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GOLD BEACH – RURAL TOURISM STUDIO
NETWORKING EVENT
Monday May 6, 2013
PARTICIPANTS Sue Baczik, Ellensburg Theater Doug Brand, Gold Beach City Council Laurie Brand, By My Hand Alexa Carey, Rogue Outdoor Bob Chibante, Gold Beach Chamber Candy Cronberger, City of Gold Beach Ron Crook, Event Center Sue Dawson, Gold Beach Visitor Center Jessica Delaney, Curry Community Health Jodi Fritts, City of Gold Beach Amy Gaddis Larry Hammer, Pound Hammer Media Marcus Hinz, OCVA Harry Hoogesteger, South Coast Watersheds Katherine Hoppe, Coos Bay/N Bend VCB Yan Huang, Curry County Kim Hunter, US Forest Service Jamie Kaufman Annette Klinefelder, CCACON Development Dave Lacey, South Coast Tours Tina Lanier, USDA Forest Service Jamie Lundin, Harbor View Cottages Bill Matthey, Fort of GB and Chamber Nic McNair, Jerry’s Rogue Jets Scott McNeir, Jerry’s Rogue Jets Georgia Nowlin, Brandy Peak Distillery Barb Repp Raynes, ETC Karen Richmond Sandy Vieira, Gold Beach Chamber Cindy Vosburg, Pilot Rick Vosburg Mureen Walker, Curry County Fair
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Notes from participants:
Tourism was a four letter word
o Nobody wanted to admit how important it was to the region
o Acknowledgement that it is now an integral part of the economy
o Start looking ahead
Anti-Tourism sentiment by locals
Tourism is an asset that buoys other business efforts
Old Guard vs: New Guard
“Everybody wants this but no one knows how to get there”
Need a central information source
Online space needed
There is a local dolphin population
Gold Beach is disorganized – allusion to arrows schematic
Online information is lacking
Self-guided transportation is the norm
International tourists will need transportation links
Proximity to diversity is huge
Geocaching
“The Mighty Rogue River”
o Where the Rogue meets the sea
Nature’s Wild Side
Gold Beach – What is Your Unique Proposition?
Too many choices – diversity in assets
Seclusion
The Banana Belt of Oregon
o Very nice weather – motivating factor for people who are weather weary
Access to recreation
“What can’t you do in Gold Beach?”
Unique Nature Experience
o Unspoiled Wilderness
Embrace Wilderness areas
Mailboats
Rogue River Meeting the Pacific Ocean
o Big Brand
o Hiking
o Birding
o Jetboating
Where Crater Lake Meets the Pacific
The “Rogue” Coast
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o Double entendre
o Wild side of the Rogue Coast
o Locals as part of the Wild/Rogue experience
Pristine Wilderness
o Accessibility
o Pristine Wilderness Experience
Can’t be offered elsewhere on the coastline
Other coastal destinations in Oregon don’t have easy/safe non-motorized water
access points
“Unspoil Yourself”
o You Don’t Need a pedicure to come to the beach
LOCAL ASSESTS FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OUTSTANDING LODING ACCOMODATIONS (places to stay)
Tu Tu Tun Lodge
Paradise Lodge
Lucas Lodge
Singing Springs Resort
Pacific Reef Resort – condos
Indian Creek C.G.
