The
Moclips Centennial will be an 11 day celebration packed with several
events.
Updated information will be uploaded to this site on a regular basis.
If you
plan to attend any of these events, please notify us as some space
is limited.
By email (kelly@moclips.org), by mail at PO Box 231, Moclips, WA 98562
or by
phone at 360-276-4441. This is the most recent info updated March 8,
2005:
UPDATED
6/10/2005
Employees of several North Beach restaurants, hotel/motels and
resorts will be
dressed in period costume of 100 years ago. Pam Rasmussen of the Sand
Dollar
Inn in Pacific Beach is organizing the making of these garments with
the help
of
several volunteers
Sometime
during the centennial, 75 special glass floats will be planted along
the beach from Ocean Shores to Moclips. Each float will be etched, "Moclips
1905-2005". These 5 inch diameter colored floats have nets and
are in red, blue
and green. Lucky beachcombers who find one need to bring them to the
museum to
register for our grand prize, a raffle for a two night stay at the
Ocean Crest
Resort. Other prizes: special hand-blown glass floats from Avalon Glassworks
of West Seattle commemorating the Moclips Centennial will be given away
to other
lucky beachcombers. These large gold-colored floats will be etched
with the
Moclips Centennial logo. All floats found on the beach to be kept by
the
finder. For more information, call the museum at 360-276-4441 or visit
our
website at www.moclips.org.
UPDATED
2/17/05 - Many employees of North Beach restaurants, hotels/motels
and
resorts from Moclips to Ocean Shores will be wearing vintage clothing
from 100
years ago during the 11 day centennial.
FRIDAY,
JUNE 24, 2005 - (UPDATED 3/8/05)
Benefit SEVEN course dinner at the Ocean Crest Resort. This is a fund-raiser
for
the Museum of the North Beach. Cost is $100.00 per person (representing
100
years of history). Price excludes beverages, tax and gratuity. After
Ocean
Crest's costs are deducted, the remaining proceeds will be donated
to the
Museum
of the North Beach. There will be two seatings; one at 4:00pm and the
other at
8:00pm. Maximum capacity per seating is 50. Menu includes the following:
Iceberg Wedge Salad - Toasted Parmesan Shell, Estella Farm Wynochee
River Blue
Cheese,
Poached Cranberries and Smoked Oregon Hazelnuts.
Phyllo
Purse - Filled with Wild Local Mushrooms and Goat Cheese, Black Truffle
Veloute Sauce
Razor Clam Chowder
Traditional Quinault Blue Back Salmon Bake
Grilled Lumber Jack Steak
Orange Chicken
Cascade Mountain Huckleberry Tart, Balsamic Huckleberry Ice Cream
To make reservations, please call the Ocean Crest Resort at 360-276-4465.
SATURDAY,
JUNE 25, 2005 - (UPDATED 6/10/05)
Ocean-going canoes from the Quinault Nation arriving at the Moclips
River around 11:00am.
An authentic Blueback salmon bake will welcome our neighbors from Taholah.
Special gifts will be presented to each member of the Quinault Nation
who makes the journey
down the coast. The salmon bake will start at 10:00am also includes
fry bread, clam chowder and cole slaw. Cost is $12.00 per person. Bring
your camera and appetite!
The
next event will be a presentation on Charley Gant, the editor of
the
Moclips
Ocean
Wave,
the first newspaper
in
Moclips
in
1909.
Gant
was very
witty in his attacks on political figures. He was also a prolific
poet. John
Hughes, editor of the Aberdeen Daily World who is a major fan of
Charley Gant
has accepted our request to make this presentation. The event is
FREE but a
donation to the museum is suggested. This will be held at the North
Beach
Community Center in Pacific Beach in the late afternoon or early evening.
SUNDAY,
JUNE 26, 2005 - (UPDATED 6/10/05) A
95 year old trophy from an auto race
held on the beach in front of the Moclips Beach Hotel on July 4, 1910
is
returning to Moclips. We will have the trophy on display at the museum.
