Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Got a hankerin' to hit the water? Or the sand?
These places can make sure you get everything you need to enjoy a day on the lake or the dunes.
Lakeside Marina
325 S. 8th St., Lakeside, (541) 759-3312; www.lakesidemar...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Elkton is home to several wineries ” here's a œgrape" place to start:
RIVER'S EDGE WINERY
1395 River Dr., Elkton
(541) 584-2357
www.riversedgewinery.com
BRADLEY VINEYARDS
1000 Azalea Dr., Elkton
(541) 584-2888
www...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Gardiner Founder's Day celebration takes place in September ” and there's no time like the present to learn about one of the Oregon Coast's most historical towns.Festivities in the past have included a Gardiner Cemetery tour ...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Smith River Grange holds an annual Smith River Country Fair in August. The gathering is an old-fashioned fair with country fun for the whole family. The main event is a pit barbecue dinner.
To get there: The Grange is at ...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Just outside Reedsport, heading north on U.S. Highway 101, you'll come through a tiny town called Gardiner. There are some beautiful historic homes next to the highway, overlooking the Umpqua River. It may not look like it no...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
The Old Time Fiddlers, a group of musicians from all over southwestern Oregon, periodically meet in Winchester Bay to jam. The group will hold its annual jamboree in Winchester Bay Aug. 20-23 at the Winchester Bay Community B...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
The 65-foot tower is one of the oldest operational lighthouses on the West Coast.A 2-ton Fresnel lens, outfitted with more than 600 hand-cut prisms manufactured in 1890 by Barbier & Company of Paris, still rides atop a brass ...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Reedsport can keep them busy at the Reedsport Skate Park. These days some families plan their vacations around skateparks and Reedsport's park is a favorite destination for avid boarders. It is the largest skatepark on the Or...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Some even get competitive about it and dish up as much good-natured fun as they do food.The Smith River Grange puts on a pancake breakfast on the first Saturday of every month and the Gardiner-Reedsport Lions Club, with the R...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Bands are to play on the waterfront at the Umpqua Discovery Center in Reedsport at 6:30 p.m. on the following Fridays: June 26, the Worn Out Frets, playing easy listening and light rock; July 10, Small Town Rumors; July 24, N...
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Published: Thursday, June 4th 2009
This year's event is scheduled for Father's Day weekend, June 18-21, and will be held at Rainbow Plaza, near the Umpqua Discovery Center in Old Town Reedsport.The theme is œOregon 150," in honor of Oregon's sesquicentennial a...
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Published: Tuesday, May 6th 2008
Elkton celebrates Fort Umpqua Days in late summer — and now the townsfolk are rebuilding the fort.
The effort began a couple years ago and several businesses and local residents have donated time and supplies to bring an i...
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