Heart of the Dunes 2009
 

Winchester Bay an ocean gateway

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 Winchester Bay is home to Salmon Harbor, a safe haven for fishing and recreational boats, in addition to sailboats. The U.S. Coast Guard maintains a station here. Winchester Bay is a gateway to fishing in the Pacific Ocean...Read more

Take to the dunes

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 DuneFest is a huge festival held in August and you can be a part of it. All-terrain-vehicle riders from all over the world compete in races and stunts and there is plenty of room to watch or participate....Read more

Hot rods, cool fun

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 Classic cars come to town to cruise around the bay during Kool Coastal Nights. Winchester Bay also is home to the Ocean Festival that celebrates everything ocean....Read more

Oysters galore!

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 Umpqua Aquaculture is home to one of Winchester Bays best-kept secrets: oysters. Visitors can watch workers shuck the delectable shellfish and, later, purchase oysters from the retail store....Read more

Visit Tsalila: The Umpqua River Festival

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 The festival with the funny-looking name, Tsalila is part entertainment, part education and all fun. Itfs free, open to the public, and attracts some of the biggest crowds of the festivals featured during the summer. Actu...Read more

Honor a veteran in Reedsport

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 The Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce pulls out all the stops when it comes to Memorial Day, sponsoring a Memorial Day parade and memorial service to honor veterans during Memorial Day Weekend. The U.S. Marine C...Read more

Have some pancakes

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 Several of the service clubs in the Western Douglas area put on allyou- can-eat pancake breakfasts as fundraisers for their organizations. Others feature dinners or cook up some good old fashioned barbecue ribs, hamburgers or...Read more

Go birdwatching

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 Birders who choose to spend time scoping out the area in and around Winchester Bay, Reedsport and Gardiner will be richly rewarded. The forests, waterways and riparian areas, estuary and mudflats, sandy beaches and open ocean...Read more

Grab a sk8board

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 Need a break from riding the dunes? Are those youngsters getting a little antsy? Reedsport can keep them busy at the Reedsport Skate Park. These days some families plan their vacations around skateparks and Reedsports par...Read more

Listen to music

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 The Riverfront Rhythms summer concert series has scheduled dates for the summer. Relax by the river in an outdoor setting and enjoy live music. By bringing in known performers from jazz, pop, blues and folk to rock, country a...Read more

Visit natural history

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 A trip back in time, life in a tidewater town, the natural environment of the surrounding area and, new this year, exhibits from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry all are some of the spectacular displays of the Umpq...Read more

Follow the buzz

Published: Monday, May 5th 2008 Months before the trucks loaded with chain saw carvers and their gear arrive in town, organizers are busy preparing for the Oregon Divisional chain saw Sculpting Championships in Reedsport. This years event is scheduled f...Read more