Also,
from 11am to 4pm, Avalon Glassworks will be showing and selling their
wonderful
hand-blown glass floats at the museum. Grays Harbor Historical Seaport
Chairman, Paul O’Brien and crew members will be dressed in period
costume with
one of the Lady Washington’s long boats at state park property
(4th & Railroad)
in the morning.
Also,
at 6pm,
there will be a slide presentation of the Quinault Nation
by Larry Workman. The event is FREE but a donation to the museum is
suggested.
This will be held at the North Beach Community Center in Pacific Beach.
MONDAY,
JUNE 27, 2005 - (UPDATED 6/10/05) Walking tour of Cape Elizabeth
on
the
Quinault Reservation starting at 10:00AM. The timing with the minus
tide at
11:44am is perfect! A boxed lunch from the Ocean Crest Resort is
included.
Cost is $15.00 per person with proceeds going to the Taholah School
and the
Museum of the North Beach.
At
6pm, there will be a history of the H.R, Smith mill seminar presented
by Arvid Nordman. The event is FREE but a donation to the
museum is
suggested. This will be held at the North Beach Community Center in
Pacific Beach.
TUESDAY,
JUNE 28, 2005 - (UPDATED 6/10/05) In the morning, there
will be a Moclips Walking History Tour. A map will be available
giving the location
of
such buildings icons as the Moclips Beach Hotel, Forwood Brothers
Jewelers, the
theater, the Northern Pacific depot and the canneries. Signs will
be also
posted
at these locations. Tour to start at top of hill near the old Moclips
School
and
Moclips Grocery at 10am.
There
will be a presentation of the Northern Pacific Railway by Ocean Shores
resident and NP buff, Norm Snow.
The event is
FREE but a donation to the museum is suggested. This will be held
at the North
Beach Community Center in Pacific Beach at 6:30pm..
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 29, 2005 -(UPDATED 4/25/05) Quinault Nation Day, with
basket
weavers, canoe and totem carvers. Quinault basket weavers will be selling
their
wares. Location for these events will be at state park property at
4th & Railroad on the flats in Moclips. We are hoping
the Quinault Pride folks will
also be there to sell their wonderful seafood items.
THURSDAY,
JUNE 30, 2005 - (UPDATED 6/10/05)
A dedication ceremony for the Moclips Post Office 100th Anniversary.
Included
will be the unveiling of the special postmark designed by Moclips artist,
Lee
Marriott. This wonderful piece of artwork will only be available on
June 30th
at
the Moclips Post Office. Also, a special award will be given to the
current
postmaster listing the names of all postmasters of the Moclips Post
Office
since
1905. If you cannot make it to the ceremony and would like your personally
addressed, stamped envelopes postmarked with this special design, send
them to
the Moclips Post Office, Moclips, WA 98562, attention postmaster. NOTE:
Special first day cover envelopes will be available for the postmark.
Each legal size envelope will have a dwawing of a vintage Moclips icon.
Artwork by Moclips artist, Lee Marriott.
In
the late afternoon, there will be a vintage bathing suit contest
for both men
and women
at the Green Lantern Tavern in Copalis Beach. Time and winning prize
is yet to
be determined. This event is FREE but a donation to the museum is
suggested.
FRIDAY,
JULY 1, 2005 - (UPDATED 4/30/05)
On
July 1, 2005, during the Moclips Centennial, there will be tours
of
three North Beach museums including the Ocean Shores Interpretive Center,
the Museum of the North Beach and the Taholah Museum. This is a bus
trip
that begins in Pacific Beach at 9:30am at the former parking lot of
the
Bank of the Pacific. The bus will make a stop at the Quinault Beach
Resort
to pick up more passengers. The first tour will be at the Interpretive
Center shortly before 10:30. Expect at least an hour to view all their
displays. At about 11:30, the tour will leave Ocean Shores and make
a
short stop at Ocean City to view the Dorothy Anderson cabin. From there
the bus will take everyone to Pacific Tango in Pacific Beach for
lunch. The next stop will be at the Museum of the North Beach in
Moclips. Allow approximately 45 minutes for the tour. After Moclips,
the
tour continues on to the Taholah Museum. Again, we are estimating this
visit at about 45 minutes. The bus will return you to your car at Pacific
Beach or the Quinault Beach Resort.
