Bandon Oregon~ the charming coastal town known as Bandon by the Sea is located on the Southern Oregon Coast at the mouth of the Coquille River. Bandon is 90 miles north of the California border &  about a  five hour drive from Portland.  It was named one of the “Coolest Small Towns in America” by BudgetTravel this year!  If you want to go see for yourself, start your next vacation plans with lodging… Bandon offers some luxury vacation rental choices, many offering spectacular ocean views.

Enjoy this beautiful video of Winter in Bandon by jetswing

Here is just a short list of  the many things to see & do in Bandon~

Coquille River Lighthouse located the Coquille River’s north jetty at Bullards Beach State Park, where volunteers lead tours of the tower during the summer

Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint off Hwy 101 - hike to the beach on a well-kept trail from this park where you can view Face Rock. There is an American Indian legend about this spot… some say they hear a  maiden’s voice on the wind… and standing on the cliff overlooking the ocean you can easily see her face.

Annual Cranberry Festival~ Bandon is the first location for cranberry bogs to be wet harvested, which is done by building dikes around the bogs then flooding them

• World Class Golf
• Horseback Riding on the Beach
• West Coast Game Park Safari

For more information and further things to see and do visit the Bandon Chamber of Commerce

~ Thanks & have fun AT THE BEACH!

Courtesy of~ The Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau

October 16, 2010 through Memorial Day 2011 ~ Lincoln City Finders Keepers will begin its annual event where Hand-Crafted Glass Treasures will be placed along the 7-1/2 miles of public beach, from the Roads End area to the Cutler City area. Reserve your lodging for Lincoln City early and join this fun search for treasure every year!

Each year, more than 2000 signed and numbered handcrafted glass floats are hidden along Lincoln City’s beach for lucky beachcombers to find and keep. They hide about 65 each week (a few each day) ocean and weather permitting.

Floats may be found above the high tide line and below the beach embankment. Floats will not be found in or on the cliffs & they are not hidden on the beaches during storms. Please be aware of beach safety

You find it… you keep it! When you find one of these glass treasures, call the Visitor and Convention Bureau at 1-800-452-2151 or 541-996-1274 to register your float.  They will send a Certificate of Authenticity and information about the artists who crafted your treasure.

Finders Keepers started in 1999 to celebrate the millennium as well as to commemorate a history of finding Japanese glass fishing floats on the beach, some of which having floated in the Pacific for over 30 years. *If you don’t find a float… you can blow your own at the Jennifer Sears Glass Art Studio www.lcglasscenter.com

• For more information visit www.OregonCoast.org
• Weather and ocean permitting call ahead for more info: 541-996-1274 or toll free 800-452-2151
• NEW Visitor’s Center!
  540 NE Hwy 101, Lincoln City, Oregon 97367

~ Thanks & have fun AT THE BEACH!