The Whale of a Day event, the daylong celebration of the endangered Pacific gray whale migration, is getting a reprieve after a rain cancelation two weeks ago. The newly scheduled event, the 39th ...

On Monday night, Florence Mayor Rob Ward, standing before a small crowd at Exploding Whale Memorial Park, flanked by two people dressed in whale costumes — one dead, the other smiling — officially ...

Get ready for a whale of a good time later this month. The 40th anniversary of “Whale of a Day,” an event that combines education, family-fun activities and whale watching — as some of the largest ...

Oregon is known nationally for its trees and outdoor recreation, but what about the exploding whale? In November 1970, a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach near Florence on the Oregon Coast. To get ...