Culture/History

CTSI—CULTURE DEPT. COLLECTION
Art, Culture/History

Oregon’s Tribal Beadwork

STORY BY GRACE ELTING CASTLE New interest in both the preservation of existing beadwork and the creation of new pieces ensures that the artful tradition will be passed on to future generations. For many decades, the beautiful beadwork of Oregon’s coastal tribal members was known only to museum visitors or […]

Photo Mike Stanislawski
Art, Culture/History

Sometimes A Great Location

story by J. WANDRES For more than a century, moviemakers have come to the Oregon Coast to shoot their films. The first, released in 1909, was The Fisherman’s Bride, shot in Astoria. The latest story to be told is The Watchman’s Canoe, released in 2017. What makes the Oregon Coast […]

LOST ON LAWSON CREEK
Culture/History, GOLD BEACH, Outdoor

Lost on Lawson Creek

Story and photos courtesy GAIL OBERST With the help of a recording from the 1960s, Gail Oberst recalls her family’s harrowing adventure in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. If I had to rely on my childhood memories, I could tell you very little about being lost at the northern edge of the […]