Manzanita News Archives

Last week's wild run of low tide events and this week's stunning weather seem to have made a surge in visitors, but it may only have made tourism numbers even with last year at this time.

Major low tides are hitting the Oregon coast these days, and more are coming this week - and even throughout the summer.

The Oregon coastal town of Manzanita is as alluring as the name suggests.In Spanish the name means "little apple". Access to this Pacific Ocean paradise is easily done from Portland airport, by car or bus.

Today's piece is inspired by a turkey sandwich I had last week at Bread & Ocean Bakery located in the beachside village of Manzanita, Ore.

Once you accept the wind - work with the wind, embrace the wind - Manzanita, Ore.

The Northwest Nature Shop, a family-owned-and-operated business located at 154 Oak St., is not only an informative, wonderful and fun shop inside, but a home to numerous medicinal, great-smelling, eye-catching, butterfly- and hummingbird-seeking plants outside.

Fabrizio Asaro and Bob, his 2-year-old Pekingese-pug mix, hang out in Pacific City with Peter Christiansen and an unidentified friend.

The goal : Get out of Dodge by me-self for three days and do it by car. Astoria-Megler Bridge, which links Oregon to Washington state.