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LONG BEACH WHERE FAMILIES MAKE MEMORIES ong Beach is a fun place, famous in the Northwest for its eccentric charm, its bustling summer sidewalks, its many festivals and soaring kites. It also is a place of incredible natural assets: miles of beach, dunes and forests. Founded in 1880 by Henry Harrison Tinker from Maine, Long Beach has been a resort town since the beginning. Unlike many “beach” towns, Long Beach is a place with a solid core of reality — the people who make their homes here love it. It is, first and foremost, a community. When you visit Long Beach, what VISIT THE you’ll experience is a bright FAMOUS little town that happens to be on the beach. BOARDWALK, Visitors to the Peninsula inevitably gravitate toward DISCOVERY Long Beach for its shops and TRAIL AND the many activities geared toward families, teens and GALLERIES, children. This is where you’ll GIFT STORES find amusement rides, horse rentals, go-carts, video arcades, AND bumper cars and other traditional beach fare. RESTAURANTS Long Beach also has much to appeal to mature visitors, such as its famous boardwalk, the great paved Discovery Trail along the crest of the dunes, and a nice variety of art galleries, gift stores and restaurants. If you’ve been here before, come again and see how much Long Beach has transformed in the past few years. If you haven’t been here, come take a look. You won’t regret it. Long Beach has many motels, B&Bs and RV parks, so finding a place to stay is rarely a problem. But on festival weekends, be sure to have a reservation and to check in early in the day. L Beach enthusiasts enjoyed a summer sunset at the Sid Snyder approach in Long Beach. — ROBERT HILSON PHOTO A GOOD TIME DOESN’T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVE • Settle in for some people watching. Leading sites include benches along the boardwalk and anywhere in fun downtown Long Beach. • Take a romantic walk on the boardwalk and Discovery Trail, enjoying the sounds of the surf. • Hit the many yard and garage sales. • Stop by real estate offices and daydream about owning your very own piece of heaven. • Columbia Pacific Farmers Market Fridays June to Sept 29. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Veterens Field in downtown Long Beach. A NTIQUES , Collectibles, C OLLECTIBLES , Antiques, Books & Furniture B OOKS & F URNITURE Long Beach Peninsula TRADING POST 22604 Pacific Hwy. Ocean Park, WA 98640 665-3611 • WE BUY ESTATES SHQ'D\VD: 2 HHNDPSP%UHQGDDQG(ULQ+LOO 10 • DISCOVERY COAST 2018-19 • ChinookObserver.com