Bicycle Camp at Fairgrounds
Ludlum house
Quosatna Campground
Sea Cliff vacation rentals
Crook Point Golf Resort OUTDOOR RECREATION ASSETS
Pistol River Beach State Park
Indian Sands Trail
Rogue River
Myrtle tree
Kalmiopsis
Grassy Knob
Wild Rogue
Copper Salmon
Fishing
Jet boats
Hiking
Oregon Coast Trail
Otter Point
South Jetty (wildlife viewing)
Cape Sebastian
Surfing
Windsurfing
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Most accessible ocean by non-motorized watercraft
Heddlands
Agness
Port of Gold Beach
Swimming
Escape Hatch Sports and Cycle Shop
Hunting UNIQUE RETAIL OR ATTRACTIONS (Art galleries, museums, theaters)
Cannery Building: Port Hole Café, Coffee Dock, Rogue’s Gallery, Fisherman District
Brewery – Arch Rock
Woof Bakery
Gold Rush Center
McKay’s – open 24 hours
By My Hand Yarn and Fabric Store
Gold Beach Books
Gold Rush Building
Curry Historical Museum
Jerry’s Museum and Gift Shop
Rogue Myrtle wood Store
Prehistoric Gardens
Happy Days and Sheriff John’s Classic Cars
Honey Bear – German Food TOURISM AMMENITIES (Public restrooms, signage, unique public spaces, public transportation)
Great parking/view points and photo ops
GB Visitor Center
Cape Sebastian
Fish hatchery
Chetco Point Headlands
Orford Heads Headlands
Port of GB
Point Bus
Curry Transit Bus UNIQUE CULINARY EXPERIENCES (Restaurants, Farmers Markets, U-pick stands)
Anna’s
Curry Fair Friends
Rollin’ N Dough
Barnacle Bistro
Arch Cape Brewing
Black Forest Kitchen
Spinners
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Nor’wester
Spinners
Tu Tu Tun Lodge
Happy Days (summer)
Summer fruit stands
Cedar Bend Golf Course
Health Gallery
Porthole Café
The Bridge
Cougar Lane
Lucas Lodge
Sweetbriar Fudge
Mangia Buff
Valley Flora QUALITY EVENTS (Interest to visitors)
Pistol River Wave Bash
Brew Fest
101 Quilt Run
Art Fest
Ellensburg Theater (4 events /yr)
Fireworks on Jet boats
Salmon Derby
ADS Dahlia Show
Bike the Rogue – September
Curry County Fair
Glass floats – treasure hunting season
Festival of quilts
Hydro plane races LOCAL GEMS (Special places, experiences you’d take your most special friend)
Otter Point
World’s oldest Myrtle wood tree trail
Trail below our bridge
Schrader Old Growth Trail
Agness, Oregon community
Cape Sebastian trail
Arch Rock Brewery
Agate hunting
Quilt Run on the 101
Oregon Trail (Coastal)
Cat Jetty Town
Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve
Rogue Relay
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Rogue Mud Run
Rogue Bike Race MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS (Venues to get the word out)
Visitor Center
Visitors Guide
Travel Oregon, OCVA, SOVA, Southern Oregon Partnership, OTTA
Newspapers and online
Radio
Website
Posters
Word of mouth
Chamber ‘shout out’
Network w/other theaters
Chamber website
Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest website TOUR OPPORTUNITIES (Tour operators, fishing charters, self-guided tours, educational tours)
Davey Lacey – kayaking
Jerry’s Rogue Jets
40 fishing guides
Hiking
Horseback ridging
Whales and Dolphins
Quilt Run on the 101 SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL & HISTORICAL SITES (Stories & local characters – living history)
Hathaway Jone
Meryl Boice book and Museum
Bill McNair (local history)
Jim Casey (local history)
Nellie’s Cove
Elijah Pierce – mail boat
Agness, Oregon
Cape Sebastian
Glenn Wooldridge – opened the river to all boaters
Boice brothers
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Program Q & A’s / Overall Thoughts
Feast Event – Oregon Food Bank – Big push towards agritourism – opportunities abound
Grow/Bolster events – Make them strong/vibrant
o Leverage off of current events
o Develop more participatory events
Focus on user access
o Add-on opportunities
o Develop events into festivals
Events based on Events
o Better coverage for events- ensure that there is always something going on
o Develop new niche market events
E.g. Dahlia Fest
Develop synergies and acknowledgement of what collaborative efforts can bring to the area
Ugly Storefronts
o Prettify it
Two Four Letter Words
o Sharing – information sharing
o Apathy
“DON’T BLOW IT!”
