The cache is near the renovated Cannery Building. Toriginal Cannery Building was constructed by Jerry Hull in 1968. This was when the ocean troll salmon fishing off the mouth of the Rogue River was at its peak.
In 1974, with the addition of a shrimp and crab fishery, the two-story, full-scale seafood processing plant was constructed. The processing plant included; two shrimp machines, full crab cooking operations, a ten station salmon fillet line and fish smoking & canning facilities. However, due to some environmental problems such as the shoaling of the jetty entrance & the original entrance to the boat harbor & economic changes in the fishing industry, the private ownership of the processing facility changed hands three times by 1984.
From 1986 until the present, decreases in non-tribal commercial troll fisheries within the Klamath zone, of which the Rogue River is a part, had a further downward effect on the plant’s capacity to operate. By Labor Day of 1991, FBC Salmon Co. had subleased the facility for sea urchin processing.
With the need to diversify the Gold Beach community’s economy, the Port decided to renovate the Cannery for a retail facility with a restaurant & commercial fish processing facilities. In 1995 the Port completed Phase I of the cannery building renovation. Phase II was completed in the summer of 1997. The doors were opened to the new cannery complex in March of 1998.
This is a fun geocache on the official Cache the Coast GeoTour presented by Oregon Coast Today, Wild Rivers Coast Food Trail, and the 2019 Live Culture Coast event.
The Wild Rivers Coast Food Trail is a collaborative effort to connect locals and visitors to the bounty available on Oregon’s South Coast. Supporting local food is a way to support our communities and the producers & crafters that work hard to grow and use our local ingredients.
Live Culture Coast is a sensory celebration of creativity, exploration set along the edge of the continent amidst the wilds and wonders of the Southern Oregon Coast. Running from Reedsport to Brookings, the Southern Oregon Coast landscapes are dramatic, literally breathtaking.
Live Culture Coast grew from a desire to explore the energetic possibilities of different ecosystems, ideas, microbes, stories, and people coming together. People and community. Locals and travelers. Microorganisms and food. Landscapes and creativity. By joining the people of Live Culture Coast, you yourself are an active starter for a beautiful place in the process of becoming. Geocaching got its start in Oregon in 2000, yet more proof that Oregon has an active starter culture. We hope you will join us to explore the edges.