In 1906\, big dreams and the quest for a W est Coast resort led to the creation and eventual doom of a community buil t on the four-mile-long spit that protects Tillamook Bay from the Pacific Ocean. Hear from author Jerry Sutherland on his latest book \;Bayocean : Atlantis of Oregon \;which chronicles the half-century the Oregon re sort town existed\, tells the stories of the people involved\, and explain s its financial and physical demise.
\nBayocean boasted a hotel\, na tatorium (a heated saltwater pool with a wave machine)\, Bayocean Boulevar d\, arcade\, pier\, bowling alley\, summer cottages\, and more. Erosion be gan pulling homes into the sea in the late 1920s and undercut the Bayocean Natatorium in 1932. More homes fells as the spit's foredune continued to recede. In November 1952 a storm surge blew 3\,000 feet at its base into T illamook Bay. Slowly the community and the dreams that built Bayocean crum bled\, and by 1971 the last remnants disappeared.
\nAfter hiking the area and discovering what lay hidden beneath his feet\, Jerry Sutherland meticulously researched and documented Bayocean. Eight years of research h as made him an expert on this vanished city. His book\, \;Bayocean: At lantis of Oregon \;is more than a history\, it is the biography of a t ime and place\, as well as the people who built it and Oregon.
\nHis book will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation.\n
Jerry Sutherland began researching Oregon history in 2012 after his father (Art) asked him to look up something about Calvin Tibbets at the Oregon Historical Society. The thrill he experienced in di scovering new information about historical events and people led to future visits\, trips to archives across the United States and Canada\, and the publishing of \;Calvin Tibbets: Oregon's First Pioneer \; in August 2016.
\nIn the fall of 2014\, Sutherland learned that Bayo cean - the sandspit that separates Tillamook Bay from the Pacific Ocean - had once hosted a thriving resort. His surprise at having never seen any e vidence of its existence while hiking there prompted him to learn more. He created \;https://www.bayocean.ne t/ \;to share some of what he was discovering with the public. Whe n Grant McOmie took notice in the summer of 2015\, he asked for help with a Grant's Getaway program about Bayocean. Four years later\, Jule Gilfilla n consulted him regarding an "Oregon Field Guide" special. Increasing inte rest from book publishers prompted Sutherland to start writing \;B ayocean: Atlantis of Oregon \;in 2019. \; It was published in February 2023.
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\nQuestions? Contact laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org \;
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