Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is getting a full makeover next year and will be closed from Jan. 1 to June 2025. The lighthouse, built ...

People often wonder why Newport has two lighthouses — Yaquina Head and Yaquina Bay – so close together at roughly 3.5 miles apart by sea. The answer is simple, but it’s not the oft-repeated falsehood ...

2. Discover Yaquina Head Lighthouse and the Beach Below The Yaquina Head Lighthouse is one of the most popular attractions on the Oregon Coast, and it’s a must-see while you’re in Newport. This ...

Newport's historic Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, the only intact wooden lighthouse on the Oregon Coast, is about to be reunited with its lantern. Construction crews will use a crane to return the ...

State parks officials had hoped the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse would open this month, after a $1.8 million renovation. But extensive rot and crumbling brick mean the building remains closed and wrapped in ...

Newport just might be Oregon’s most dynamic coastal town. A popular tourism hub, Newport showcases lighthouses, an aquarium and the iconic Yaquina Bay Bridge. But it’s also a place where it doesn’t ...

A white lighthouse blinks from atop the rocky outcropping. Its form stands silhouetted against the pale orange dawn, clouds rimmed with pink above it. Sand and rock sprawl out before me, all the way ...