Complete Holiday Lights Stats 2009
Volunteers and Supporters Details 2009
Friends Annual Journal - Summer 2010
Friends Winter/Spring Journal 2009
24th annual Holiday Lights at Shore Acres State ParK - 2010 - "a community tradition" - 300,000 Lights (almost all L.E.D.) - Thanksgiving thru New Year's Eve
NEW HOURS FOR 2010
Thanksgiving thru New Year's Eve - 4:00 - 9:30 PM every night (including Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year's Eve. Walk-thru Display - All abilities accessible. Open Garden House with hot cider, punch, coffee and cookies!
Ultimate Bed & Breakfast Raffle
Information & Gift Center Open every night!
More vibrant L.E.D. lights again were the hit of the 2009 season. An estimated 53,172 visitors viewed the lights display and enjoyed the refreshments in the decorated Garden House and the entertainment in the Performance Pavilion.
A community event sponsored by Friends of Shore Acres, Inc. in partnership with Shore Acres State Park, Coos Bay, Oregon
The brightest and most beautiful place on the West Coast shines brighter than ever in 2010.
Plenty
of Parking
Parking fee: $5 per vehicle or current OPRD Annual Parking Pass or Coastal Passport or current OPRD Campground Receipt or current Special Access Pass. No additional charge for lights viewing.
Lights
Sculptures: Pelicans, Puffins, Jellyfish, Shore Acres' Cranes, Life-size leaping
Orca whale, Life-size spouting Gray whale, Tulips, Rhododendron, Rose,
Dahlia, Dungeness crab, Sea Star, Sea Urchin, Sea Anemone, Sea horse,
Octopus, Kelp, Frogs, Butterflies, dragonfly, playful sea lions, leaping frog in
pond, and more!
For more information, contact: Shore Acres State Park - (541) 888-3732
Co-Chair - Shirley & David Bridgham (541) 756-5401, bridgham@epuerto.com
History
A community tradition was born in 1987 when the Friends of Shore Acres decided to "string a few lights" to help celebrate the holidays. That first season, 6,000 miniature lights, one Christmas tree, and the decorated Garden House drew 9,000 visitors.
Now, 300,000 lights - both holiday L.E.D. and landscaping - many Christmas trees, lighted sculptures, entertainment in the pavilion, and a beautifully decorated Garden House draw 40,000 to 50,000 visitors or more each season. Numbers vary with the weather. Inside the Garden House, scrolls of names are a tribute to business supporters and the more than 1,500 volunteers who make it happen.
New in 2001: Motion sea lions and additions to the undersea garden.
New for 2002: Pavillion for musical and vocal presentations.
New for 2003: New entry and deck and a new Information and Gift Center greet you as you enter the Gardens. Both the entry and IGC reflect the original designs of the early Simpson era. Animated leaping frog in pond.
New for 2004: New spout on life-size gray whale, 2 giant butterflies, 2 large mushrooms, specially designed and handcrafted cluster flowers
New for 2005: New puffin sculptures, brilliant L.E.D. lights on all large Christmas trees, more large landscape lights on west perimeter huge trees
New for 2006: More L.E.D. lights.
New for 2007: More L.E.D. lights including L.E.D. rope lighting on the 45' whale sculpture.
New for 2008: More L.E.D. lights and surprises!
New for 2009: More L.E.D. lights and large holiday trees at entrance
New for 2010: More L.E.D. lights and surprises!