Other People to invite into this process- entities/ people
State Parks (add to steering committee)
ODFW (add to steering committee)
Port of Gold Beach
Fair Ground Manager
Lodging – Accommodations Sector
RV Parks
Restaurants
o Owners
o Servers/Bartenders
All frontline staff
o Service Stations
o Hotels
YOUTH
o Community College
o High Schools
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BROOKINGS – RURAL TOURISM STUDIO
NETWORKING EVENT
Monday May 7, 2013
PARTICIPANTS Laryy Bell, Curry Coastal Pilot Ivan Christow Barbara Ciaramella, Tourism Board Gordon Clay, The Citizens Who Care Org Jodi Fritts-Matthey, City of Gold Beach Marcus Hinz, Oregon Coast Visitors Association David Itzind, Curry County Don Johnson, Retired Annette Klinefelter, Curry County Economic Development Charlie Kocher, Curry Coastal Pilot Tina Lanier, USDA Forest Service Kelly McClain, City Council Candice Michel Gary Milliman, City of Brookings Georgia Nowlin, Brandy Peak Distillery Michael Pitts-Campbell, Southern Oregon Kite Festival Marihelen Pitts-Campbell, Southern Oregon Kite Festival Bob Plepa, Hearths and Home Janice Scanlon, Chetco Activity Center Nancy Schwieger, USDA Forest Service Jane Stebbins, CC Pilot Joe Willett, City of Brookings Notes from Participants:
We still have some business
o We could make ourselves more tourist friendly
Location makes the traveler determined
Desire to not make this a “Seaside”
o Retain natural and cultural aspects
SWAT analysis
o Location is a strength and a weakness
Hard to get here
Easy to stay a long time
It’s an adventure to get here
Wild River’s Coast Marketing plan
o We can work within them
o A defining unique geological and hydrological facet
People come here along this route just because it’s on a main route
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o Capture people along this route
Package everything the area has to offer
o Make a rounder experience outside of the beach
A good portion of this community thinks “It’s Tourism Season, why can’t we hunt them?”
o Deal with dissenters to bring new people into the tourism economy
o Types of tourism are sympathetic to
LOCAL ASSESTS FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OUTSTANDING LODING ACCOMODATIONS (places to stay)
Harris Beach – Yurts
Loeb State Park – cabins
Beach Front Inn
B&B’s
Port RV
Whales head Cabins
White rock Resort OUTDOOR RECREATION ASSETS (Trails/trailheads, boats, harbors/ramps, wild scenic rivers)
Campgrounds – State and Federal
Kalmiopsis
Redwood National Trail
Oregon Redwood Trail
Chimney Trail
Bombsite Trail
Vulcan Peak Trail
Harris Beach
Fishing
Water trails
Elk watching
Oregon Coast Trail
Windsurfing @Pistol River
Cape Sebastian
Chetco
Crissy Field Center UNIQUE RETAIL OR ATTRACTIONS (Art galleries, museums, theaters)
Two live theaters
Artwalks
First Friday Salon and discussion
Curry County Museum
Central Building Museum
Flora Pacifica
Brandy Peak Distillery
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Farmers Market – Wed & Sat UNIQUE CULINARY EXPERIENCES (Restaurants, farmers markets, U-pick stands)
Microbrewery (new)
Whales Head
Brandy Peak Distillery
Hungry Clam (fish and chips)
The Nautical – oceanfront dining
Super Fly Distillery & Restaurant
Farmers Market
SNUG
Mushroom pickers QUALITY EVENTS (Of interest to visitors)
Geological, tsunami, earthquakes, botany workshops
Slammin’ Salmon Derby
Slippery Banana Softball Tournament
Kite Festival
Pirate Festival
American Music Festival
Azalea Festival
Garden and unique home tours
Holiday lights @Azalea Park LOCAL & HIDDEN GEMS
Chapel Capella by the Sea (weddings)
Lone Ranch Beach
Mill Beach
Cape Ferrelo viewpoint
Lily fields
Chetco Point Park
Loeb Park
Azalea Park
Indian Sand – great tumbling in large dunes MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATONS (Venues to get the word out)
Trip Advisor
Brookings Tourism Committee
Brookings/on chitter-chatter
State Visitor Center (Crissy Field)
The Insider
Chamber of Commerce
Pilot web
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Forest Service website
State Parks website TOUR OPPORTUNITIES (Tour operators, self-guided tours, fishing charters, educational tours)
Birding
Downtown historical walking tour (under development)
Coastal Trail
S Coast Tours
Fishing Charters, rivers and oceans
Early Fishing Company/Russell Fishing Company
Whale watching
Arial tours
Bike treks on 101 SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL & HISTORICAL SITES OR STORIES
