Sneaker Wave, Surf Advisories on Oregon Coast; Caution on Washington Coast
Published 03/06/21 at 5:20 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Portland, Oregon) – There is good reason to be cautious along the Oregon coast and Washington coast this weekend and early week as a threat of sneaker waves and higher surf will be present, worsening the farther south you go in Oregon.
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While the Washington coast has no warning or advisory issued, there is a high surf advisory for the southern Oregon coast, in effect from Sunday through 7 a.m. Monday morning. The upper half has no official advisory, but National Weather Service (NWS) officials from Portland are urging caution and to look out for sneaker waves on the beaches from Florence up through Raymond, Washington.
N. Oregon Coast s Seaside Promenade Celebrates Centennial With Contests, Experiences
Published 03/03/21 at 4:20 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Seaside, Oregon) – On the north Oregon coast, the stalwart, legendary attraction of the Seaside Promenade turns 100 years old this year. It was on August 7, 1921 that the Prom was officially dedicated, after starting construction about a year before.
(Above: the wooden walkway just before the Prom existed, prior to 1921; courtesy Seaside Visitors Bureau)
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Now, Seaside is celebrating throughout the entire year, with a big contest to win a night’s stay in town (actually a few of these contests), along with a book that points you to all kinds of experiences you can have diving into history here.
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Way back when the 804 Trail wasn’t the 804 at all - but merely a tract of beachside rocky shelves – someone caught this shot of the fascinating little Oregon coast detail (at top). Somewhere in the mid century, the photographer called it a land bridge, but that’s a stretch. It’s really just a kind of arch over a giant groove. Clearly, the eons have not been kind to this little feature, wearing it down into a hole.
Looking at it today (above), little has changed. Now, just as back then, you could sometimes see sunlight glinting off the waves as they scooted their way underneath.
Mar 1, 2021
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Commerce on Friday announced that $20 million in grant funds are available for round two of the Hospitality Economic Resiliency Grant PLUS which will be open for applications on March 9 at 10 a.m.
“North Dakota’s lodging sector lost more than $178 million in visitor spending in 2020 with demand continuing at depressed levels to start off 2021,” said Interim Commerce Commissioner Shawn Kessel. “These businesses are vital to our communities for visitors and the local workforce and supporting business.”
The Hospitality Economic Resiliency Grant PLUS expands the Hospitality Economic Resiliency Grant (HERG) to provide funding for the accommodation sector which includes hotels, motels, lodges, and resort establishments. The Hospitality Economic Resiliently Grant PLUS is intended to assist the state’s hotels, motels and lodging businesses who have been impacted by loss of revenue due to low occupancy rates as a result
Small Quake Shakes Off Oregon Coast This Weekend As Another Rattles Alaska
Published 02/28/21 at 5:20 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Bandon, Oregon) – A small earthquake shook off the southern Oregon coast early Saturday morning, clocking in at a minor 4.0 in magnitude. Meanwhile, a larger quake rattled parts of southern Alaska a bit later in the day, reminding some Oregonians of the quake there that caused a tsunami here in the 60s.
(Graphic courtesy Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. Other recent tremblors are in yellow)
The undersea quake took place about 250 miles off the south coast, this time in more of a straight line westward from Dunes City instead of the usual Coos Bay or Reedsport. At a magnitude 4.0 it was not strong enough to generate a tsunami; it takes at least a 7.0 to do that. The quake shook at 5:33 a.m. Saturday at a depth of about six miles.