000 feet long, nearly 300 feet wide, and 192 feet tall, and encloses six acres. (That metal roof measures 13 acres.) It’s large enough to have its own weather (dry, but often chilly). Instead of blimps, what you’ll find inside are over 30 restored combat aircraft, from the U.S. and other countries. About a third of the aircraft are on loan from the Pensacola (Fla.) Naval Air Museum to the Port of Tillamook Bay, which owns the hangar and 1,600 acres of surrounding land.
Tillamook’s big Veteran’s Day commemoration is held here. The Air Base Café offers lunch in a 1950s diner atmosphere, with the jukebox playing Big Band music from the 1940s and rock ‘n’ roll from the 1950s. The Air Museum theater shows a 20-minute history of the Tillamook Naval Air Station.
WHEN YOU GO WHERE: 6030 Hangar Rd., Tillamook HOURS: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. Cafe closes at 4 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. COST: $9 adults; $5 ages 6-17; free for ages 5 and younger PHONE: (503) 842-1130 ONLINE: www.tillamookair.com
The exhibit hall’s “Home Front” display has wartime ration books, photos and uniforms from the 1940s, and the museum’s gift shop is stocked with aircraft toys, clothes and memorabilia.
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TAKE A RIDE AT THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY FAIR The Tillamook County Fair was initially held at a site on Third Street near what is now downtown Tillamook. (At the time, “country” was just a few blocks off the main street.) The current 68-acre fairgrounds was donated in 1925 and the first building built that year. (It’s the one with the domed roof, still in use.) Today, the fairgrounds has 27 buildings, including the main exhibit hall, a convention center and auditorium. There are six livestock barns, assorted dormitories and service structures, a half-mile racetrack and, new in 2008, a complete grandstand. The county fair in August is the biggest annual draw to the fairgrounds, but the facilities are in use year-round. An annual highlight of DIRECTIONS: From downtown Tillamook, the Fair is the Pig ‘N’ Ford races, the take Third Street (Hwy. 6); after a few blocks, only auto race in the world involving Third Street angles off to the right. Continue Model T Fords and live pigs. to follow Third Street. The fairgrounds is on Among the largest non-Fair events the right, just past Tillamook Bay Commuheld at the Fairgrounds are the nity College; the main building has a giant Tillamook County Rodeo and the block of cheese in front. Tillamook High School graduaADDRESS: 4603 E 3rd St., Tillamook (mail is tion, both in June; a horse show in P.O. Box 455, Tillamook OR 97141). July; state show and sale events for PHONE: 503-842-2272; Fax 503-842-3314 Jersey and Holstein cattle organizaWEBSITE: www.tillamookfair.com tions; a holiday bazaar in November; and the Headlight Herald’s “Home and Garden Show” each April.
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TREES YOU MUST SEE The Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint also offers access to two of Oregon’s most notable trees: • The candelabrashaped Octopus Tree is a large Sitka spruce several hundred feet south of the parking lot along a wheelchair-accessible trail. Tradition among local Native Americans suggests the tree once was used for burials. The Killamook Indians’ custom was to shape the limbs of certain trees, forcing them to grow horizontally, in order to eventually hold canoes containing the dead. • Oregon’s largest Sitka spruce grows adjacent to the park, along a short trail off the main road. Located on land owned and managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the tree is 144 feet tall, with a circumference of 48 feet and an average crown spread of 93 feet. According to the Oregon Big Tree Registry, it is the largest of its species, as well as the third-largest tree overall in the state.
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BLUE STAR ESPRESSO 940 Main Ave. N (503) 842-2583 AND 1101 Main Ave. S (503) 842-0011 Tillamook, OR 97141 FIVE RIVERS COFFEE ROASTERS 3670 Hwy. 101 North Tillamook, OR 97141 (503) 815-2739 fiveriverscoffeeroasters.com
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Gourmet Coffees Roasted on Site Wholesale • Retail
Five Rivers Coffee Roasters & Café, across from the Tillamook Cheese Factory, • Open daily 6am - 6pm • Free Wi-Fi open daily 6am-6pm, serving fresh in-house roasted coffee, delectable • Coffee, Espresso Drinks, Pastries pastries, salads, sandwiches, wraps and award winning Pelican Clam Chowder.
