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Sandy Pfaff, Director, Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau, 801 SW Hwy 101, Suite 1, Lincoln City, Oregon 97367 800-452-2151 (toll free) 541-996-1271 (direct) 541-921-2058 (cell) 541-994-2408 (fax) sandyp@lincolncity.org
Click here for a list of Lincoln City QuickFacts!
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Suggested Itineraries |
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There's more to do than can be done in just 2 or 3 days. From indoor activities like gaming, shopping and dining to beachcombing, bird watching and festivals, we've listed a handful of suggested itineraries for you:
- Itineraries & Tours: For All Ages
- Itineraries & Tours: For Groups of One or More |
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Notable Mentions of Lincoln City |
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Click on a link below to read about Lincoln City from another perspective!
- AAA Home and Away Magazine: Coasting Along
- Coast Food & Arts: Cooking Like a Professional Chef
- Meetings West: Green Giant
- Newport News Times: 'Going Julia'
- Oregon Coast Magazine: Go Fly a Kite!
- OregonLive.com: Online Trail Maps!
- Statesman Journal: DoveLewis Expands to Lincoln City
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Downloadable Image Library |
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We have collected a number of area photographs that can be used by the press and media. We request that photos may only be used with credit to the Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau or designated photographer, and in conjunction with story or feature on Lincoln City. Click here for the Downloadable Image Library |
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Story Ideas |
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Oregon Ghost Explorer |
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Ingredients:
- One Shipwreck
- Haunted things & places
Legends and lore are the fare by the shore! Take a haunted tour of the Oregon Coast, starting in Lincoln City with a haunted fire truck, haunted restaurant, ghost ship sightings and tales from Devils Lake. A "Haunted Tour Guide to the Pacific Northwest", by Vancouver, Washington author Jefferson Davis offers additional sightings at the Spouting Horn Restaurant in Depoe Bay and a haunted lighthouse in Newport. A one-hour documentary video on local ghost-hunting is also available... for entertainment only!
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Coastal Cuisine |
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Ingredients:
- Fresh Seafood
- Wild edibles
- Sandy beaches
- Gourmet chefs
Take a beach walk or hike in search of edibles with The Wild Gourmet (and then eat what you find for supper!)
Culinary Center in Lincoln City
The Culinary Center in Lincoln City offers classes for individuals, including chef demonstrations, and team-building classes. (see the press release below)
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Jennifer L. Sears Glass Art Studio and Finders Keepers |
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The Jennifer L. Sears Glass Art Studio offers free glassblowing demonstrations, as well as classes in the glass arts. One of the most popular classes shows you how to blow your very own unique and beautiful float. This experience is by appointment only and for a modest fee. From October through Memorial Day each year, Lincoln City hides more than two thousand hand-crafted glass floats on its beaches for lucky beachcombers to find, in the widely popular Finders Keepers celebration. But not every beachcomber finds a float. The Glass Studio provides those with the unique experience of making their own.
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Antiquing and Lincoln City are synonymous |
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For more than a decade Lincoln City has been the place to go on the Coast if you are interested in antiques and collectibles. Antique shops and used bookstores abound in Lincoln City. "Country Home Magazine" has named Lincoln City one of the great-undiscovered places to antique in the United States. To celebrate the quality of "antiquing", every February Lincoln City hosts Antique Week, a ten-day long event.
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Kite Capital of the World |
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Voted as the best kite flying location in North America by Kitelines Magazine, Lincoln City is known as the Kite Capital of the World. Lincoln City has an advantage in kite flying because of its geographic location. It sits right on the 45th parallel, positioning it at the ideal point for the mixing process of the warm equatorial air and the cold polar air. Annual Summer and Fall Kite Festivals bring thousands of international delegates and visitors from as far away as the Orient and Europe. Lincoln City now has the largest Indoor Windless Kite Festival in the country.
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A Gardener's Eden |
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Lincoln City's temperate climate makes available a plethora of beautiful private gardens viewable simply by driving down the street, from the explosion of colorful rhododendrons in the spring to the delicate blossoms of mid-winter hellebores. One place not to miss is the Connie Hansen Garden located on NW 33rd. This 1 1/3 acre horticultural wonder was created by University of California botanist Connie Hansen during the last two decades of her life and maintained by a cadre of garden angels. The garden has been featured in Sunset Magazine, The Oregonian, and the "Great Gardens" edition of Fine Gardening.
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Drift Creek Covered Bridge |
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Covered bridges have always been of historic and photographic interest in Oregon. One of Oregon's oldest, the Drift Creek Covered Bridge was originally constructed in 1914 on Drift Creek just south and east of Lincoln City, Oregon. In 1997, the Lincoln County Commissioners determined that the bridge's dangerous deteriorated condition required condemnation and demolition.
It was then that Laura Sweitz and her husband, Kerry, believing that "Life is filled with possibilities," a motto which now hangs from the bridge, stepped in to save it. The Sweitzes gave the bridge and the land upon which it rests to Lincoln County and embraced with open arms the opportunity to share it with visitors 365 days a year. It now stands as a memorial to its pioneer builders, from both this century and last, and a unique and serene place for visitors to enjoy.
