Oysters galore!Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Umpqua Aquaculture is home to one of Winchester Bay's best-kept secrets: oysters. Visitors can watch workers shuck the delectable shellfish and, later, purchase oysters from the retail store.From the Umpqua River Lighthouse or the U.S. Highway 101 Wayfinding Point, visitors often notice a œtriangle" in Winchester Bay, and wonder œwhat are all those buoys doing bobbing in the rock-enclosed triangle area?" It's an oyster bed, or more specifically, Umpqua Aquaculture, where the oysters aren't grown in beds at all, but rather are suspended on long lines in the water so they never rest in the mud below. It's that suspension process that sets Umpqua Aquaculture oysters apart from all other oysters, according to the folks at Umpqua Aquaculture. Visitors are welcome at the processing plant, where a large glass window offers a view of the shucking area. A video player in the lobby shows a short movie depicting the growing process. Oysters are available for sale either in the shell or shucked. For info: Umpqua Aquaculture, 723 Ork Rock Road, Winchester Bay, OR 97467; (541) 271-5684; http://www.umpquaoysters.com. |
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