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Beach Facilities Good for Razor Clam Diggers and Plovers

Portable toilets will be available for north Long Beach Peninsula razor clam diggers April 7-9. Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is placing two portable toilets on the beach in an effort to protect threatened western snowy plovers from disturbance during the … Continue reading →

5 ways to enjoy the Washington coast

It doesn’t matter if it’s spring break, Easter break, midwinter break or you just need a break, the Washington coast offers plenty of recreational escapes in the coming month. You can take a hike to a remote beach and enjoy … Continue reading →

Tennis, Anyone?

From Coast Weekend: Taking a chance, or rather, pursuing his lifelong dream of having his own indoor tennis court, owner Richard Grambow along with his wife, Jan, have done a fine job of reinventing the former Lighthouse motel into a … Continue reading →

Prized Willapa Bay Oysters Reach Plump Perfection In The Spring

From The Seattle Post Intelligencer : Oysters from Willapa Bay are best in early spring, having grown plumb in the food-rich waters of this famed coastal estuary. Restaurant chefs on the Long Beach Peninsula prepare oysters any number of ways … Continue reading →

Boost your calorie consumption by 1.6 times: Hit the beach!

“According to a variety of studies, a dash in the sand will boost your calorie consumption by about 1.6 times. Harvard University research indicates that while running a 10-minute mile, the average person burns between 300-400 calories per half hour. … Continue reading →

Who needs wind to fly a kite? Not Long Beach.

The annual Windless Kite Festival brings indoor kite pilots (or choreographers, or dancers, you name it) to Long Beach, Wash., on Jan. 14-15, 2012. Check out the full story in the Seattle Times.

We’ve got spirit, yes we do!

SallyLeeByTheSea.com has a wonderful article on the holiday happenings –and Christmas Spirit– in Ilwaco this season.  From Crab Pot Christmas Tree (and crab pot carols) to the lighted boat parade (led by the US Coastguard) to the indoor Saturday Market, … Continue reading →

Another Round of Razor-Clam Digs OK’d

OLYMPIA – Clam diggers today got a green light to proceed with a two-day razor clam dig Nov. 11-12, 2011 at three ocean beaches. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig after marine toxin tests showed … Continue reading →

Ditch can-shaped cranberries on your holiday tables

There are only 22 days left until Thanksgiving. That means there are 22 days left for you to figure out how you are going to serve your cranberries this year. And no, can-shaped doesn’t count. Cranberries are one of the … Continue reading →

Ilwaco Blues and Seafood Festival Nominated for Muddy Award!

Congratulations to the Blues and Seafood Festival  organizers for their recent Muddy Award nomination. Muddy Awards Named in honor of one of blues music’s most influential forces —McKinley Morganfield, or Muddy Waters — the Cascade Blues Association’s annual Muddy Awards … Continue reading →