• Drive-Thru Service FREE WI-FI, DRIVE-THRU and Pelican Beer to-go. • Pelican Bottled Beer To Go
3670 Hwy 101 N • Tillamook, Oregon Across from The Cheese Factory
503.815.2739
www.FiveRiversCoffeeRoasters.com
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Hidden Acres
Garden Center Welcomes You
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amily owned and operated, Hidden Acres Garden Center is a hidden gem on the coast. We’re located 3 miles south of Tillamook off Hwy. 101 at 6760 South Prairie Road, Tillamook. 503-842-1197
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SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY BEAVER, HEBO, CLOVERDALE, PACIFIC CITY & NESKOWIN BEAVER POPULATION : 122 Beaver and the neighboring community of Blaine, six miles up the Nestucca River, are small, active communities. Beaver has grocery stores, a gun shop, a service station and a number of other businesses. Blaine has a community church and a fire station. Upper Nestucca River Road is a nationally designated Scenic Back Roads Byway.
HEBO POPULATION : 232 A small community at the confluence of Three Rivers and the Nestucca River and the junction of SR 22 and US Highway 101. There’s an office of the US Forest Service, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Cedar Creek Fish Hatchery. The US Forest service maintains the Hebo Lake Campground, up the Hebo Mountain Road (Forest Service Road 14), from Hebo 4.5 miles to Hebo Lake. This small coast range lake is stocked with rainbow trout and boats are allowed (no motors, please).
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The campground is open from mid-April through mid-October. Hebo Lake is open for day use year-round.
medical center, gas station and deli, photo bymotels, sheila robertson campgrounds and RV parks, restaurants, lounges, a brew pub, and shops.
CLOVERDALE
EVENTS : Birding & Blues Festival and
POPULATION : 250 There’s a picturesque historic church and a number of older houses. The center of town includes shops, a veterinary hospital, bank, pharmacy with old-fashioned soda fountain, and a visitors information center.
EVENTS : Clover’s Day Parade and festival in June.
PACIFIC CITY POPULATION : 1,035 Famous as the home of the Pacific City dory fleet and the annual Dory Festival. Just off the beach at Cape Kiwanda is Haystack Rock. Home to ocean views and Robert Straub State Park. Nearby is Sandlake dunes, a major off-roading area. Pacific City has a post office, library, airport, supermarket,
April Fools’ Pentathlon in April, Reach the Beach Clean Air Bicycle Challenge and Memorial Day Rummage Sale in May, Blessing of the Fleet and Brewer’s Summer Games in June, Dory Days Festival in July, Tierra Del Mar Fair & Festival and Nestucca Valley Artisans Festival in August.
NESKOWIN POPULATION : 134 More than 70 percent of the homes in this beach community are second homes with ocean views. Cascade Head and Proposal Rock are well-known geologic features. Neskowin has a post office, the southernmost station of the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, condominium resort properties, golf course, restaurant, art gallery, real estate and vacation rental offices, and deli-market.
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THE PELICAN PUB & BREWERY Located in Pacific City, 22 miles south of Tillamook, it is the county’s only brewery and it has become a Northwest landmark for craft beer and fine food enthusiasts. The oceanfront facility includes an outdoor patio and banquet room with unobstructed views of Cape Kiwanda and Haystack Rock. Celebrating its 17th year in Pacific City, the Pelican Pub & Brewery, was recently voted Oregon’s “Best Destination Restaurant” by readers of 1859 Magazine, January 2013. Brew Master Darron Welch has crafted many awardwinning brews, including Kiwanda Cream Ale, which was named to DRAFT Magazine’s Top 25 Beers in the World of 2008, 2009 and 2010.
WHEN YOU GO WHERE: 33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr. Pacific City HOURS: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday PHONE: (503) 965-7007 ONLINE: yourlittlebeachtown. com/pelican The Pelican is family friendly, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner with a full menu, a banquet room, gift shop and, of course, a full bar. Cheers!
Slated to open July of 2013, the Pelican’s new Production Brewery and Tasting Room in Tillamook will be increasing production of the Pelican’s award-winning Imperial Pelican Ale, MacPelican’s Scottish-Style Ale, Tsunami Stout, Doryman’s Dark Ale and Silverspot IPA, enabling you to enjoy Pelican brews throughout the Northwest. Under the guidance of Executive Chef Ged Aydelott, the Pelican has developed a reputation for excellence in “beer cuisine” – cooking with beer and pairing it with food. The Pelican hosts three Brewer’s Dinners per year, highlighting excellent locally sourced seafood, vegetables and world class beer.
