Anything going on for Labor Day weekend? Will be there from Sept 1-8. Anything that we should see besides the ocean and go whales watching?

Dear Marge:
There's lot's do do in Newport, OR, and tings could get really exciting over the Labor Day weekend if the first storm if autumn blows through.
Here are a couple of web sites to get you started on your search:

http://www.el.com/to/newport/

http://www.newportnet.com/

Have fun!

the newsport aquarium is very famous and a real highlight on the coast to see. so what if the "free willy" killer whale is no longer there? it's still a great treat to see the rest that is there. the nearby hatfield marine center is also interesting.

Tim is right. The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport is a must see. I think they've replaced Keiko with sharks.

If you are into antiques-go to Toledo.It is 9 miles east of Newport. Nice drive.Lots of shops.

You should drive inland to see the pretty farmlands on the way to Portland. Theres lots to do in P-town and we'd love to have ya...

Thanks everyone.

Keiko's old digs redone now.
After Keiko the orca left the aquarium for the open sea, his former habitat was renovated. Now it houses the underwater passage that connects three ocean habitats and features more than 5,000 sea creatures.

On your undersea stroll, you first enter the "Orford Reef," where waves make the kelp forest sway in the current, and sea stars and giant green anemones dot the boulders.

You then tour "Halibut Flats," home to Pacific cod and halibut, California bat rays, sturgeon, and rockfish. At the end of your journey, the "Open Sea" lures you with schools of soupfin, leopard sharks, and spiny dogfish sharks, as well as mackerel, bass, and chinook salmon.

Yahoo has just posted a photo of the tunnel running through the shark tank at

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/ap/20...keiko_3s7.html

John, Thanks. I email the article to my grown kids who won't be going with us.