History of Brookings founders (Brookings Institute)
Bombsite Trail – Fajitas Samurai Sword
Central Building and museum
Chetco Valley Museum
Jedidiah State Park – Redwoods
State of Jefferson
Brookings – insights from asset mapping
Recently permitted IKs to float the Chetco through the Kalmiopsis River
_____ # of outfitters permitted on the Chetco River; note: no hiking companies permitted
Number of people floating the Chetco each year is increasing – kayakers, caners, etc. New event
called “Cherish the Chetco” to expose people to water recreation and improve safety.
New sea kayak tour operator offering non-motorized access to the ocean
Farmers Market – Weds all year round; Saturdays in the summer. (Indoors in the winter)
Brookings – What is Your Unique Proposition?
Banana Belt
o “We have better weather here”
“Lily Capital of the World”
o Can’t buy a lily here though
No Reservations Required to have a good time here
o You can be impulsive
o I came here for years – now I live here
What captures people’s hearts?
The people are so kind and wonderful people want to stay and chill out here
“Brookings is Better”
o Better Weather
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o Better Fishing
o Better access to the Redwoods
o Determined travelers they want to get here
Warmer – Banana Belt
Safest Bar for Boaters
Brookings Safe Harbor
Natural Waters – Free Waters
o “ask me where to get wet”
Sea Kayaking
River Access
o “ask me how to get wet”
Program Q & A’s / Overall Thoughts
Mushroom foraging
Need for integrating frontline staff into this process
o A template to implement in the community
Develop tools/workshops so community can rollout the “We Speak” program
Word of Mouth
No Direct tourism providers in attendance!
YEAR ROUND TOURISM!!!!
o Develop Content on the winter and the off season
o Marcus is compiling a list of off season events
Winter has amazing and magical opportunities
MONTHLY PUB GATHERING
o Network
o Galvanize community
Other People to invite into this process- entities/ people
The Port of Brookings Harbor
o Ted Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce
Travel Oregon Welcome Center
o Crissy Fields Welcome Center
Redwoods State and National Parks
Oregon Parks and Recreation
o Kallen
ODFW
o Steve or Todd (biologist) Curtis(Wildlife) – Jodi Will reach out
Tourism Business
o Fishing Guides
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South Coast Fisherman
o Chetco & Rogue
Restaurants
Accommodations
Fred Meyer
Curry County Marine Deputies
Betty Bishop – Driftwood RV
Brookings Merchants Association
Chetco Medical Center
o Moira Fossum
Curry County Rep
o Yan
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PORT ORFORD/LANGLOIS – RURAL TOURISM STUDIO
NETWORKING EVENT
Monday May 8, 2013
PARTICIPANTS Karen Auborn, Main Street Revitalization Dave Bassett, Retired Jessica Berner, Power Ranger District Leila Cassel, Schools Colleen Easlon, Wildland Properties Kean Flemidy, POORT Nancy Fraser, South Coast Gourmet Lyn Hackelman, Ocean Breeze Retreat Karen Hansen, Compass Rose Theresia Hevitt, Port Orford Beach Marcus Hinz, OCVA Maryann Holcomb, One Lump or Two Janet Hubel, Resident Kim Hunter, US Forest Service Melissa Lascurain, Port Orford Property Management Debby Lee, Wind Whisper Craig Lundgore, Anchor Inn Morgan McKenzie, New Lake Ranches Jerry McManus Karen Phipps, Wildland Properties Marney Reed, Ocean Breeze Retreat Chris Rees, Main Street Gary Robertson, EDOBA Jennifer Robertson-Bagtian, Beach Loop Realty Jim Seeley, Wild River Coast Alliance Marie Simonds, Wild Rivers Coast Alliance David Smith Katie Vanwormer, Tasty Kates Mike Wales
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Notes from Participants:
Tourism needs to be an important economic driver
A lot of businesses depend on tourism – “It gets us through the year”
How to leverage tourism to support other industries
Average community member views:
o Port Orford is a working community – not a tourism community
Working community has nothing to benefit from tourists
Need to sell the idea that tourism will bring infrastructural betterment
o Local Business is great, but we still need that shot in the arm that summer tourism
provides
o Afraid of change
Fishing tours
Interlocking trails
Foodie Events
Zipline
Develop web interconnectivity – leverage services that your business doesn’t have
Port Orford – What is Your Unique Proposition?