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Tillamook County RV Directory 1. SHOREWOOD RV PARK On the beach, semi-sheltered, annual or overnight. Complete hook-ups, cable TV and shower facilities and wireless internet. Easy access to town and supplies. 2 miles north of Garibaldi. (503) 355-2278 Email: shorewoodrv@aol.com 2. BIAK BY THE SEA RV PARK - 1/2 Block walk to marinas, restaurants & shops. Full hook-ups, pull-throughs, laundry, hot showers and cable TV, vending room. 606 Biak Ave., Garibaldi, OR. (503) 322-2111 • www.portofgaribaldi.org 3. TILLAMOOK BAY CITY RV PARK - 4 miles North of Tillamook on Hwy. 101. Monthly, weekly or daily rates. 40 RV sites, 30 with full hook-ups and 10 with electric and water. Dump station available to all guests. 60’ long pull-throughs with 50 amp service, hot showers, ice, on site laundry, picnic tables, tent sites, free WI-FI,
horseshoes, community fire pit, and limited RV supplies. All full hookups have cable TV. RV and boat storage. Centrally located, clean, quiet and friendly. Open year round. Great weekly rates and Good Sam discount on daily rate. 7805 Alderbrook Rd. Tillamook, OR (503) 377-2124 1-800-200-2075 (for reservations only) www.tillamookbaycityrvpark.com 4. WILSON RIVER RV PARK 5 miles East of Tillamook on Hwy. 6. One-half mile of Wilson River frontage, pull-through sites, laundry, showers, fire pits, cable TV, propane, 70 sites. (503) 842-2750 5. CAMPER COVE RV PARK & CAMPGROUND - 12 miles south of Tillamook on U.S. 101, 2.5 miles north of Beaver. Full hookups, tents, unique cabin settings, mini-mart, laundry, hot
showers, crafters and meeting hall. 1500’ of creekfront. Forest setting, yet 10 minutes to the ocean. Senior discounts. RVer’s: spend 6 days & get your 7th day FREE! (503) 398-5334
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6. CAPE KIWANDA RV RESORT & MARKET PLACE 170 sites across from the beach and dory launch at beautiful Cape Kiwanda. Full hook ups, cabins, cottages, tenting and group facilities, indoor heated pool & spa, exercise room. Big rigs welcome! Seafood Market, groceries, gifts, ATM, homemade fudge, Doryland Pizza Parlor. Excellent fishing, surfing, kayaking. Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly rates. Good Sam discounts available. 33305 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City, OR. (503) 965-6230 www.capekiwandarvresort.com Email: capekiwanda@oregoncoast.com
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Tillamook County Lodging Guide 1. WHEELER ON THE BAY LODGE & MARINA - Located on the waterfront of the Nehalem Bay. Quaint, cozy rooms perfect for families, fishermen or romantic getaways. Nice clean rooms include microwaves, refrigerators, TV, DVD/VCR, WI-FI fireplaces and coffee makers. Five rooms with spas. Free breakfast. Free movies and popcorn. Free kayaking right off our 100 foot dock with two-night stay. Ask about guide fishing on the Nehalem River. Come and relax on our 200 ft. deck overlooking the Nehalem Bay in Wheeler, OR. www.wheeleronthebay.com Call (800) 469-3204 or (503) 368-5858, or e-mail: wheelerlodge@nehalemtel.net
3. TERIMORE LODGING BY THE SEA Spectacular bay and ocean views. Kitchen & fireplace units available. Color TV, clamming, crabbing, beach combing, coin-op laundry, WIFI available, pet friendly. 6 miles west of Tillamook. (503) 842-4623 or Toll Free 1 (800) 635-1821 www.oregoncoast.com\terimore
4. INN AT CAPE KIWANDA - Located on the 3 Capes Scenic Loop at Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area, and 3 miles off of Highway 101, in relaxed and un-complicated Pacific City. Our 35 deluxe guest rooms feature private decks with beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and Haystack Rock, cozy gas fireplaces, plush pillow-top beds 2. OCEANSIDE INN - An 11-unit, beach-front with feather pillows, CD players, flat-screen LCD motel, complete with overhanging deck and priTVs, DVD players, plus many other top-of-thevate stairway to the beach. Each unit line amenities to make your stay features complete kitchen,WiFi, Cable TV, DVD. at the beach the best ever. Jetted tub in some units. 7 ocean-front units. Rates www.innatcapekiwanda.com $85 to $145 per night. All units are smoke-free. 33105 Cape Kiwanda Dr. • Pacific City 1400 Pacific NW, Oceanside, OR 97134 Reservations: 888-965-7001 • (503) 842-2961 info@InnAtCapeKiwanda.com www.oceanside-oregon.com
