Shopping In & Around Bandon

Shopping In & Around Bandon There is a delightful shopping district nestled on the northern end of Bandon. The 10 square blocks along the Coquille River waterfront feature unique boutiques, gift shops, a toy store, art galleries, and a great bookstore. When you are ready to rest your feet and enjoy a meal, a cup […]

Best Places to Shop In & Around Coos Bay

Best Places to Shop In & Around Coos Bay There are a lot of interesting shops to explore along the Southern Oregon Coast. First things first. You will need to properly outfit your kitchen with food and essentials when moving into your perfect Coos Bay home. Bring home the bounty of the earth, take a […]

Fun Things to do in Bandon This Fall

Fun Things to do in Bandon This Fall Bandon is teeming with life, natural beauty, and wonderful pastimes both old and new. The internationally acclaimed golf courses bring in visitors from all over the world. Fall is a great time for golf, and you have six courses at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort to choose from. […]

The Beauty of Bandon

The Beauty of Bandon Noted real estate expert and Shark Tank TV star, Barbara Corcoran, has written: “Bandon is one of the last unspoiled and undiscovered coastal towns out West.” The air smells good, filled with the scents of nature; pungent and earthy; of the ocean and life as it was meant to be.  True, […]

Arts and Entertainment in Bandon

Arts and Entertainment in Bandon Nature has done a spectacular job in creating for Bandon some of the finest art in the world in its beaches, ocean and wildlife. Bandon’s humans, however, create some very fine art of a different sort. Bandon’s creative presence is evident in music, numerous galleries, community theater, dance, and educational […]

30 Things to do in Bandon this Summer

30 Things to do in Bandon this Summer It’s summer! The kids are out of school, the sky is blue, and the days are long. Many folks take vacation time in the summer and are drawn to the ocean from 90 degree weather along the I-5 corridor, from the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, […]

Meet Grover and Debby of Winter River Books and Gallery

Meet Grover and Debby of Winter River Books and Gallery One of the fixtures and core businesses in Old Town Bandon is the Winter River Books and Gallery  on 2nd Street, across from the Continuum Building. Over its years of existence, owners Grover Hatcher and Debby Johnson have made Winter River Books the go-to for books and […]

Meet Brad Sinko of Face Rock Creamery

Meet Brad Sinko of Face Rock Creamery The Face Rock Creamery may be a relatively new business, but it is part of an old and integral tradition in Bandon. Cheese has been an important part of the town’s history since the 19th century; the industry even survived two major fires in 1914 and 1936 that destroyed […]

Meet Karl Maxon of South Coast Bicycles

Meet Karl Maxon of South Coast Bicycles Bandon is extremely fortunate to have a cycling master as one of its residents. Karl Maxon, owner of South Coast Bicycles and Bandon’s bike supplier and caretaker, has made cycling his life for many years. Originally a distance runner, he moved from Eureka, California to Eugene for college […]