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The Coast Getaway Guide<br />
Cannon Beach Café, Cannon Beach<br />
Tasty tropical fare, classic comfort food and original<br />
cocktails make the Cannon Beach Café one of<br />
the hottest hangouts in town. The Café, just steps<br />
from the beach in the historic Cannon Beach Hotel,<br />
is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and every treat<br />
in between.<br />
503.436.2729 cannonbeachcafe.com<br />
Hotel Elliott, Astoria<br />
Welcome to Hotel Elliott, Astoria’s premier boutique<br />
hotel. Featuring 32 uniquely restored rooms and<br />
suites, this historic five-story hotel has undergone a<br />
dramatic three-year renovation that weds early 20th<br />
Century elegance and contemporary amenities—from<br />
cedar-lined closets to heated stone floors in each bath.<br />
877.378.1924 hotelelliott.com<br />
Mo's Restaurants<br />
No visit to the Oregon Coast is complete without a<br />
bowl of Mo’s famous clam chowder. The late<br />
Mo Niemi opened the original location in Newport<br />
in 1946 and eventually opened annexes in Cannon<br />
Beach, Florence, Lincoln City and Otter Rock.<br />
Whale Watching, Depoe Bay<br />
Gray Whales are often feeding close to shore<br />
near Depoe Bay in summer. Oregon Parks and<br />
Recreation Department park rangers are ready to<br />
answer your questions and help you find whales to<br />
watch at the Whale Watching Center in Depoe Bay.<br />
541.765.3304 whalespoken.org<br />
Sandpines Golf Links, Florence<br />
Nestled amidst wind-swept sand dunes and towering<br />
pines, Sandpines Golf Links is a breathtaking location<br />
for coastal golf. The Rees Jones designed course was<br />
honored as the "Best New Public Course in America" in<br />
1993. Sandpines also recently received a 4½ star rating<br />
from Golf Digest's list of "Places to Play in the USA."<br />
800.917.4653 sandpines.com<br />
2.13-2.14<br />
Wine, beer, seafood festival<br />
In Gardiner, bands from the Northwest<br />
perform various genres of music<br />
throughout the weekend. Oregon<br />
wineries and microbreweries offer<br />
tastings of their premium wines and<br />
microbrews. Gardiner; reedsportcc.org<br />
2.14<br />
ANNUAL CHARLESTON CRAB FEED<br />
Fresh Dungeness Crab Dinners,<br />
whole or half crabs at market price<br />
includes beans, salad, bread and<br />
beverage. All proceeds help support the<br />
Charleston Visitor Center. Charleston;<br />
oregonsadventurecoast.com<br />
2.26-2.28<br />
NEWPORT SEAFOOD<br />
and WINE FESTIVAL<br />
It wouldn’t be winter on the coast<br />
without the Newport Seafood & Wine<br />
Festival. It’s the premier seafood and<br />
wine event of the West Coast and the<br />
original Northwest seafood and wine<br />
festival. An amateur and commercial<br />
winemaker tournament. Newport;<br />
newportchamber.org<br />
3.13<br />
OREGON BERRY FESTIVAL<br />
Featuring a live cooking<br />
demonstration and more from 11 a.m.-<br />
2 p.m. Admission is free, with tasting<br />
portions available for a small fee.<br />
Lincoln City; oregoncoast.org<br />
3.20<br />
great oregon<br />
spring beach cleanup<br />
Your opportunity to help keep Oregon's<br />
beautiful beaches clean. Register online<br />
and choose one of over 40 beach sites<br />
to clean. This semiannual coast cleanup<br />
is sponsored by SOLV.<br />
Oregon Coast; solv.org<br />
3.20-3.27<br />
WHALE WATCHING WEEK<br />
Oregon’s Whale Watching Spoken Here<br />
program focuses on the peak times for<br />
gray whales migrating in sight of the<br />
coast. Depoe Bay; whalespoken.org<br />
541.265.2979 moschowder.com<br />
1859 oregon's magazine winter <strong>2010</strong> 73<br />
>> Dining Guide for the Coast<br />
at 1859magazine.com