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THE PACIFIC CITY DORY FLEET Pacific City has been the “Home of the Dory Fleet” for decades. The first boats launched from the beach at Cape Kiwanda more than 100 years ago. Today, about 200 boats call Pacific City their “home port.” The Pacific City dory fleet is likely the largest fleet of its kind in the world. The dory is an old design; they were used as long ago as 300 A.D. on the Arabian Sea. Flat-bottomed (so they can launch from and land on shore), they’re small, fast, easy to handle and can carry a lot of weight. They were popular with Portugese fishermen until the early 1500s. Before 1960, Pacific City dories were powered with oars in the surf and used outboard engines at sea. Today’s dories are square-sterned and highly mechanized with sophisticated electronics
and fishery gear. They’re flat-bottomed for beach launching and landing, much to the enjoyment of visitors who come to Pacific City and Cape Kiwanda. It’s important to remember that the dories may land at speeds necessary to stay ahead of the breaking surf, so give them lots of room! Three fullylicensed charter boats carry passengers, and the rest of the fleet is a mix of private recreational and commercial salmon, albacore, halibut, rockfish and Dungeness crab vessels. Landings of fish and shellfish are recorded by state and Federal governments, along with all other recognized ports on the West Coast. When you visit Pacific City, stop at Cape Kiwanda. A memorial wall was recently constructed with many unique boat names. There’s also a list of people who’ve been dory captains and who were prominent in the development of the fleet. You will note that on the list, only three dorymen are known to have died at sea – in almost a century!
Each year, on the third weekend in July, the town celebrates with “Dory Days,” with a parade on Saturday. The 54th annual Dory Days celebration will be July 19-21, 2013. The Blessing of the Fleet is at Cape Kiwanda on either the first or second Saturday in June, depending on the tides. The Dorymens Association, an Oregon non-profit corporation, maintains a mailing list of over 550, and invites you to visit its webpage at www. pcdorymen.com for about everything you would want to know about this unique and historic maritime activity.
Tillamook County Church Directory
ROCKAWAY BEACH
Youth Sunday School 10 a.m. Regular service Sunday 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome!
St. Mary by the Sea Catholic Church 275 S. Pacific St. (503) 355-2661 Saturday: Confessions 5 p.m. Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday: Confessions 8 a.m. Mass 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass: Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Wednesday – Friday 9a.m.
TILLAMOOK Grace Lutheran Mission – W.E.L.S. (503) 842-7729 Pastor: Warren Widmann Sunday Bible Study: 5 p.m. Worship Service: 6 p.m. Please call for more information
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
2610 First Street (503) 842-7182 http://www.tillamookadventist.net
CLOVERDALE Cloverdale Baptist Church
Pastor: Timothy Mayne English and Spanish Services Saturdays: Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. Worship Services 10:40 a.m. Community Services (503) 842-4794 Adventist School (503) 842-6533
St. Albans Episcopal Church
2102 6th (503) 842-6192 www.StAlbansTillamook.com Jerry Jefferies, Priest-in-charge Sunday Worship Service: Holy Eucharist
9 a.m. Coffee & fellowship following. Handicapped accessible. Everyone welcome.
PACIFIC CITY Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church 35305 Brooten Road (503) 965-6229 Pastor: Rev. Ben Dake Weekly Bible study groups Fridays at 10 a.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. Open communion the first Sunday of each month. Adult Sunday School 9 a.m.
34465 Bridge Street, Cloverdale, OR (503) 392-3104 www.cloverdalebaptist.org Pastor: Randy Winesburgh Teaching the Bible since 1887. Sunday Services Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.; Bible Study/Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday service: Prayer and Bible Study 7 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
34560 Parkway Drive, Cloverdale, OR (503) 392-3685 stjosephchurch@oregoncoast.com Father Jerry Quintal Masses: Saturday 6:30 p.m., Sunday 9:30 a.m.