Cost
is $20.00 per person which includes the bus trip, lunch (tax& gratuity)
and a small donation to each museum. Space is limited to 44
persons. Please RSVP by sending your check before May 31 to: Museum
of
the North Beach, PO Box 231, Moclips, WA 98562. Tickets will be mailed
to
you.
At
7pm,
there will be a presentation of the Moclips Beach Hotel and its owner,
Dr. Edward Lycan. This narrative
will be
presented by Gail Gage of Bothell and Moclips. She and her husband
Jim, along
with Dave and Deb Masters, purchased property and built a family
home and
vacation rental on the southeast corner of where the hotel once stood.
The event is FREE but a donation to the museum is suggested. This
will be held at the North Beach Community Center in Pacific Beach.
SATURDAY,
JULY 2, 2005 - (UPDATED 4/25/05)
During the morning hours, there will be a vintage wagon on the
beach. Visitors
can have their pictures taken sitting on the wagons, much like
those from 100
years ago. Our resident photographer, Phil Webber from the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer has agreed to take your photos between 10:00am
and 1:00pm.
Cost is $10.00 per photo. Pictures will be available to pick up
the following
day at the museum. Also in the morning, we are planning a children's
play time
with games from 100 years ago. Kids will also be making their own
kites. The
Old Time Medicine Show presenting old time music will also be on
hand for your
entertainment. This event, sponsored by the descendant's of Edward
Lycan will
be
held at the new Lycan Park at 4th & Pacific along the beach.
Although FREE,
there will be hot dogs sold to help pay for the upkeep of Lycan
Park.
The
evening will be our largest event - the evening costume ball and
dinner.
Come dressed in vintage clothing from an era long gone. Enjoy a dinner
representing the menu from the Moclips Beach Hotel of 1905. A band
has already
signed on so this night promises to be a memorable one! The room will
be
decorated with historic photos and artifacts of old Moclips. Cost is
$35.00
per
person with a choice of grilled salmon or prime rib. Dinner also includes
crab
cocktail, razor clam chowder, salad and blackberry cobbler. Door prizes
will
also be given away. This event will be held at the Pacific Beach Resort
(Navy
Base) in Pacific Beach and is limited to 225 persons. PLEASE RSVP BY
MAY 31.
SUNDAY,
JULY 3, 2005 - (UPDATED 3/8/05)
The MO-JO Run HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We encourage you to drive 8 miles
north to be
part of the Taholah Days festivities. This is an annual event that
is full of
activities. This year, the Quinault Nation will be celebrating the
150th
anniversary of the Quinault River Treaty signed at Taholah on July
1, 1855. For
more information, visit the Quinault Nation's website,
www.quinaultindiannation.com.
MONDAY,
JULY 4, 2005 - (UPDATED 2/17/05) At 12 noon, we will be burying a
time capsule to be opened on July 4, 2105. Inside will be photos, CD's and
artifacts from this time in our history. We hope to have this located at Lycan
Park. If you have suggestions on what should be in the time capsule, please
let us know. More information will be forthcoming. At 10:00pm, the annual Fire O'er
the Water Fireworks display will be held in Ocean City. Each year this event
gets bigger. We hope to make this the biggest yet. This will be a great way to send
off the Moclips Centennial for the next 100 years. Both events are FREE but
a donation to the museum is suggested.
PLEASE
LET US KNOW WHICH EVENTS YOU WILL BE ATTENDING. The special presentations
at the North Beach Community Center can hold approximately 85 persons.
