Toledo, OR

When the weather looks like this in the dead of winter, it is time to dust off the boat and take her out for a spin. This photo was shot at the Toledo boat launch, located a short drive from the restaurants on historic Main Street. Boaters in the know will come here and have breakfast, then launch here, rather than line up behind dozens of other boaters at the South Beach launch in Newport at the mouth of the beautiful Yaquina Bay.

Toledo is located 7 miles inland from Newport, however, when you launch from this ramp you have a nice 12 winding miles of fishing between the two points, and the prize is that you can make Newport your destination, tie up and have lunch at the Embarcadero, then head back to Toledo for an unhurried and relaxing end to your day.

Toledo is now home to a new brew pub called the Twisted Snout, which is right nextdoor to a great bar-be-que restaurant called "Pigfeathers." I'll toast to that!

Toledo is in the process of building a new "transient dock" which boaters will be able to tie up and stay overnight at the dock. Last month the salmon were running, and you could see large fish jumping out of the water from this very spot.

Call me at 541-270-6758 if you need more "insider info" on the many treasures we have to offer on the Oregon Coast!

I would like to share a poem with you written by Homer, thirty years before Christ was born.

Happy the man, and happy he alone,

He who can call to-day his own:

He who, secure within, can say:

"To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day."

Here's wishing you a day free of worry and full of hope and beauty. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog!

Happy selling!

This photo was taken today in Toledo Oregon. I was testing out my new camera just for you! Unfortunately it has the wrong date stamp, which the color of the tree will prove!

Toledo, Oregon is located about 7 miles inland from Newport Oregon. It is a popular place to live for many who work in Newport but want a warmer inland climate during the summer when the fog and wind roll in at the beach. Toledo is great for those who wish to grow vegetables or flowers and like a rural atmostphere that is minutes from the Oregon Coast. There are many artsy little shops and lots of crafting going on in the Arts District of Toledo. Contact me if you wish to know more about this dynamic artistic community.

Hope you have a very nice Thanksgiving week!

Here is a photo of one of my "Haunts."

Yesssss! Homemade.

Everybody knows you here!

Hope you enjoyed your walk and coffee today!

As seen on Main Street in Toledo Oregon in front of the Quilter's Cottage. A happy, but scary individual, yes?

This lovely lady was spotted drying her nails outside of the Magic Mirror Hair and Nail Salon on Main Street.