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SAND LAKE RECREATION AREA Yes, it’s a lake made of sand – 1,076 acres of open sand dunes surrounded by forest and adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. The Sandlake Recreation Area, popular with off-road enthusiasts, is located 15 miles south of Tillamook (it’s six miles north of Pacific City), between Cape Lookout on the north and Cape Kiwanda on the south. Sandlake is owned and operated by the U.S. Forest Service. The Sand Lake dunes are an example of a “parabola system.” Parabola dunes, roughly U-shaped, develop from breaks, or “blowouts,” occurring when wind attacks an unstable vegetated point on the edge of a coastal forest. The dunes are moving, in a vaguely northeasterly direction, and the vegetation – European beach grass and shore pine – is constantly changing. There are four campgrounds in the Sandlake Recreation Area: East Dunes, West Winds, Sandbeach and the Derrick Road Dispersed Campground. All charge a fee. Permits are obtained from the Hebo Ranger District
office in Hebo, either in person or by mail. It’s recommended you get permits well in advance for Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day weekends; the number of permits is limited during these highvolume times to 1,200. Riders need to follow all Oregon State OHV regulations. The Sand Lake Estuary, adjacent to the Sand Lake Recreation Area, provides opportunities for fishing, swimming, crabbing, kayaking, hiking and wildlife viewing. The near-natural state of this 900-acre estuary provides a home to many species of water fowl and access is available at Fisherman’s Day Use area near the Sandbeach OHV Campground. The sand dunes begin at the estuary and extend to the northeast about 3.5 miles. The dunes are surrounded on three sides by a coastal mixed-conifer forest and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
GETTING THERE DIRECTIONS: From Tillamook, take Hwy. 101 south to Sandlake Road.; turn right. At the 3-way stop, Sandlake Road. heads left; take the first road on the right and follow that to the OHV staging areas. The Hebo Ranger District office, where you get the permits, is in Hebo, at 31525 Hwy. 22 (mail is P.O. Box 235, Hebo OR 97122). Phone 503-392-3161 WEBSITE: www.fs.usda.gov/ recarea/siuslaw/recreation/ recarea/?recid=42689
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SAVE THE DATE JULY JULY 4 OLD FASHIONED 4TH OF JULY PARADE & FIREWORKS, Rockaway Beach. Parade starts at Ocean’s Edge Wayside at 11 a.m. Fireworks at dusk. Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce at 503-355-8108 or tollfree 1-855-RBC-CNET. Or visit www. rockawaybeach.net.
USA Today named the Tillamook County Fair, held in August, among the top 10 fairs in the nation. Photo by Paula Berry
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Chamber of Commerce, 503-8427525 or visit www.gotillamook.com.
JUNE 1 – SEPTEMBER 28 NESKOWIN FARMER’S MARKET, new location at Neskowin Beach Wayside. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 503-392-3582 or 406-261-1035.
JUNE 15 OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD DINNER TRAIN, departing from Garibaldi 6:15 p.m. Three-hour train trip with a four-course meal. 503-8427972 or toll-free 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ocsr.net. Or visit www. ocsr.net.
TILLAMOOK ROSE PLANTING by the Portland Royal Rosarians, 10 a.m. Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 Second St. Call 503-842-4553 or visit www.tcpm.org.
