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For you advanced and novice knitters among us ...Coastal Yarns is the place to go when you are in Cannon Beach and want a project while on vacation. Sherry (pictured here) or another friendly staff person will greet you and help you with any needs that you might have. It's a great place for a qui...
08/17/2010
For a town of 1600 people, Cannon Beach is more generous than any other community I know.              One of the most important and rewarding duties that the Cannon Beach Parks and Community Services Committee has is to award non-profit agencies grants. This year we had $128,000 to distribute f...
08/16/2010
While visiting La Pine State Park (near Bend, Oregon) we were luck enough to have a State Park Guide show us Big Tree (or Big Red) and tell us a Native American story about it's beginning.   This Ponderosa pine is over 500 years old and is designated as an Oregon Heritage Tree.   Even though the...
08/06/2010
On highway 101 heading north to Gearhart, turn east at the Dairy Queen and you will find Gearhart Ironwerks by this sign on your left. You will find John Emmerlings custom decorative artwork in the forms for lighting, tables, beds, fireplace accessories, entry gates, garden art and whatever your ...
08/06/2010
For years, the Cannon Beach Chamber has had different kinds of one page maps to help guide people through town.  Thanks to Gary Hayes of Pelican Productions and the Chamber: we now have a very helpfull  Cannon Beach Visitor Map. In it's second year of printing, one can navigate through the three ...
08/05/2010
Foxgloves are everwhere this summer. They are a beautiful perennial native to the northwest with tall stocks. The flowers come in many shades of purple, white or light gray. The vivid color of the flowers make a beautiful arrangement. A friend of mine talks about a July wedding in the woods with ...
08/04/2010
Have you ever been lucky enough to work and play what you love? Well, Josh Gizdavich has! Since he was a very young man he has loved surfing. I remember one summer ( maybe more) he  lived in a tree house high on Tillamook Head  overlooking the surfers' beloved "Cove." What a life! He would then g...
08/04/2010
If you are driving through Cannon Beach these days the yards are lit up with color. Crocosmia Lucifer, also known as falling stars, is at it's best right now...the season lasts for 3-4 weeks in mid-summer. The bulb produces dark red, orange or yellow blooms that clump together in two foot high g...
08/04/2010
You have to go to the Farmers Market on Tuesdays from 2-6 in Cannon Beach. The produce is amazing. These beets came with the stems on but now they are ready to boil. They are great in salads with home-made mild goat cheese (also from the market) pears and walnuts. With a little balsamic vinegar.....
07/29/2010
For many years now, John Klein has created handmade houses with special detail. These homes are in Manzanita and Cannon Beach. He builds them one at a time....and each is a jewel. One of the unique aspects to these homes is that most have been built on or near wetlands. Of course, they are built ...
07/29/2010
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