Fabulous Fifty Milos Roc root I on Guide, May 1973--1S
Art Galleries Show Local Works, Give Information
Two a rt galleries in the Fabu
lous F ifty M iles offer tourist In
formation service A tP o rtO r-
ford, The A rt Hatchery, located
on Highway 101, serves the tra v
e le r with information about the
area, and provides brochures
and maps The R iver's End G a l
le ry in Bandon offers the same
services.
Both galleries feature work by
local and professional artists
and craftsmen.
A visit to both galleries w ill
be worth your time
Visit Battle
Rock Graves
Battle Rock, at the south
end of Port O rford, scene of
the battle between nine white
men and local Indians, Is the
site of three graves. Ralph E.
(la k e ) Summers (18 15-1909),
one of the nine men In the bat
tle, his wife Betsy (1839-1904)
and son, Ralph, J r ., are burled
there.
The Rock Is reached easily
from the beach and a w e ll-
defined tra il leads to the top
where visitors can also enjoy
a fantastic view.
ON HIGHWAY 101
AT PORT ORFORD
ABOUT SWIMMING
Sure you can swim in the
Fabulous F ifty M iles . . . in
riv e rs and lakes that are s till
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uncontaminated. You can even
Every Wednesday (on Rosa
take a quick splash in the P a
Road near Bandon) farm ers,
cific . . If you’re the hardy
ranchers and visitors gather to
sort. Best bets, however, are
watch a livestock auction A ll
the many " o r swlmmin' holes"
kinds of cattle and sheep are
found u p -riv e r and away from
auctioned to the highest bidder
ocean breezes Check the cen
The auction provides en ter
te r-fo ld recreation map which
tainment for visitors in the
shows camping areas on the
area who Just care to watch
streams
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that’s where the
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Tichenor
Cemetery
The historic Tichenor fam ily
private cemetery Is the final
resting place of the founder
of Port O rford, Capt. W illiam
B. Tichenor, and his fam ily.
The cemetery Is located high
atop a hill overlooking the city,
Garrison Lake and the Pacific
Ocean. The cemetery road Is
located about halfway up the
road to the OSU M arine Science
Lab, which leaves Highway 101,
”
west, at 9th St.
DOWNTOWN BANDON
JUST OFF HIGHWAY 101
L e a v e M a r in e
When you visit the Fabulous
F ifty beaches . . . keep one
thing in mind so you, and others,
may keep on enjoying them:
"Don’t bring ’em back alive!"
That word of caution pertains
to a ll intertidal animal forms
including starfish, sea urchins,
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cucumbers,
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and other
other small
small crabs,
crabs, snails
snails,
L i f e ‘A s I s ’
bivalves, sea anemones and all
other non-food animals. They
are protected by Oregon Law.
It is unlawful to wantonly
waste or destroy any intertidal
animal form at any time. Look
at ’em, photograph ’em but leave
’em.
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