JUNE 16 – SEPTEMBER 28 PACIFIC CITY FARMER’S MARKET, Brand new this year, located at the South County Tillamook Library, 6200 Camp St. Open every Sunday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 541-450-0565. JUNE 14 – SEPTEMBER 2 MANZANITA FARMER’S MARKET, on Laneda Avenue. Fresh produce and local products, along with live music. Every Friday, 5-8 p.m. Call 503-368-3688 or visit www. manzanitafarmersmarket.com. JUNE 15 – SEPTEMBER 28 TILLAMOOK FARMER’S MARKET, on Laurel Avenue in front of the Tillamook County Courthouse. Open 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturdays. Visit www. tillamookfarmersmarket.com. JUNE 28-30 ROCKAWAY BEACH PIRATE FESTIVAL, Ocean’s Edge Wayside in downtown Rockaway Beach. Features treasure hunt, kids scavenger hunt, performances and music/pirate vaudeville shows. Contact Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce at 503355-8108 or toll-free 1-855-RBCCNET. Or visit www.rockawaybeach. net. JUNE 15 JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL, Nehalem Bay Winery, 34965 Hwy 53, Nehalem. Food at 5 p.m.; music starts at 6 p.m., Rhythm Culture. Call 503-368-
JUNE 16 OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL, departing from Garibaldi noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and from Rockaway 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Fathers ride for half-price with paying child of any age. 503-842-7972 or tollfree 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ ocsr.net. Or visit www.ocsr.net. JUNE 21 & 22; 28 & 29 “IT’S BROADWAY, BABY!” Musical production by Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts. Performances begin 7 p.m. Performances at The Barn Community Playhouse, 12th and Ivy, Tillamook. Reserve seats at Diamond Art Jewelers, 503-842-7940. For more information, visit www. tillamooktheater.com. JUNE 22 TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER MUSEUM PRESENTS “Stories of Captain Farley,” with Mike Carlson 1 p.m, Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 Second St. in downtown Tillamook. Call 503-8424553 or visit www.tcpm.org. TILLAMOOK JUNE DAIRY PARADE. This is the 57th year for the Dairy Parade, the third largest parade in Oregon. Grand parade at 11 a.m. in downtown Tillamook. Call Tillamook
JUNE 22-23 TILLAMOOK COUNTY RODEO. Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 4603 Third St., Tillamook. Events start 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday. Call 503-930-7656 or visit www. tillamookrodeo.com. JUNE 24-28 JUNIOR GOLF CAMP, Bay Breeze Golf Course, Hwy. 101 and Latimer Road. (across from the cheese Factory), Tillamook. 9-noon each day, for kids 7-14. Tournament on the last day sponsored by Kiwanis Club. Call 503-842-1166. JUNE 29 OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD “DOUBLE HEADER,” departing from Garibaldi noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and from Rockaway 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. OCSR celebrates its 11th anniversary with trains pulled by both of the railroad’s antique steam engines. 503842-7972 or toll-free 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ocsr.net. Or visit www. ocsr.net. JUNE 29-30 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE, 10 a.m. Saturday - 10 a.m. Sunday, Tillamook County Fairgrounds.
MANZANITA INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. Pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Parade at 1 p.m. Fireworks on the beach at 10 p.m. OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD FIREWORKS EXCURSION. Ride the train to Rockaway Beach to watch the memorable fireworks display. Leaves from Garibaldi depot (in Lumbermen’s Park) at 8:30 p.m. 503-842-7972 or toll-free 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ocsr.net. Or visit www.ocsr.net/ fireworks.html. NESKO WOMEN’S CLUB BOOK/ BAKE SALE, Neskowin Trading Co., 9-noon. Call the Pacific City/Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce, 503/965-7779 or 503/392-4340. Or visit www.pcnvchamber.org. NEHALEM BAY WINERY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, BBQ with live music, 1-5 p.m. Nehalem Bay Winery, 34965 Hwy 53, Nehalem. Call 503-3689463 or 1-888-368-WINE, or e-mail nbwines@hotmail.com. Visit www. nehalembay winery.com. JULY 6 3RD ANNUAL OREGON COAST CLASSIC CAR SHOW, Alderbrook Golf Course, 7300 Alderbrook Rd. Starts 9 a.m. Call Andy at 503-8426410 ext. 2. FIREWORKS DISPLAY, by the Pacific City/Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. Call 503-392-4340 or visit www.pcnvchamber.org. CLOVER’S DAY PARADE, downtown Cloverdale. Day-long events, plus the only parade led by a cow. Call John at 503-392-3456. MUSIC AT NEHALEM BAY WINERY, with Baby Gramps. Starts 6 p.m. Call 503/368-9463 or 1-888-368-WINE,
