Dan Haag

Everything You Need to Know About Kelly’s Brighton Marina Crab Derby, Saturday, June 2 2018! Enjoy friendly folks, beautiful views, and plenty of delicious crabs when you attend the Kelly’s Brighton Marina Crab Derby! This great annual contest takes place every year in early June. With plenty of great prizes, including the […]

The Oregon Coast is a living, breathing history class. On any trail head or beach, it’s easy to imagine you are following in the footsteps of the area’s natives and settlers. What came before the shops, hotels and restaurants? Who walked the trails and fished the rivers when it was for work […]

Take a bite of the Oregon Coast! From Cannon Beach, through Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler and down through Tillamook, on to Lincoln City, this region is ripe for exploration! Enter an area of unmatched beauty and adventure—defined by fresh flavors, natural bounty and a variety of unique culinary experiences. The Food Trail inspires […]

Creating art can be inspiring, liberating and joyful. It can also be a tad intimidating and often frustrating. But, in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Every artist was first an amateur.” The volunteers at the Hoffman Center For The Arts’ clay program in Manzanita will help you find your inner artist. […]

Oswald West State Park is a popular place and it only takes a moment to see why: beautiful old growth, sweeping ocean vistas, and winding trails. But with so much attention comes wear and tear and the park could use a little TLC. If you’re looking for a way to lend a […]

The joy of community theater is the chance to see friends and neighbors stretch beyond their comfort zone and inhabit personalities the polar opposite of their own. A pharmacist becomes a pirate; a police officer belts out Sondheim; a librarian gets to tap dance. Audiences and actors get to let their hair […]

Located on the corner of 101 and Laneda, Manzanita Lumber Co. has been welcoming visitors to town since the 1940’s. The large sign you see painted on the front of the building is original and somewhere from 60-70 years old. While once the northern satellite store for a lumber mill in Tillamook, […]

Yolk is officially open in Manzanita! 8:00 am -2:00 pm. Breakfast all day, closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays. Yolk is located right in the heart of downtown Manzanita at 503 Laneda Avenue in the space previously occupied by Blackbird. Stop in, say ‘hello,’ grab a bite to eat and welcome this newest addition […]

Now open on the waterfront in Wheeler at 380 Marine Drive in Wheeler, Salmonberry Saloon is proprieted with love by Patrick Rock & Chantelle Hylton. Their menu features the best locally-grown and sourced food, all chosen to represent the Nehalem Valley and surrounding area, grown and raised and prepared and served by […]

Whale Watch Weeks Announced! The Spring 2018 Whale Watch Week will be March 24th – 31st. Spring watching begins in late March as the gray whales travel north on their way towards Alaska. The first surge swims by around the end of March and we watch the north-bound whales all the way […]