Alexander K. Pesonen, former head keeper at Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, became North Head Lighthouse’s first keeper in 1898, but he is more often remembered because of his wife, Mary. Sometime in the ...

All of the Oregon coast’s nine surviving, federally funded lighthouse stations have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, and with some exceptions, visitors are welcomed. (Call the ...

TILLAMOOK, Ore. - A woman visiting from Georgia spent nearly 13 hours stuck on a cliff on the Oregon coast. Lisa Donnelly, 40, had been stranded on a cliff face at Tillamook Head since around 6:30 p.m ...

The Daily Morning Astorian, July 18, 1890, mentioned a “very difficult navigation.” In 1890, the crew on Tillamook Rock Lighthouse were totally cut off from the world. First Assistant Lighthouse ...

Hiking at Ecola State Park used to come with some of the Oregon Coast’s most magnificent ocean views. The stretch from Ecola Point to the Tillamook Head was a quintessential oceanside hike, offering ...