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Shipwrecks |
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The Oregon coast near Lincoln City is beautifully rugged and mysterious. For sailors, it can be dangerous as well. The list of lost and sunken ships along our shores gives testimony to the danger. One (and possibly as many as three) of these wrecked sea travelers, a mystery ship, still lies buried in the Siletz Bay. It may be the source of sightings of a "ghost ship", still under full sail, making the bay an occasional port of call even though it no longer has a harbor.
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Historic Bijou Theatre |
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The Bijou opened as the Lakeside Theatre on June 3, 1937, with MGM's "Personal Property" starring Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor. William McKevitt and family operated the 270-seat movie house entertaining adults for only 35 cents and kids for 10 cents! In the ensuing years many dating couples etched their names, still visible, on a remaining wall of the old ladies lounge ~ retro-graffiti! The film "Sometimes a Great Notion" with Paul Newman filmed on the Siletz River at the south end of Lincoln City in 1971 turned out to be one of the Lakeside's best hits, filling the theatre twice daily for one week. The Bijou was sold to its present owners, Keith and Betsy Altomare in March of 1996.
The Bijou regularly offers first run films opening on the coast at the same time the films open nationally. Special programs are offered featuring children's matinees, Hollywood classics, musicals, art and on occasion foreign films. More show times than ever before and reasonable admission and concession prices make the Bijou (French for jewel) the gem of the Oregon Coast.
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A full press kit about these interests and attractions, as well as others in the Lincoln City area are available from the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau, 801 SW Hwy 101, Suite 1, Lincoln City, OR 97367, 800-452-2151, 541-996-1273 or events@lincolncity.org. |
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E-Newsletter Archive |
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September 2010 E-News
Hispanic Heritage Month, Iris Pride Festival and Summer SunSets all in September
August 2010 E-News
Spotlight on Surfing
July 2010 E-News
Farmers and Crafters Market Returns!
June 2010 E-News
This Month in Lincoln City - Something for Everyone!
May 2010 E-News
Lincoln City Offers a New Service for RV Travelers
April 2010 E-News
New Pet Hospital Now Open in Lincoln City
March 2010 E-News
Celebrate Women's History Month in Lincoln City
February 2010 E-News
Celebrate Black History Month in Lincol City
January 2010 E-News
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Lincoln City
December 2009 E-News
Chowder Cook-Off Winners!
November 2009 E-News
Glass Sand Dollars "Hit the Beaches" in Lincoln City
October 2009 E-News
Festivals Galore in Lincoln City in October!
August 2009 E-News
Earthquake Exhibit Shakes Up the Museum
Special Edition Kite Festival Newsletter
Your 2009 Summer Kite Festival Information Guide!
June 2009 E-News
Festivals Bringing Color to the Skies and the Sidewalks This June!
May 2009 E-News
Inaugural Birding Festival Kicks-off, Fish Tacos Rule and Dogs Strut Their Stuff - All in May!
April 2009 E-News
New Businesses Emerge in Lincoln City!
March 2009 E-News
Sea Otter, Thought to be Extinct, Surfaces on the Oregon Coast!
February 2009 E-News
Free Weddings on Valentines Day!
January 2009 E-News
Girlfriend Getaways in Lincoln City!
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Current Releases |
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- Press Release: Annual Jambalaya Cook-Off Announces Winners
- Press Release: Black History Month in Lincoln City
- Press Release: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Press Release: Lincoln City: NW Natural's First Smart Energy City
- Press Release: Mutt Masters Dog Show 2010
- Press Release: Women's History Month in Lincoln City
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General Area Related Releases |
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- Press Release: Antiquing
- Press Release: Art and Artisans In Action
- Press Release: Beach Safety
- Press Release: Birds and Wildlife
- Press Release: Board Games
- Press Release: Chinook Winds Casino Resort
- Press Release: Crabbing and Clamming
- Press Release: Devils Lake Recreation
- Press Release: Drift Creek Bridge
- Press Release: A Feast of Festivals
- Press Release: Finders Keepers
- Press Release: A Gardener's Eden
- Press Release: General Interest: A Great Place to Try New Things!
- Press Release: Ghosts on the Coast
- Press Release: Golf
- Press Release: Hiking
- Press Release: Jennifer L. Sears Glass Art Studio
- Press Release: Kids: Especially for Kids
- Press Release: Lee Gray: The Wild Gourmet
- Press Release: Lincoln City, The Kite Capital of the World
- Press Release: Parks and Recreation
- Press Release: Pet Friendly City
- Press Release: Photography: A Mecca for Photographers
- Press Release: Tax-Free Shopping At The Beach
- Press Release: Storm Watching
- Press Release: Water Sports
- Press Release: Weddings and Commitments on the Beach
- Press Release: Whale Watching: Have a Whale of a Time in Lincoln City |
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