Southern Oregon Coast
Hwy. 101-OR Great Sand Dunes to Crescent City, and the Redwood Forests!As usual we were boon docking in our T@b 400 Boondock light. Notes are as if you are traveling south, though we really zigged and zagged up and down the coast. We humbly know this is not complete! MP =mile post, and some may be close, most are exact +Links…
MP 190.0 Florence, OR-
Note-Chuck’N’Jo-Florence has a calendar of cool things all year. EX-May is annual Rhododendron Festival. July is Old fashion 4th of July. Fall is OR coast Champion Weiner Dog Race, and end of Nov. -Holiday and late Jan. Winter Festival. Don’t do what we did. We got in a hurry driving though in the early morning hours. Go slow!
MP 190.5 Florence, OR Siuslaw Pioneer Museum-
MP 190.6 Florence Old Town-
MP 190.6 Florence Boardwalk Market-
MP 198-+ MP 200.8 ++The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area-largest expanse of coastal dunes in North America, and among the largest in the world. There are beautiful swimming beaches. Tip- Lots of parking during the daytime in the “ATV staging area”. On the beach side note your path number. For miles it is sand dunes that all look alike. Unique!
MP 190.9 Siuslaw River-
MP 191 Florence old town –turn right after crossing the bridge.Places to eat while viewing the Siuslaw River
MP 193.4 Jessie Honeyman Memorial State Park-
MP 192-Oregon Dunes National Rec Area.Lg coastal dunes in N. America.
MP 200-Oregon Dunes Overlook-Short walk to a viewing area where you can see the ocean and dunes as far as the eye can see. Rec Pass Required $5-.
Dunes City- ,
MP 209.4 Gardiner-
MP 211.2 Reedsport-
MP 211.2 –MP 211.5 Umpqua River/Discovery Center, interactive learning, take Hwy 38 and follow the signs 5 miles to Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area. -
MP 215.5 Winchester Bay, Salmon Harbor-
MP 215.6 Umpqua River Lighthouse-Beautiful, easy parking, gift shop, museum, guided tours -
MP 222.0-Lakeside-
MP 220.5 Douglas/Coos County, OR-
MP 221.5-William M. Tugman State Park, on beautiful Eel Lake
MP 234.5-McCullough Memorial Bridge-built 1936-is heading N. out of North Bend.
MP 235.0-North Bend-
MP 236.5-Coos Bay-the largest harbor and only international port on the OR coast.
Side trip-Charleston, OR-Nautical, small - , The Oregon Tour Route-Charleston to Bandon Tour Route.
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology-
MP 8.7 Seven Devils road. To South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve-
Oregon Route 540-OK, 3 stars-
MP 12.8 Cape Argon State Park- has fascinating vegetation. We only did a drive though as it was vary windy. Caution on the speedbumps. Some are not painted or marked, and there are a lot of them.Watchable Wildlife.-
MP 12.3-Cape Arago Lighthouse-
Partial mile post list.
1942 - Florence, Oregon - Motorcycle racing on the beach.wmv
Racing motorcycles on the beach near Florence, OR in the 1940's. From the movie collection of George F. Plaep. Edited by Scott E. Anderson.
Honeyman State Park 1943 - Plaep family picnic (silent film)
Margaret Helen (Plaep) Soumie
(August 1, 1912 - November 9, 2010).
1) Alice (Plaep) Flanigan and family; and Margaret and Elmer Soumie at George and Olga Plaep's home in Florence, Oregon.
2) Plaep family picnic at Honeyman State Park in the summer of 1943. Beach at Cleawox Lake (left to right) Olga Plaep, Henrietta Plaep, Ethel Plaep Rieken, Margaret (Plaep) Soumie, Gertrude (Plaep) Scott. Cheryl Anderson is the baby being held by Henrietta Kohlhaw Plaep at the end of the video. From the George Plaep film collection.
Edited by Scott E. Anderson
Gathering of the Tribes Part 2/16 - Original Peoples - Shell Middens
I had the honor of videotaping this educational talk on and by the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI).
I found this talk super informative and one that all people especially Oregonians MUST see.
The speakers:
CTCLUSI:
Chief Warren Brainard - Carolyn Slyter - Patty Whereat Phillips - Don Whereat - Doc Slyter (flutist)
CTSI:
Robert Kentta
with Joanne Kittel.
The tribes' websites:
CTCLUSI:
CTSI:
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Oregon Coast Logging (1943) - George Plaep coming down the spar pole (silent film)
Logging footage of George Plaep coming down the spar pole from 1943.
Edited by Scott E. Anderson
Bringing Margaret Home.wmv
Margaret Plaep was born at her parents' farm near Lakeside, Oregon on August 1, 1912. She attended grade school in Schofield and Ada, Oregon. After graduating from Girls' Polytechnic School in Portland in 1929 she lived in the Portland area until she passed on November 9, 2010.
1942 - Honeyman Park - Henry Plaep and Ethel Plaep Rieken swimming at Cleawox Lake .wmv
Henry Plaep and Author Ethel Plaep Rieken
swimming at Cleawox Lake in the summer of 1942.
By Scott E. Anderson
Oregon Coast Logging (1941) (silent film).wmv
Oregon coast logging footage of George Plaep from 1941. Two loggers ride a cable up to repair a carriage. From the George Plaep film collection
Edited by Scott E. Anderson