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Travelers Dine on Seafood on the Oregon Coast

A trip to the beach wouldn’t be complete without fish and chips or clam chowder. But even better — how about bringing a taste of the Coast home? Or cooking it over your campfire or in your rental kitchen? We polled our Visit the Oregon Coast Facebook friends to find out where to go for […]

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Discover Newport, OR – South Beach District – Part III

Discover Newport, OR – South Beach District – Part III Newport, Oregon’s South Beach District includes not only the Port Of Newport Marina and RV Park, but offers a number of other attractions such as a funky brewery (is there any other kind in Oregon?), the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Hatfield Marine Science Visitor […]

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Discover Newport, OR – Part II – Port of Newport Marina & RV Park

The Port of Newport Marina & RV Park is located at South Beach, a stone’s hurl across Yaquina Bay from the historic bayfront. After my early morning chat with Post, I roam the grounds, observing the individuals using the 600-slip marina, four-lane launch ramp. Sipping coffee, I watch the crew at Newport Marina Store & […]

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Environment

Oregon Coast Aquarium Adopts Stranded Sea Otter Pup

Newport, Oregon—Oregon Coast Aquarium welcomes a new addition in the Sea Otter Exhibit this spring. A northern sea otter pup, Enhydra lutris kenyonim, was discovered alone on a beach in Kodiak, Alaska early last summer. Sea otter pups are helpless when they are born and require constant attention from their mothers. The six to eight […]

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Discover Newport, Oregon – Part I

By Leslee Jaquette Before breakfast I strolled the docks at the Embarcadero Resort Hotel & Marina in Newport, Oregon. Enjoying a streak of unusually calm, sunny weather on the Pacific Coast, a burly, friendly guy gave me a conspiratorial smile as he stepped off his 23-foot Seaswirl, Wake My Day. His name was Dave Strom […]

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Oregon

Orphan Snowy Plover Chicks set for coastal release

Newport, Oregon – Five abandoned snowy plover chicks and a rehabilitated adult male are being released back to the wild by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners.  The birds, federally and state listed as threatened, were rescued in early July by plover monitors from the Institute for Natural Resources, Portland State University and […]

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Oregon

Oregon Coast Aquarium marine science enthusiasts to volunteer

Newport, Oregon—The Oregon Coast Aquarium invites people throughout Oregon to join its team of volunteers for the fall exhibit interpretation Volunteer Training Program which begins September 21. During the six week training course, volunteers develop in-depth knowledge about the marine life endemic to the Pacific Northwest. To ensure that each volunteer receives training and assignments […]

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Oregon

‘Smart old girl’ seal bids farewell

Newport, Oregon— One of the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s Harbor seals was discovered unresponsive when staff arrived at the marine mammal holding facility in July. The seal was born at Point Defiance Zoo on July 15, 1979 and came to the Aquarium when it opened in 1992. At 34 years, the seal was exceptionally old for […]

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Oregon

Aquarium and college team up to celebrate the oyster

Newport, Oregon— The Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Oregon Coast Community College Foundation (OCCCF) established a new partnership this year for the 13th annual Oyster Cloyster.  Under this new partnership, proceeds from the event will benefit both organizations equally. Oyster Cloyster brings chefs and food enthusiasts together for a celebration of the oyster, an iconic […]

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Oregon

Maritime center to open in Newport

Binnacles, boat models, ship’s wheels, maritime art, vintage surfboards, and larger-than-life photographs fill the public spaces of the Pacific Maritime & Heritage Center, which will open Friday, June 28 at 11 a.m.  Located on Newport’s Bayfront at 333 SE Bay Blvd., the Center is administered by the Lincoln County Historical Society. “This museum has been […]