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.
