Date archive for May, 2010
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Let the chain saws roar|Outdoor life – 2010
Sculpting with a chain saw might sound like the premise for a Monty Python sketch, but it’s no joke. For more than 50 years, professional carvers have been turning blocks of wood into amazing works of art, and you can watch them do it at the Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Sculpting Championships, June 17-20, at Rainbow …
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Don’s pie & more pie
For the past 22 years, Don’s Main Street Family Restaurant has been a magnet for pie enthusiasts. Don and Perky Brooks became one of the town’s anchors, having been in the same location since 1972. Before it was Don’s they owned the Dairy Queen that was there. The restaurant’s home-style menu has everything you could …
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Cruise the dunes at Riley Ranch
Want to wake up to the smell of two-strokes? Hang out with ATV enthusiasts at Riley Ranch campground near Hauser. The Coos County campground boasts 53 full water and electricity hookup sites and miles of ATV tracks. The 135-acre former ranch is open to all three classes of ATV traffic. The site also has hiking …
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Lighthouse of the month: Cape Arago Lighthouse
Located on the Cape Arago Highway south of Charleston, the Cape Arago Lighthouse is no longer functional or accessible to the public. The bridge that once gave access has long since deteriorated, and the solar-powered lights and beacon went permanently dark in January 2006. The lighthouse once was essential to local navigation. It was constructed …
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Drop down to a sea cave
For almost 70 years, Sea Lion Caves has attracted hundreds of thousands of people to gaze at sea lions and rare birds. Discovered in 1880, the cave is considered the largest sea cave in the world. Visitors may ride an elevator into the cave 208 feet below the surface of the seaside cliffs. But don’t …
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Take some time to check out Honeyman State Park
Honeyman State Park is a jewel for several reasons. The park is one of the largest campgrounds in Oregon, with two freshwater lakes: Cleawox Lake and Woahink Lake. Woahink is open for water sports, so bring your canoe or fishing boat and enjoy a day between the beach and the Coast Range. A note of …
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Off the grid – Loon Lake
Some people just need to unplug. Loon Lake Lodge & RV Resort employee Brian Kruse said it’s the lake’s lack of cell phone coverage that attracts many families each year. ‘Kids can’t spend the trip texting,” he said. In the tech-savvy, communications-driven culture of the 21st century, he said, some families are looking for a …
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Coastal Curiosities|Expose your senses to a myrtle grove
The rare hardwood trees that yield Oregon’s distinctive mytlewood have a dense foliage of glossy, uniquely fragrant leaves. They have a high commercial value. The myrtle only grows in small stretches of the Oregon and California coasts, and old-growth groves are hard to find. Spots to see old myrtlewood trees are Millicoma Myrtlewood Corridor, 21 …
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Lighthouse Run beckons bikers
Hundreds of Harley riders agree: The grandeur of the Oregon Coast is best experienced on a hog. On June 25 and 26, bikers will descend on the Bay Area for the 10th Annual Lighthouse Run, sponsored by Highway 101 Harley-Davidson. The event will lead hundreds of motorheads as far south as Port Orford and as …
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See a big feller
Visitors step back in history at the Coos County Logging Museum in Myrtle Point. Housed in a pioneer replica of Salt Lake City’s Mormon Tabernacle, the museum features historic logging photos and tools of the trade from nearly a century of action. The museum is at 705 Maple St., Myrtle Point. Want to know more? …
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