Chocolate Lovers Savory & Sweet Guadalajara 3-Course Special….Mardi Gras 2-Course Special and Valentine’s Day Only LOBSTER Special!

Depot Restaurant
On the Seaview Beach Approach at 1208 38th Place & L, Seaview, WA
360-642-7880

Join Anchor Realty North and Bette Lu Krause for an Art Reception and Open House at Anchor Realty, Surfside, WA,

January 29th, 3:30 – 6:30 pm.

Refreshments.  All are welcome!

31605 I Street, in the Surfside Mini Mall

Leadbetter Point State Park trailhead parking area is closed due to a hazardous tree. Park staff are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Leadbetter Point State Park is a natural area open for day use. The park features beach frontage on the Pacific Ocean and Willapa Bay. It borders the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge which has about five miles of ocean beach and several miles of bay beach. There are views of the Pacific Ocean to the west and Willapa Bay and hills to the east. The park is part of the Willapa Bay Water Trail. Visitors can enjoy hiking, fishing and clamming at the park.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission seeks public comment through March 31 on the new “Gaia in Your Backyard” interpretive panels on display at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center located in Cape Disappointment State Park near Ilwaco.

Once finalized, the panels will be placed along an interpretive trail connecting the five artwork pieces of Confluence Project located at Cape Disappointment State Park. “The panels will balance the historical themes of the Confluence artwork by providing insight into the unique ecology of Cape Disappointment’s fog forest.”, said Aaron Webster, interpretive specialist for the center. Three-dimensional models and photographs of the Confluence Project also are on display to help visitors understand the context of the interpretive panels.

“Gaia in your Backyard” refers to the exhibit’s main theme, the Gaia hypothesis, which states that the conditions of the Earth’s surface are actively influenced by life on the planet.

Initiated in 2000 through the collaboration of a group of Pacific Northwest Native American tribes and civic groups from Washington and Oregon, the Confluence Project was envisioned to evoke the history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, highlight the tremendous changes it brought to the Pacific Northwest, and encourage action to create a future that preserves and protects the area’s natural and cultural resources. When complete, the project will have transformed seven places along the historic Columbia River Basin with significant landscape restoration and environmental enhancements, all of which complement permanent art installations by world-renowned artist Maya Lin.

The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center tells the overall story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It concentrates on the journey through Washington state, especially the days spent at the mouth of the Columbia in November 1805. It also provides more opportunities to learn about the recent history of the area, including shipwrecks, lighthouses, life-saving stations and jetty construction.

Cape Disappointment State Park is a 1,882-acre camping park on the Long Beach Peninsula, fronted by the Pacific Ocean. Located two miles southwest of Ilwaco off Highway 101, the park offers access to an ocean beach, lighthouses and hiking trails.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission thanks the public for supporting state parks. Donations made to State Parks through the vehicle license tab renewal program will keep state parks open in the 2009-2011 budget cycle, provided adequate revenues are collected. The Commission manages a diverse system of more than 100 state parks and recreation programs, including long-distance trails, boating safety and winter recreation. The 96-year-old park system will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2013.

There will be a five-station radiothon on February 1, 10AM-5PM, on the New Northwest Broadcasting stations. All five of the stations will link up to broadcast an appeal for donations from listeners. The donation money will go to the International Red Cross. Regular programming that Monday will be interrupted for this event.

The NNB stations are: KAST AM 1370, KKEE AM 1230, KJOX FM 99.7, KVAS FM 103.9 and KCRX FM 102.3.

BRIDGEWATER BISTRO TO FEATURE CARIBBEAN SPECIALS AT LUNCH AND DINNER FOR TWO WEEKS; 100% OF PROCEEDS DONATED TO HAITI DISASTER RELIEF

Beginning Monday, January 25, The Bridgewater Bistro in Astoria, OR, will feature special Caribbean dishes and beverages at lunch and dinner for two weeks through February 7.  All proceeds from the sales of these items will be donated to Doctors Without Borders in support of their extraordinary relief efforts in the devastated country of Haiti. Reservations can be made by calling 503-325-6777 or e-mail at info@bridgewaterbistro.com.  Visit the restaurant on facebook.

Join us for our Valentine’s Day tradition!

The 8^th Annual

Full Circle Café & Tapestry Rose Yarn Shop

Open House

featuring

Clatsop County Spinners and Weavers

Saturday, February 13^th and Sunday, February 14^th

10a.m. to 3p.m.

Come enjoy free demonstrations from the pros!

The City of Long Beach developed a brochure earlier this year that show key points of interest in Old Town.  You can pick up a copy at the video kiosk between Funland and the Police Station, downtown Long Beach.

Click either image for a closer look.

The century-old North Head Lighthouse, completed in 1898, sits atop a bluff in one of the windiest locations in the United States. Winds frequently clock at over 100 mph, guarding ships through the trecherous waters, known as the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” The Lighthouse is a favorite stop for visitors and one of my favorite places in the world. This 65 foot tall conical lighthouse sits north of the mouth to the Columbia River in Southwest Washington.

Since I live in close proximity, the Lighthouse is one of my favorite escapes, whether it be for sharing with friends and family or if I just need a break from life. A short stroll through the rainforest-like terrain provides numerous opportunities to view nature at its finest. We especially love to walk on the tiny Lighthouse Keeper’s path which provides especially beautiful photo opportunities. The Lighthouse was designed by German-born engineer C.W. Leick and sits on solid basalt more than 190 feet above sea level so it provides glorious views of Oregon to the South and the Long Beach Peninsula to the North.

Each changing season provides a new and unique experience. We trekked to the lighthouse after a freak snowstorm when the ground was covered in a lovely blanket of white.  Without a single other soul to be seen or heard from, the area was quiet, still and peaceful…even the ocean. During one of our summer visits we got caught in a fast moving rainstorm.  The storm produced fierce winds and rough seas that crashed loudly upon the rocky terrain below, however the Brown Pelicans flew around in utter delight and amusement. It was a sight that I’ll not soon forget.

Before there were lighthouses on the Peninsula, ships bound for Portland and Astoria navigated their way through high waves and shifting sandbars, focusing on fluttering white flags and notched trees along the shoreline by day and flickering signal fires by night. These methods were crude at best and, despite heroic efforts, the sea offshore of the Long Beach Peninsula became known as ‘The Graveyard of the Pacific’.

North Head has a neighboring lighthouse, Cape Disappointment, that is similar in shape, and painted in a unique stripe pattern so that the two can easily be recognized during daylight. This marking is called a daymark. Both lighthouses are fully functional and were taken under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1939.

After the last keeper left North Head in 1961, the lonely lighthouse began to deteriorate. Luckily the Coast Guard restored the lighthouse in the mid-80s and opened it to the public under the direction of the Cape Disappointment State Park. The keeper’s dwellings are nestled a half mile into the woods from the lighthouse itself, and have also been restored. Today, half of the dwellings house park personnel, but the other half and a single-family house are available for overnight stays.

If you venture to the Southwest Washington region, I highly recommend you stop by the Cape Disappointment State Park and especially the North Head Lighthouse where you’ll feel like you’re on top of the world.

From SallyLeeByTheSea.com, where you can “Escape to simpler times and a world of cottages, beaches, lighthouses, interior design and general loveliness”.  Visit the site for wonderful decorating items and ideas!

See also:  http://www.funbeach.com/attractions/lighthouse-northhead.html