A Fourth of July post….only a few weeks after Fourth of July… I guess I am still on “Beach Time.” I finally finished a couple of small July 4th quilts I started a few years ago out of several patriotic fabrics in my stash. Some fabrics I had bought, some were given to me by my sister-in-law Mary many years ago, and some were just the right colors left over from other projects. I think they turned out pretty well! I…
Welcome to the summer season on the coast! Here are just a few pictures and postcards I have collected from days gone by in Gearhart Park and a little history…The original village or town of Gearhart was actually a planned resort – the first planned coastal resort community in Oregon. It was platted and incorporated in 1890 by Marshall and Narcissa Kinney. The original Gearhart Park was on all the land between present day Cottage Avenue, Railroad Avenue on the east side of Hwy…
We just love our Fire Department here in Gearhart! It is a totally volunteer organization and they do a darn good job! The fire station is right in the center of town and the trucks are usually right out there for everyone in town to see. For many years the department would set off the big town siren once a week and all the volunteers would come out to train and sometimes wash the trucks. They had to stop setting off the…