Develop an “outwardness” to your community
Idea of trailhead
Recreationalists that enjoys quality
Who already comes here vs.: who we want to attract
o The active people don’t come and stay
Looking for the explorers
Looking for high dollar value travelers
What is the type of tourism that enhances this?
Want people to stay longer
Port Orford is not a destination
The Wild River’s Coast
Systems Connected Community
Marine Reserve
o Grassroots movement
Working Landscapes
Lake in City Limits – Garrison Lake
Relaxed laid back community – walk back into time
It’s about what’s not here
Beautification is needed
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LOCAL ASSESTS FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OUTSTANDING LODGING & ACCOMODATIONS (Places to stay)
Ocean Breeze Retreat
Compass Rose B&B
Baldknow Lookout Rental
Floras Lake B&B (Langlois)
Peircy Suites (Langlois)
Langlois Moutnain Resort
Marsh Haven (Langlois)
Vacation rentals
Redfish Loft
Wildland Properties
Blue Steele Chameleon
Wildspring
Humbug State Park
Camping OUTDOOR RECREATION ASSETS (Trails/trailheads, rivers, gear rental, surf and fishing spots)
Surfing
Sea wind and kite boarding
Snorkeling
Scuba diving
Port Orford Heads
Black Lock Point
Compass Rose Nature Trail
Battle Rock Beach
Tide pools
Geo Caching
Bird watching
Rocky Point
Battle Rock Beach
Garrison Lake “early morning” paddling
Crabbing – dock
Fishing
Humbug
Grassy Knob wilderness
Coquille Falls UNIQUE RETAIL OR ATTRACTIONS (Art galleries, museums, theaters)
Lifeboat Station
Hughes House
The Savoy
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Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Hawthorne Gallery
Fantastic Quilt Shop
Theresia’s
Wild Rivers Wool Factory
Wooden Nickel – Myrtle wood Factory tours
Port Orford’s dollie dock
One Lump or Two
Langlois Market
Lala Belle’s (Langlois)
Tasty Kates (Langlois)
Greasy Spoon (Langlois)
Inga’s Knitting Studio (Langlois)
Rain Coast Arts (Langlois)
Wool Gallery (Langlois) UNIQUE CULINARY EXPERIENCES (Restaurants, farmers markets, fish shacks, U-pick)
Valley Flora (U-pick)
Food Co-op
Paradise Café (legendary pancakes)
Paula’s
Crazy Norwegians
Redfish – best view on entire Southern Coast
Port Orford Sustainable Seafood
Seasonal farmers market
One Lump or Two
Susan’s Chocolates (handmade)
Griff’s on the Port
South Coast Gourmet
Tasty Kates (Langlois)
Misty Meadows Farm (jam stand) (Langlois)
Lee’s Bees (Langlois)
Swenson Livestock (turkeys) (Langlois)
Lavender in Laurel Grove (Langlois) QUALITY OF EVENTS (Of interest to visitors)
4th of July Jubilee
Cedar Festival
Crab Pot Christmas tree
Water Festival
Art Walks
Christmas at Hughes House
Rocket Jim Festival – in the works (Langlois)
Potluck Run to Rogue
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M.H. Concerts
Art, seafood, and wine festival
Surfing
Stand up paddle boarding LOCAL & HIDDEN GEMS
Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve – lost soldier gold mine
Murals
Coast Guard Museum
KPOZ Radio station
Trails
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
Hughes House
Savoy Theater
Storm watching
Whale watching
Elk River
Wind surfing
Gold panning
Sixes River
Langlois mountain road
Stargazing
Fishing MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS (Venues to get the word out)