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or e-mail nbwines@hotmail.com. Visit www.nehalembay winery.com JULY 6-7 2ND ANNUAL WORLD’S GREATEST POTATO CHUNKIN’ CONTEST, Tillamook County Fairgrounds. Call 503-842-2272 or visit www. tillamookfair.com. JULY 8-12 “STARLITE ACADEMY,” the Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts children’s theater workshop, ages 6- 13. Classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; performances at 7 p.m. July 12 and 13. The Barn Community Playhouse, 12th and Ivy, Tillamook. Call 503-812-2163 or visit www.tillamooktheater.com. JULY 15-AUGUST 23 ROCKAWAY BEACH FRIDAY NIGHT BEACH FIRES, near the Ocean’s Edge Wayside. Call the Rockaway Beach Parks & Recreation Dept., 503/3552291, or Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce at 503/355-8108 or tollfree 1-855-RBC-CNET. Or visit www. rockawaybeach.net. JULY 13-14 26TH ANNUAL GARY ANDERSON OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT to raise money for hearing-impaired children. Alderbrook Golf Course, 7300 Alderbrook Rd., Tillamook. Call Gary at 503/322-3331. JULY 13 FIRE FESTIVAL & CONCERT, at the Ocean’s Edge Wayside in downtown Rockaway Beach. Call the Rockaway Fire Dept., 503-355-2978, or Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce at 503-355-8108 or tollfree 1-855-RBC-CNET. Or visit www. rockawaybeach.net. OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD DINNER TRAIN, departing from Garibaldi 6:15 p.m. Three-hour train trip with a four-course meal. 503-8427972 or toll-free 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ocsr.net. Or visit www. ocsr.net. JULY 20-21 ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF CRAFTS, downtown Nehalem. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Sponsored by the Nehalem Merchants Association. Call Judy, 503/368-5822. JULY 20-21 53RD ANNUAL DORY DAYS CELEBRATION, Pacific City and Cape Kiwanda. Parade of floats, dory boats and vintage cars; marine artisan fair at the beach on Cape Kiwanda. Call the Pacific City/Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce, 503-9657779 or 503-392-4340. Or visit www. pcnvchamber.org.
JULY 20 MANZANITA BEACH RUN & WALK, 9 a.m., Manzanita Beach, Laneda Ave. 21st annual North County Recreation District 5K walk and run and 10K run. Call 503/-68-4395 or e-mail fitness@ ncrdnehalem.org or visit www. ncrdnehalem.org. JULY 26-28 GARIBALDI DAYS. Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday through downtown; vendors, food and live music. Call Mary at 503/322-3327 or visit www. visitgaribaldi.com. JULY 27 CULTURAL MUSIC CONCERT, at the Ocean’s Edge Wayside in downtown Rockaway Beach. Call Rockaway Beach Parks & Recreation Dept., 503-355-2291, or Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce at 503/3558108 or toll-free 1-855-RBC-CNET. Or visit www.rockawaybeach.net. OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD DINNER TRAIN, departing from Garibaldi 6:15 p.m. Three-hour train trip with a four-course meal. 503-8427972 or toll-free 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ocsr.net. Or visit www. ocsr.net. OUTDOOR DISCOVERY DAY, at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum’s Kilchis Point Reserve. Opportunity to learn about Native American history, pioneer settlement, and the local flora and fauna. Guided hikes at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Call 503-842-4553 or visit www.tcpm.org.
AUGUST AUGUST 3 “NORTHWEST CLASSICS” CAR, PLANE & BIKE SHOW, Tillamook Air Museum, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Beer, wine, live music. Call 503-842-1130 or visit www.tillamookair.com.
