Things don’t change much around these parts, yet, paradoxically, new surprises abound. Smack dab in the middle is Oceanlake, a hodgepodge of kitschy shops selling shell-covered gifts, candymakers and fishmongers. The former, however, is a gateway to nature and home to Chinook Winds Casino. The latter offers a glimpse of the area’s rich history, from the oldest bar to a museum packed with relics that illustrate how hard life was for early settlers brave enough to homestead next to the Pacific. That’s why Roads End, at the town’s north tip, looks and feels so very different from Taft to the south. Lincoln City is tougher to nail down because it is a 7-mile-long community made up of six distinct districts, five of which were independent municipalities before they were incorporated in 1960. Cannon Beach? Art galleries and extravagant vacation homes. Tillamook? The cheese factory and cow pastures. When you think of Seaside, the carnival-like boardwalk, bumper cars and taffy stores undoubtedly come to mind. Unlike most Oregon coast towns, no single characteristic sums up Lincoln City.
You can find it now in more than 1,200 locations -newsstands, bars, restaurants, hotels, grocers, convenience stores-across the Portland metro area. This feature is part of Oregon Summer, WW ’s new and detailed catalog of adventures waiting for you across the state and over the Columbia River.
(Cody Cha Photography) By Andi Prewitt Jat 11:39 pm PDT
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