Wildland Properties – Facebook and Pinterest
Port Orford News
Beacon
Redfish Rodes Community Team – newsletter and Facebook
Rotary
Word of mouth
Enjoy PortOrford.com – website
Langlois Market TOUR OPPORTUNITES (Tour operators, fishing charters, tours, educational tours)
Kayak tours – South Coast Kayaks
Bird watching – Audubon Society
Marine reserve tours
Art walks
Bicycle tours (mountain and road)
Zip line tours
Multi-day backpacking trails
Oregon Coast Trail
Salmon fishing
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Gold panning
Agate collecting
Horseback riding
Ranch tours
Garden club tours
South Coast Bicycles
Clam digging SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL/HISTORICAL (Sites, stories, people, music)
Cape Blanco Light House
Hughes House
Coast Guard Museum
Battle Rock
Port of Port Orford
Run to the Rogue
Blessing Fleet
Port Orford Headland
Native history/Trail of Tears
Ranches
Langlois Mountain Fiddlers
Gallery Players
Dune and Friends
Program Q & A’s / Overall Thoughts
Developing Main Street
Wanting an ART unit
Combine the scenic beauty with the art
Other People to invite into this process- entities/ people
Shirley Nelson
Port Orford Arts Council
Port Orford Co-Op
Will Brady – Windsurfing School
Kathi Boden
David Lacey
Sport Fisherman
State Parks Land Managers
Greg Rider
John Grouse
Louis Miller – Local Birding expert/ photographer
Calvenesse
Terry Mock
Michele Duarte
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BANDON – RURAL TOURISM STUDIO
NETWORKING EVENT
Monday May 9, 2013
PARTICIPANTS Tacy Andersen, Big Wheel Roy Ashworth Ed Backholm, Bandon Inn Peter Baher, 2
nd Street Gallery
Angela Cardas, Cardas Photography Leila Cassel, Schools Lynn Davies, Bandon Card and Gift Gina Dearth, Port of Bandon Stan Dengs, Devon’s Boutique Nancy Drew, City Council Marc Dryden, Inn at Face Rock John Flannagan, Flannagans Golf Tours Rick Goche, Port of Bandon, Alec Graves, Coos Bay North Bend VCB Darla Hamblin, Bandon Dunes Angela Hasel Pozzi, Artula Institute/Washed Ashore Johnna Hickox, Bandon Chamber Hank Hickox, Bandon Dunes Marcus Hinz, OCVA Claudine Hundhausen, City Council Mary Johnson, Washed Ashore Candace Kreittow, Second Street Gallery Beverly Lanier, City of Bandon Nicole Malloy, Coastal Mist Chocolates Devon Matsuda, Devon’s Boutique Karl Maxon, South Coast Bicycles Megan McKenzie, New Lake Ranch, McKenzie Livestock LLC Sandy Mebbile, SCDC Geneva Miller, Bandon Western World Chris Powell Frank Rocco, Washed Ashore Yvonne Saunco, Truffles Harv Schubothe, Greater Bandon Assoc/Ford Family Foundation Jim Seeley, Wild Rivers Coast Alliance Kevin Shaw, Coastal Mist Tara Shaw, Coastal Mist Marie Simonds, Wild Rivers Coast Alliance Anne Sobbota, Sage Place Bart Stein, Edward Jones Roger Straus Dennis Thomason, Tiffany’s Drug Kelly Thompson, Truffle
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Notes from Participants:
Very Important currently
Very Important in future needs
Already number 1 industry by a long way
It will expand in quality as opposed to quantity
o Per person spend will increase
Strong tourism values but there are also other industries at play
Tourism could potentially promote other industry development
Bandon – What is Your Unique Proposition?