AUGUST 4 ROCKAWAY BEACH STREET DANCE, at Ocean’s Edge Wayside in downtown Rockaway Beach. Call Rockaway Beach Parks & Recreation Dept., 503-355-2291, or Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce at 503-3558108 or toll-free 1-855-RBC-CNET. Or visit www.rockawaybeach.net. AUGUST 7-10 TILLAMOOK COUNTY FAIR, Tillamook County Fairgrounds. This year’s theme is “Got A Good Thing Growing.” The Tillamook County Fair has live horse racing and free grandstand shows featuring national talent. It’s also the home of the world famous Pig-N-Ford Races. Blue ribbon events, vendors, food, agricultural and
other exhibits. Call 503-842-2272 or visit www.tillamookfair.com. AUGUST 16-17 OREGON TUNA CLASSIC, headquartered at the Old Mill Marina Resort, 210 S. 3rd St., Garibaldi. Contact captain Bob Crossley at general@tcsjerky.com. For moorages, call Jessi Coon at Port of Garibaldi, 503-322-3292. For more information, visit www.oregontunaclassic.org. AUGUST 16-17 10TH ANNUAL OLD IRON SHOW, presented by Branch #159 of the Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Assn. Noon to 5 p.m. Friday, 9-5 Saturday, and 9-3 Sunday, Blue Heron French Cheese Company, 2100 Blue Heron Dr., Tillamook. Call 503-842-3130 or 503842-8460, or e-mail nwoldironbr159@ charter.net. AUGUST 17 “A STEP BACK IN TIME,” an exploration of Tillamook County history in conjunction with the Oregon Tuna Classic. Co-sponsored by the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, Garibaldi Museum, Latimer Quilt & Textile Center and Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. Tickets at all museums and at Tillamook and Rockaway Beach Chambers of Commerce. Call 503-842-4553 (Pioneer Museum), 503-322-8411 (Garibaldi), or 503842-8622 (Latimer). OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD DINNER TRAIN, departing from Garibaldi 6:15 p.m. Three-hour train trip with a four-course meal. 503-8427972 or toll-free 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ocsr.net. Or visit www. ocsr.net. BLUEGRASS AND BBQ at Nehalem Bay Winery. Food 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Live music. Call 503-368-9463 or 1-888368-WINE, or e-mail nbwines@ hotmail.com. Visit www.nehalembay winery.com. TILLAMOOK BAY RUN & WALK, Bay Ocean Spit. 10K run, 5K walk. Call the Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce, 503-842-7525 or visit www.gotillamook.com. AUGUST 23-25 ART FAIR & FARMER’S MARKET, Ocean’s Edge Wayside in downtown Rockaway Beach. 37th annual art fair, this year with a Farmer’s Market added. Call Rockaway Beach Chamber of commerce, 503-355-8108 or tollfree 1-855-RBC-CNET. Or visit www. rockawaybeach.net. AUGUST 30 & 31; SEPT. 6-8, 13-15 TILLAMOOK ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS “SHERLOCK’S SECRET LIFE,” a play by Ed Lange. Directed by Robert
Buckingham. Performances at The Barn Community Playhouse, 12th and Ivy, Tillamook. Reserve seats at Diamond Art Jewelers, 503/842-7940. For more information, visit www. tillamooktheater.com. AUGUST 31 OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD DINNER TRAIN, departing from Garibaldi 6:15 p.m. Three-hour train trip with a four-course meal. 503-8427972 or toll-free 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ocsr.net. Or visit www. ocsr.net.
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 1 NEHALEM BAY WINERY LABOR DAY CELEBRATION, Nehalem Bay Winery, Nehalem. Snacks, wine specials and live music both days. Call 503-3689463 or 1-888-368-WINE, or e-mail nbwines@hotmail.com. Visit www. nehalembay winery.com. GARIBALDI LIONS CLUB LABOR DAY WEEKEND FISH FRY, Old Mill Marina, Garibaldi. Call Judy Riley, 503-3223675. ROCKAWAY BEACH CARNIVAL IN THE PARK, city park. Call City of Rockaway Parks & Recreation Dept., 503-355-2291, or Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce at 503-3558108 or toll-free 1-855-RBC-CNET. Or visit www.rockawaybeach.net. SEPTEMBER 6-8 BLOWSION SURF SLAM, Tierra del Mar. Brings over 40 riders from around the world from around the world competing for cash and points toward the IFWA world title. Watercraft riders display highspeed turns through a grueling buoy course while being challenged by the unpredictable waves. Visit www. blowsionsurfslam.com. SEPTEMBER 7 21ST ANNUAL FISHING DAY FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery, 7660 Whiskey Creek Rd., Tillamook. Call Jerry Dove, 503-842-6519. SEPTEMBER 14 OREGON COAST SCENIC RAILROAD DINNER TRAIN, departing from Garibaldi 6:15 p.m. Three-hour train trip with a four-course meal. 503-8427972 or toll-free 1-855-842-7972 or e-mail info@ocsr.net. Or visit www. ocsr.net. SEPTEMBER 28 GREAT OREGON BEACH & RIVERSIDE CLEANUP, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., along the entire Oregon coast. Call Brianna Goodwin at 503-844-9571 ext. 317, or toll-free 1-800-333-SOLV, or visit www.solv.org.
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