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Yachats
Yachats, Oregon (pronounced YAH-hahts) is called the “Gem of the Oregon Coast” for its ideal location along the Central Oregon Coast. Nestled below the towering Cape Perpetua, Yachats offers visitors both rocky and sand beaches to explore. The rocky shores create tidepools, where visitors find an abundance of sea creatures from sea stars, see urchins, fish, crabs and more. Just off shore, whales, porpoise, and seals swim, viewable from the shoreline.
According to Oregon Geographic Names, the name comes from the Siletz language, and means "at the foot of the mountain." Archaeological studies have shown that the Yachats area has been inhabited for at least 1,500 years.
The Little Log Church and Museum, built in 1926, originally served as an Evangelical Church and later as a Presbyterian Church. Today it is owned and managed by the City of Yachats and houses a large collection of local historical artifacts. It is also a popular venue for weddings, memorials, concerts, and fine arts exhibits. Each Valentine's Day, a wedding vow renewal ceremony, open to any couple, is held there.
The North Fork of the Yachats Bridge is a covered bridge located in the Yachats River Valley, about nine miles (14.5 km) east of Yachats. It was completed, at a cost of $1,500, in 1938 and was the last bridge of veteran bridge builder Otis Hamer. It features the Queen-post truss style found in few covered bridges today and has ribbon openings under the roof to provide light to the bridge's center. Its span is 42 feet (13 m) long, making it one of the shortest covered bridges in the Pacific Northwest.
Yachats is on many "Top 10 Lists" including; Budget Travel magazine's "Ten Coolest Small Towns of the U.S.A., and VirtualTourist.com.'s top 10 U.S. vacation destinations.
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 Take advantage of some of this summer's lowest tides to explore the fascinating intertidal zones of the Oregon at the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area and Heceta Head State Scenic View Point.
Tidepools are an incredibly unique and dynamic environment. During Tidepool Discovery Days, naturalists will be on hand to help visitors explore and answer questions about this exciting environment.
Naturalists will be stationed at the tidepools to share the wonders of the tidepools and the life forms that inhabit them.
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Car Show, Food, Poker Walk, Dance, Live Music and more...
On the grass and in the Tea Room at the Yachats Inn, and around the beautiful Coastal Town of Yachats on the Central Oregon Coast.
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Join The Yachats independence day celebration,including their 16th (they think) annual, Yachats "la de da" Parade at noon on JULY 4.
Enjoy great food and music events all day.
At dusk watch a spectacular Fireworks Display over the Yachats bay!
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 Last year, when the 3 1/4-mile path known as Amanda's Trail was dedicated – no less than 35 years after efforts began – it seemed that would finally be that.
The goal was met, a Native American woman's tragic story recognized, and two cultures brought closer.
But that's not the way it worked out.
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The Town of Yachats is on the hill in the distance as lapping waves make their way to the shore at sunset. Visit Darren's Website
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by Brian Cantwell for the Seattle Times
 A plume of seawater erupts from Spouting Horn at Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, a few miles south of Yachats, Ore.
"Thar she blows!"
I had to holler it, as we perched on black volcanic rock that looked like a giant pumice stone on the side of Oregon and watched as surging green water of the Pacific suddenly geysered high from the Spouting Horn blowhole 20 yards away.
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 Superb Arts & Crafts by 75 selected artists of the Pacific Northwest. Fair goers will find treasures in Native American carvings and artifact art, original paintings and prints, sculpture, stained glass, etched and fused art glass, woodwork, ceramics, textiles, kelp and paper art, jewelry, musical instruments, photography, toys, fine leather, artisan soaps, specialty foods and more.
Arts Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the fair and at the Yachats Visitors Center, 241 Hwy 101, before the fair. Raffle tickets are $2 each or 6 for $10. First prize is a stunning stained glass lamp by Ashland artist Marc Taylor. Other prizes will be announced. The raffle drawing will be held on Sunday, March 21, at 4 p.m. as the fair closes. Ticket holders need not be present to win.
On Site Cafe will feature food from Yachats restaurants and Coffee Houses.
Yachats, Oregon (pronounced YAH-hahts) is called the “Gem of the Oregon Coast” for its ideal location along the Central Oregon Coast. Nestled below the towering Cape Perpetua, Yachats offers visitors both rocky and sand beaches to explore. The rocky shores create tidepools, where visitors find an abundance of sea creatures from sea stars, see urchins, fish, crabs and more. Just off shore, whales, porpoise, and seals swim, viewable from the shoreline.
March 20-21, 2010
Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Yachats Commons Auditorium, W 5th & Hwy 101
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Yachats made Coastal Living magazine’s list of top 10 bed-and-breakfast towns.
Lacking fast-food chains and strip malls, Yachats (derived from a Chinook Indian word meaning “dark waters at the foot of the mountain”),is a small vacation town known for uncrowded beaches and a breathtaking location on Oregon’s central coast. Accommodations with simple amenities and water views welcome travelers.
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