What if there isn’t just one unique proposition?
o Golfers – here for golf exclusively
How do we bring the wives and families
o RV’ers float around more
“I need a spa”
Distill it down to relaxation
o A place to refresh not just east
o Refresh by the sea
Vertical Market
o For Every Month of the Year
o 20% of business is golf
Cannibalization of efforts needs to stop
The Beautiful Beach
o “Sandcastles in Sweatshirts”
o Tie it into the agricultural assets
Blueberries
Cranberries
Develop family friendly activities
o Develop more activities where there is something from everyone
Tons of repeat business
o It’s a way of life
o They found something unique and they keep coming back
“Come Sea Us”
“Find yourself in Bandon”
o Find out whatever makes you
Self Realization
Self Reflection
A connection happens
It’s a gathering space
When You go to Bandon nothing happens
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o That’s a good thing
o The Ability to relax
People feel safe here
Support Big industries that are not obtrusive
Bandon will take the lead from Bandon Dunes
o Develop beautification techniques
o Plants and time
Develop family friendly activities that build tourist communities
REGROUP
Develop Consistency in the tourism Track
Elevate locals lifestyle/quality based on areas the locals want/need for livability
Carve the edges off of the seasonality
Develop higher paying tourists
Richness of traditional skills
Producers are focusing on feeding and selling to neighbors – capitalize on the local harvest
locally
Help stop the talent drain
Educating the workforce
Develop community gardens
Youth is feeling disconnected
We have a pristine natural environment
o We love the beaches
o The forests
o The ocean
Skilled artisans –education in trades
o Cobbler
o Sword maker
Master to apprentice tradesman/tradeswomen culture
LOCAL ASSESTS FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OUTSTANDING LODGING & ACCOMODATIONS (Places to stay)
Inn at Face Rock
Bandon Inn
Lighthouse B&B
Bandon Dune
Vacation rentals
Bandon RV Park
Sea Star
Bullard’s Beach State Park
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Seascape Cottages
Yurts at Bullard’s OUTDOOR RECREATION ASSETS (Trails/trailheads, boat harbors/docks, rivers, lakes, surf spots, fishing, etc.)
Tide pools
Coquille River fishing
Whiskey Run Kite sorting
Bullard’s Beach Park (camping, horse trails, and camping)
Labrinth Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Golf
Hiking (beaches, Black Lock, Lost Lake, Floras Lake)
Sixes River
Biking (beach loop, Hwy 101, BDGR, North Bank, Elk River)
Surfing (Face Rock Park, South Jetty, Whiskey Run Beach
Kite boarding – Whiskey Run Cut Creek
Washed Ashore
Boardwalk amphitheater
Agates – Bullard’s, Elk River (mouth), Bandon Beaches
Bradly Lake
Crabbing – Port of Bandon
Camping – Elk, Sixes, Bullard’s
Bandon Marsh – birding
Native American
Disc Golf Course UNIQUE RETAIL OR ATTRACTIONS (Art galleries, theaters, artisan goods, farm direct stores, wineries)
Old Town market place
Vines Art Glass Blowing
Cobblers Bench
Art 101
Wood Co.
