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Eclipse Mania Fizzles on the Coast, Leaving Some Businesses Disappointed

With prices too high for regular beachcombers, when reports of rain and fog came at the end of last week many beach-side cities didn’t get the bump they’d hoped for.

We Visited Wakonda, A Place That Ken Kesey Invented for a Book, Which Exists Anyway

There is no town of Wakonda. There is no Wakonda Auga River. These places existed only in the mind of Ken Kesey, who is dead, and in the pages of his logging novel Sometimes a Great Notion, which is long. You can get lost in the pages, but you won’t find directions.

36 Hours of Beer, Beaches and Barking Sea Lions in Newport and Yachats

We went three hours to Newport, one of our favorite cities on the Oregon coast. Here’s a tease of what you’ll find in the full Going Coastal guide.

The Best Hotels, Inns, Yurts and Trailers on Oregon's North Coast

Though the Pacific lies a mere 80 miles from Portland, and thus is very doable in one day, you’re going to have a much better time if you stay overnight. Luckily, the Oregon Coast is starting to get some very nice hotels, many also reasonably priced. Here are our favorite spots between Long Beach, Washington and Newport.

Street: Newport

Who’s a tourist? Who’s a coastie?

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