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In-Depth Information
Seattle
OLYMPIC
NATIONAL PARK
OLYMPIC
NATIONAL PARK
OLYMPIC
Bremerton
Port Orchard
NATIONAL PARK
0
30 mi
Quinault
Quinault
Quinault
Lake
Quinault
OLYMPIC
NATIONAL FOREST
OLYMPIC
NATIONAL FOREST
OLYMPIC
0
30 km
16
NATIONAL FOREST
3
Moclips
Pacific Beach
Gig Harbor
101
101
Tacoma
109
Copalis Beach
Ocean City
8
Hoquiam
Ocean Shores
Olympia
12
Gray's
Harbor
Aberdeen
105
Westport
507
12
101
Grayland
Eatonville
Centralia
Chehalis
Tokeland
Raymond
Willapa Bay
South Bend
South Bend
South Bend
PACIFIC
Leadbetter Point
Oysterville
Nahcotta
Nahcotta
Nahcotta
6
Ocean Park
Klipsan Beach
12
OCEAN
506
103
5
Long Beach
Long Beach
Long Beach
Chinook
Chinook
Seaview
Ilwaco
4
Chinook
Cape Disappointment
b
ia
bi
Astoria
Astoria
Kelso
Longview
Longview
Longview
503
Vancouver
CANADA
30
101
WASHINGTON
OREGON
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Vancouver
Mt. Rainier
Olympia
Mt. St. Helens
Map
Area
Portland
Portland
OREGON
Portland
Center,
120 W. Chance-A-La-Mer (P.O. Box 382), Ocean Shores, WA 98569
(
&
800/76-BEACH
or 360/289-2451; www.oceanshores.org); the
Washing-
ton Coast Chamber of Commerce,
2602 State Rte. 109, Ocean City, WA
98569 (
&
800/286-4552
or 360/289-4552; www.washingtoncoastchamber.
org); the
Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce,
2985 S. Montesano
Ave. (P.O. Box 306), Westport, WA 98595 (
&
800/345-6223
or 360/268-
9422; www.westportgrayland-chamber.org); or the
Willapa Bay Organization
(
&
360/942-9963;
www.visit.willapabay.org).
LEARNING ABOUT THE REGION'S HISTORY
Aberdeen and Hoquiam together comprise the largest urban area on the Wash-
ington coast and have long been dependent on the lumber industry, which once
made this a very prosperous part of the state. If you're interested in the history
of this region, stop by the
Polson Museum,
1611 Riverside Ave., Hoquiam
(
&
360/533-5862
), which contains rooms full of antique furnishings and also
houses various collections including dolls, vintage clothing, Native American
artifacts, and logging memorabilia. It's open in summer, Wednesday through
Sunday from 11am to 4pm; other months, on Saturday and Sunday from noon
to 4pm. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for students, and 50ยข for children under
age 12. The
Aberdeen Museum of History,
111 E. Third St., Aberdeen (
&
360/
533-1976
), has similar displays and is open Tuesday through Saturday from
10am to 5pm and Sunday from 11am to 5pm; admission is by donation.
