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"Finders Keepers" Event In Lincoln City (KMTR Eugene)
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Glass Fishing Floats -
Find-A-Fish-Floats
In days gone by, visitors searching Oregon's beaches often found treasures from the east: blown glass floats, in intriguing shades of green and blue.
Used by Japanese fishing crews to float their nets, these spheres were as small as two inches (5 cm) or as large as two feet (.6 m). They were hoarded, polished and adored, the ultimate find for a dedicated beachcomber.
Now that fishing vessels around the world use buoyant plastic, a blown glass float is a rare find - except on the beaches of Lincoln City, where more than 2,000 of them are found each winter, a few placed on the beach each day the ocean permits it. We put out the number of floats reflected by the year - so 2001 in 2001, 2002 in 2002, etc.....
The project began in 1997, when a local artist first thought of glass floats as an intriguing way to launch the new millennium. Lincoln City sponsored the project, hosting the inaugural season in 1999-2000. Tourists came from around the country to search for their own brilliantly-colored, signed and numbered glass float.
For Lincoln City, the Millennium Float project was a perfect combination of art and the outdoors. Those who came in search of a float often found their way to area galleries, where unnumbered floats were available for sale along with a dizzying array of fine art glass from around the world.
The city continues the promotion annually, running from October to Memorial Day - with hand-crafted glass floats being placed along the 7-1/2 miles (12 km) of public beach in Lincoln City, from the Roads End area to the Cutler City area. You find it, you keep it!
Floats may be found above the high tide line and before the beach embankment. Floats will not be found in or on the cliffs. Please be aware of beach safety. Never turn your back on the ocean! Sneaker waves and the force of the ocean often move logs and can be unsafe. Floats are not hidden on the beaches during storms.
An exhibit of historic glass fishing floats can be viewed at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum.
When you find a float, call the Visitor Center, 1-800-452-2151 or 541-996-1274, and register your float. We will send a Certificate of Authenticity and information about the artists that crafted your float. Some numbers are selected at random to receive additional prizes, so registering is important.
Special drawings are held monthly at the Visitor Center for glass floats. Bring a bag of beach trash to the Visitor Center, 801 SW Hwy 101, #1 (next door to Price N Pride Food Center) or to North Lincoln Sanitary. 1726 SE Highwy 101, and fill out an entry form. Handicapped persons with a handicap sticker number are also eligible to enter and win a monthly float drawing.
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Huskies Sweep Opening Day At Oregon Classic (Albany Democrat-Herald)
Sweet Home won each of its three matches at the Oregon Wrestling Classic in Redmond to win its pool on Friday. The Huskies will next face Scappoose in todayâs quarterfinals.
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Cai Emmons To Open Oregon Legacy 2008 (Newport News-Times)
Noted Oregon author Cai Emmons will open the 2008 Oregon Legacy Series at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 6 at Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City.
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