Oregon Coast Archives: Wild, Weird and Paranormal on the Coast

Published 03/10/2011

(Oregon Coast) – Some people collect figurines, trains, memorabilia items or even hubcaps. One member of Oregon Coast Beach Connection collects paranormal stories about the area.

One of the older articles in Oregon Coast Beach Connection’s archives follow the adventures of such an activity, one that began in the late 80’s with a particularly strange evening in Neskowin.  

The discovery of weird scientific phenomena led to a further exploration of the fringes of the esoteric on the beaches, such as hearing about the legendary “glowing sands,” which Oregon Coast Beach Connection’s editor finally saw in the early 80’s firsthand on a beach in Newport.

Interviewing scientists over the year about oddities and then more paranormal stories. It’s amazing the things that come your way if people know you’re interested in this sort of thing. This article then spirals down a wacky road that explores the possibilities of UFO’s and ghosts in Astoria, a mammoth sea monster at Pacific City, spooks from a Spanish Galleon near Manzanita, and the ever-favorite, top secret Area 51-like base near Lincoln City.

Then, if you don’t watch it, people start calling you a “ghost hunter,” and the fun gets taken out of it just a bit.

We just collect ghost stories here. Or at least we used to. This shows how that initial stage of digging in the sand for the paranormal could be a real kick in the pants. Check out the article here or see below

Wheeler and Oregon Coast News

Small Glimpses of Solar Eclipse in Portland and Oregon Coast
In the Beaverton area, Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff caught a little bit of the blocked sun, which wound up looking like a crescent moon
Yachats, Oregon Coast: Where the Wild Waves Are
Even in the calmest of conditions, Yachats puts on a show
Oregon Officials on Coastal Crabbing, Clamming
ODFW recently issued a report on clamming and crabbing along the Oregon coast - with a mix of good news and bad news
Oregon Coast Recreation Report: Birds, Whales, Tides and a Solar Eclipse
For those looking for whales, birds, tide pool creatures at low tides and even funky amphibians, the Oregon coast has got some prime viewing possibilities
Oregon Coast Early Summer: Pacific City, Tillamook, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Manz...
Those little north Oregon coast towns of Tillamook, Pacific City, Garibaldi, Rockaway Beach, Nehalem and Manzanita know how to start summer right
Oregon Coast Surprises: Sights and Sounds of Cape Kiwanda
At around 18 million years old or so, the iconic north Oregon coast formation known as Cape Kiwanda is definitely showing its age

History Takes Front Seat on North Oregon Coast This Weekend - Oregon Coast Be...

Oregon Coast Beach Connection

History Takes Front Seat on North Oregon Coast This Weekend
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
(Seaside, Oregon) ? One famous facility turns 75 years old this weekend, and another hosts a discussion of native American art from the north Oregon coast. The Seaside Aquarium has been around for 75 years now ? and it celebrates this landmark with ...

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Oregon Coast Aquarium adds to its educational portfolio - OregonLive.com

OregonLive.com

Oregon Coast Aquarium adds to its educational portfolio
OregonLive.com
By The Oregonian Editorial Board View full sizeRandy L. Rasmussen, The OregonianThe Oregon Coast Aquarium attracts more than 450000 visitors a year, but it's most important work is helping educate children. Mention the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the ...
Diving with the sharksAlbany Democrat Herald

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Heads-up for tsunami debris on the Oregon Coast - Statesman Journal (blog)

Statesman Journal (blog)

Heads-up for tsunami debris on the Oregon Coast
Statesman Journal (blog)
Pat McElvie stopped by the Statesman Journal last week to share a treasure that her cousin found during a walk on the beach at the Oregon Coast. She presumes it was among the reported debris that is being washed up from the Japan tsunami.


Pacific Coast Fruit of Northeast Portland recalls listeria lettuce - OregonLi...

Pacific Coast Fruit of Northeast Portland recalls listeria lettuce
OregonLive.com
Pacific Coast Fruit Co. said the greens were sold to more than 100 Fred Meyer stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. They were also distributed to Avanti and Evergreen, two companies that stock vending machines in Oregon and Washington.
Local lettuce recalledKOIN Local 6

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Yachats, Oregon Coast: Where the Wild Waves Are - Oregon Coast Beach Connection

Oregon Coast Beach Connection

Yachats, Oregon Coast: Where the Wild Waves Are
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
(Yachats, Oregon) ? It's not hard to imagine Maurice Sendak getting inspired here, on this particularly insane part of the central Oregon coast. Perhaps there could've been another imaginary land penned by him that had startling resemblances to this ...


AAA Oregon: Hang On for Gas Pain Relief - KTVZ

KPIC

AAA Oregon: Hang On for Gas Pain Relief
KTVZ
Retail gas prices on the West Coast are close to historic highs, but there are signs that prices in this region will begin to ease as the Memorial Day weekend approaches, AAA Oregon reported Tuesday. The national average for regular unleaded falls a ...
Gas prices drop ? but not for usThe Columbian
Why gas prices are much higher in AlaskaAlaska Dispatch
Gas prices droppingAtlanta Journal Constitution
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