Twin Creeks Blueberry Barn and u-pick
Second Street Art Gallery
Art by the Sea
Gypsy Wagon (Int’l goods)
Caradas Photography – family portraits on the beach
Bandon Mercantile
Bandon Golf Supply
Toy Room
Billy Smoothboar’s
Driftwood Museum
Fudge Factory
Inner Garden Gallery
Truffles
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Devon’s
Youth Center
Tiffany’s Drug (destination wine shop)
Bandon Inn Gift Shop
Face Rock Creamery
Coastal Mist
Sage Place Gallery
Patina Home Décor UNIQUE CULINARY EXPERIENCES (Restaurants, farmers markets, fish stand, u-pick, markets)
Coastal Mist – chocolates and desserts
Farmers Market – Old Town Marketplace
Fresh fish and Dungeness crab
Face Rock
Mushrooms
Cranberries, blackberries, huckleberries
Gorse Wine
Cheese
Misty Meadows
Pacific Blue Alloro
Billy Smoothboar’s
The Left
Pacific Blues
Bandon fish market
Sea Star Bistro
The Minute Café, pie breakfast, biscuits and gravy
Micro cannery albacore tuna
Mother’s National Food
Seth’s Bakery
La Fiesta QUALITY EVENTS (Of interest to the visitor)
Gallery receptions
Cranberry Festival (fall)
Storm watching
National Regional Golf tournament
Wind Festival
4th of July parade and fireworks
Whale watching
Bandon Showcase Playhouse
Dog show
Art walk
Historical tours, hikes, bike rides
Bandon Rotary’s wine and cheese extravaganza
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Disc golf tournament
Washed Ashore exhibit
Art shows/music concerts
Writers Retreat Conference
Sprague Theater
Salmon fishing
Halibut fishing
LOCAL & HIDDEN GEMS (What’s eclectic/weird)
Lavender Farm on McTimmons Lane
Washed Ashore exhibit
Game Park
Museum
Harp playing at 2nd Street Gallery
Jailhouse Rocks
Kacy’s Face Creation
Art murals- water tanks around town
Beach loop
Face Rock, Elephant Rock, Table Rock
Nasomah Memorial
YMI
Historical Cemetery/pioneer
Bullard’s State Park Lighthouse
Art on the boardwalk
Coast Guard Memorial
Historical buildings
Bandon hike trails
Sage Place
South Jetty Shipwreck MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS (Venues to get the word out)
Community calendar
Coffee break
NPR sponsorship
Bandon Western World
Cardasa Photograpy
Bicoastal media
Wild Rivers Coast Alliance
Google grants
Storytelling
Bandon cares
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Regional mags
Word of mouth
Corporate sponsorship
Greater Bandon Association
Sunset Mag TOUR OPPORTUNITIES (Tour operators, self-guided tours, fishing charters)
Grassy Knob Guide Service
Bandon Riding Stable
Prowler Charter
River boat/steam wheeler
Old Town Historic Tours/Museum
Bike tours by Karl
Washed Ashore walk-in workshops
Ocean fishing
Reg Pullins history tour of the Port
Lavender Farm Tours
Birding and whale watching
S.E.A. SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL & HISTORICAL SITES OR STORIES (Bands, music, ship wrecks, folk lore, tribal stories)
Old Town = 35,000+ year old town site
Long database Native oral history
Coquilee Tribe Nasomah Memorial Garden
Sprague Community Theater
Lighthouse (Coquille River)
Phoenix Festival
Coquille Point Wildlife Refuge
Pioneer/historical cemetery
Bandon Museum
History of Jetties construction
Musicians: Street Buskers, bands Harp
“Done Deal” local classic rock band
Whiskey Run Beach “Drive on” 4wd Beach
Whiskey Run Beach gold strike
Face Rock
Elephant Rock
YMI
Story of Tupper Rock/Grandmother Rock
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Program Q & A’s / Overall Thoughts
What about the retailers? – the specialty boutiques?
Community events ARE important
o No music festival
Events module
Coos Bay/ North Bend needs to be a big part of the discussion
Develop techniques to get rid of seasonality
o Rainy day activities
o Leverage the artist community
You can do that in the rain
Disconnect between economic development vs. workers development