Siletz Bay Trading Company, 1925, with owner Fred C. Robison and Portland stage driver.
A new and popular exhibit titled: Taking Care of Business, Early Ventures in Lincoln City, opened on March 30th in the museum’s upstairs gallery. The exhibit highlights businesses that have had an impact on the development and character of Lincoln City.
Featured are long-lived businesses that have come to define our city because of their unique character and spirit of the people who have established and run them. Photos and artifacts illustrate the history of businesses like the Crab Pot and Delake Bowl that have been Lincoln City landmarks for decades. The Bijou, The Bay House, Ester Lee Motel, Surftides, The Dorchester House, and Snug Harbor are also included. Although Pacific View Mortuary, now The Eventuary, and the Nelscott Cash Store have transitioned from their original purpose to more current uses, the history of the buildings they occupy is illustrated in this exhibit.
Skating rink, Lincoln Theater, Pines Hotel, looking south on Coast Highway in Taft
Take a walk back in time to discover what the historic Taft district of Lincoln City was like during the days of its early development. Beginning on Friday, June 4, 2016, the North Lincoln County Historical Museum will offer a free docent led walking tour of Taft and the Siletz Bay area.
Tours are scheduled each Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 pm. The tour route begins at SW 48th Street and continues south along Hwy 101 to the Siletz Bay kiosk. From there it will turn west and move along SW 51st Street to end at Eleanor’s Undertow, a little more than a half mile in total. The duration of each tour may vary but should take no more than ninety minutes.
The tours, conducted and narrated by John Blaine, will include historic photos of buildings, businesses and street scenes. John Blaine is back by popular demand as tour guide. This is John’s third year as tour guide, a role he fully enjoys. According to John, he never gets tired of the tours and often learns something new about Taft and Lincoln City along the way. The more he learns the more he wants to share, benefiting both the museum and the lucky people who take the tours. Thank you John!
General Membership Meeting and election of Board Members
Would you like to know what the museum is planning for the coming year?Would you like to have a say in who serves on the museum’s Board of Directors? If the answer is “yes,” come to the Annual General Membership Meeting of the North Lincoln County Historical Museum on Thursday June 16, 2016. Museum members will hear presentations on museum operations and activities from Board officers and the Executive Director. Members will vote for five candidates to serve three year terms as Board Members. The meeting, held in the second floor meeting room, will begin at 12:00 noon. Entry will be through the front main entrance, with doors opening just before noon. A potluck lunch will follow the meeting. If you are unable to attend, you may vote using the mail-in ballot enclosed sent in our newsletter.
