Seaside Stories

Seaside Stories is a look at life in Seaside from those who live and play on Oregon’s North Coast. Feel free to leave your comments and suggest topics you’d like to see us write about. We also have created a blog dedicated to Seaside’s rich historical past.

How To Seaside Videos!

How To Catch Your Dinner In Seaside

How To Seaside Inside

How To Walk Seaside, Oregon

How To Paddle Seaside

How To Bike Seaside

How To Treasure The Beach In Seaside

Farmers Market Means Summer on the Coast

May 23, 2022 | by Melissa Ousley

The Seaside Farmers Market has become a staple of summer in Seaside. Now in its ninth year and one of Seaside’s eight ...More [...]

C&R Mercantile’s Rachelle Minoza Brings The Chic

April 27, 2022 | by Lisa K. Anderson

When Rachelle “Shelly” Minoza moved to Oregon with her young family in 1992, she took a job at Meier & Frank to be a...More [...]

Quiet Waters and Wildlife on the Necanicum Estuary

April 27, 2022 | by Guy Ragnetti

You dip your paddle into the quiet water and pull it back. Tiny whirlpools on either side of the blade ensure that you�...More [...]

and so much more!

Portland to Seaside by Bus

Visiting Seaside without a Car

Warm Drinks and Cool Winter Excursions

If you think winter is the best time to visit Seaside, you’re not alone. The beaches are empty, huge waves crash against the sho...

Wave energy refers to energy generated from the power of waves near their surface. There are different types of devices designed to convert wave energy, but the ones that seems to be most in use at the moment as researchers continue to investigate this source of renewable energy are buoys. Columbia Power Technologies, an Oregon-based alternative energy company, recently launched a prototype wave energy buoy in the gentle waters of the Puget Sound as it races to be one of the first suppliers of wave-generated energy.

The Daddy Train

The Seaside train depot was the major transportation hub before 1938.

A look at Seaside's old dance hall and skating rink

Making Seaside Beautiful: Gardens

Seeking help on starting a garden plot sent me in search of Pam Fleming, whose reputation as a resource on Seaside’s Gardens was a bit understated as I was to discover. I met her at the Grand Opening of Back Alley Gardens (find by walking through Natural Nook Florists 734 Broadway).

Miss Oregon Parade: 1950

A brief look at the Miss Oregon Parade circa 1950.

Feed Your Mind, Body and Soul in Seaside

Seaside is more than its well-earned reputation for fun and shopping along famed Broadway Street. It’s also home to pampering sp...

My First Trip to Seaside

Recalling a memorable first trip to Seaside, Oregon

Fruits of Your Labor

Picking blackberries on the Oregon Coast, local coastal berries

For a Taste of Oregon’s Beautiful North Coast, Visit Seaside

Seaside has been a vacation destination for nearly as long as Oregon has been a state.

Going for a Dip in the 1920s

Seaside ocean antics in the late 1920s

A brief history of Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, or better know as "Terrible Tilly"

The Roaring Twenties on Broadway

The roaring twenties was an exciting era in Seaside.

MotorHome Magazine: Sea to River, Oregon’s Spectacular North Coast

Bobbie Hasselbring from MotorHome magazine attended a media Fam (Familiarization) Tour hosted by the City of Seaside Visitors Bure...

An Adventure to Share

A winning family vacation in Seaside, Oregon

Seaside Guide to Beachcombing

With one of the longest, sandiest, and most spacious beaches on the Oregon Coast, Seaside is the perfect spot to go looking for tr...

Seaside is Dressing Up for the Holidays

Seaside, Oregon preparations for the holiday season