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Metal detecting at Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Metal Detecting:
Sleuthing Through the Sands of the Tillamook Coast

Buried treasure, the legendary riches hidden by pirates, is a part of mythical lore. According to popular belief, pirates buried their stolen fortunes in remote places for safekeeping. For the most part, this tends to be more fiction than fact. That hasn’t...

Couple flying kites, Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Rockaway Beach Kite Festival offers airborne showmanship

Every August, the American Kitefliers Association, the largest kiting organization in the world, sponsors the Rockaway Beach Kite Festival. The event, which is based at the Rockaway Beach Wayside, a large parking area in the center of town, affords the public an...

Badge display at the International Police Museum, Rockaway Beach, Oregon

International Police Museum is an
all-ages attraction in Rockaway Beach

UPDATE: The Police Museum lost it’s lease and is no longer in Rockaway Beach as of 2021 From childhood games of cops ’n’ robbers to watching “Cops” on television, people are fascinated by police work. But it isn’t a game and it’s not like television, and...

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