Editing Bandon, Oregon (section)

==Economy==
Like many communities on the Oregon coast, Bandon had significant fishing and timber industries, which were greatly diminished by the 1980s, though some remnants still exist. Bandon's current economy revolves around wood products, fishing, tourism, and agriculture. The five largest employers in the area include Bandon Dunes Golf Course, Southern Coos Health District, School District #54C, Oregon Overseas Timber, and Hardin Optical.

===Cheese===
[[File:Cheesemaking, Bandon OR.jpg|thumb|Cheesemaking at the Face Rock Creamery, Bandon]]
Between 1928 and 2000, dairy production and cheesemaking were an integral part of Bandon's economy. The Bandon facility was damaged by fire in 1936, and rebuilt as the Surfside Dairy in 1937.<ref name="ross">{{cite news
 | title = Bandon's last link to cheese shuttered: The town's retail store closes down five years after the creamery moved away | author = Winston Ross| work = The Register Guard | location = Eugene, Oregon | date = October 5, 2005}}</ref>
In 2000, [[Tillamook County Creamery Association]] bought the Bandon Cheese brand and promptly dismantled the factory;<ref>{{cite web | url = http://flavorsoftheumpqua.blogspot.com/2013/04/face-rock-creamery.html | title = Face Rock Creamery
 | date = April 18, 2013 | publisher = Flavors of the Umpqua | access-date = 2013-05-21}}</ref> on October 4, 2005, the last of the staff was released and the Bandon factory closed.<ref name="ross"/>  The Bandon Cheese name lives on as a brand of Tillamook Cheese.

In 2013, Face Rock Creamery opened on the former Bandon Cheese property with participation of the city government.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://facerockcreamery.com/OUR_STORY.php | title = Our Story | publisher = Face Rock Creamery | access-date = 2013-05-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121128070308/http://facerockcreamery.com/OUR_STORY.php | archive-date = 2012-11-28 | url-status = dead }}</ref>  Cheesemakers handcraft gourmet cheeses from beginning to end with viewing, sampling, and products available to visitors.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://facerockcreamery.com/ | title = Face Rock Creamery
| publisher = Face Rock Creamery | access-date = 2013-05-21}}</ref>  There is a selection of flavored cheese curds which one cheese critic received favorably.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.marcellathecheesemonger.com/2013/05/06/bandon-oregon-hometown-boy-brad-sinko-comes-home-to-spread-the-cheese-curds-at-face-rock-creamery/ | title = Bandon, Oregon Hometown Boy, Brad Sinko, Comes Home to "Spread the Cheese Curds" at Face Rock Creamery | author = marcella | date = May 6, 2013 | publisher = Marcella The Cheesemonger | access-date = 2013-05-21}}</ref> The lead cheese maker for Face Rock Creamery is the son of the lead cheese maker from Bandon Cheese Factory.

===Cranberry industry===
Bandon is a center of [[cranberry]] production, and has long been known as the "Cranberry Capital of Oregon".{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} More than 100 growers harvest about {{convert|1600|acre|km2}} around Bandon, raising 95 percent of Oregon's cranberries, and about 5 percent of the national crop. Production averages about 30 million pounds (14 million kg) of berries. Harvest is in the fall. In 1994, {{convert|304000|oilbbl|m3}} were harvested—a record for Bandon. Some berries are trucked to [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] and [[Albany, Oregon|Albany]]. Others are taken to an [[Ocean Spray (cooperative)|Ocean Spray]] facility in [[Prosser, Washington]], to be concentrated. This crop was introduced in 1855 by Charles McFarlin, for whom the McFarlin hybrid is named. A popular cranberry wine is made from Bandon, Oregon fruit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leggett |first=Shellye |date=July 14, 2023 |title=Bandon business making cranberry wine with Rogue Valley winery |url=https://kobi5.com/news/bandon-business-making-cranberry-wine-with-rogue-valley-winery-211692/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=KOBI-TV}}</ref>

Bandon also hosts a yearly Cranberry Festival. [[Bandon, Oregon#Cranberry Festival|See below.]]

===Golf resort===
{{Main|Bandon Dunes Golf Resort}}
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is a complex of six golf courses located just north of the city of Bandon. Five of the six golf courses are regulation length and the other is a short 13-hole par 3 course. The championship courses, Bandon Dunes, Old Macdonald, Pacific Dunes, and Bandon Trails are the top four courses in Oregon, (Passov, J., Golf Magazine, "Top 100 Courses You Can Play", Sept., 2016, p.&nbsp;62).

===Tourism===
[[File:Coquille_Lighthouse.jpeg|thumb|Coquille Lighthouse]] 
In tourism literature, the city is often referred to as ''Bandon-by-the-Sea''.<!-- this seems to originate in the 1920s and '30s, and was revived in the early 1990s, but I can't find any sources -->

Surf enthusiasts come to Bandon for [[surfing]] & [[kite surfing]].
Bandon beaches offer a wide variety of surf opportunities for novice, intermediate, and expert surfers of both disciplines. Crowds are generally minimal and locals are friendly and accommodating.

Mountain bikers enjoy the newly opened Whiskey Run Mountain Bike Trails just north of town [[mountain biking]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtbproject.com/directory/8019222/whiskey-run-trails|title=Mountain Bike Trails near Whiskey Run Trails|website=MTB Project}}</ref>

One popular tourist activity is [[storm|storm watching]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mwg.aaa.com/via/road-trips/southern-oregon-pacific-coast-scenic-byway|title=Southern Oregon Pacific Coast Scenic Byway Road Trip &#124; Via|website=mwg.aaa.com}}</ref>

[[West Coast Game Park Safari]] is located just south of Bandon.

====Cranberry Festival====
The Annual Cranberry Festival takes place in the second weekend of September to celebrate the Cranberry harvest. The event draws tourists and participants from all areas of the Oregon coast, Washington and California. Begun in 1946, to honor the cranberry industry, 2023 marked the 77th year of the event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Tyler |date=August 12, 2023 |title=South Oregon Coast Revels in Bandon's 77th Annual Cranberry Festival |url=https://thatoregonlife.com/2023/08/bandons-77th-annual-cranberry-festival/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=That Oregon Life}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bandon.com/webfront/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=298 |title= Bandon Oregon - Official Site of the Bandon Chamber of Commerce|website=www.bandon.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927072721/http://www.bandon.com/webfront/events/eventdetails.php?eventid=298 |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref>

====Points of interest====
[[File:Bandon Oregon Bridge.jpeg|thumb|Aerial view of [[Bullards Bridge]]]]

*Bandon is known for its beaches and rock formations, including [[Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint]], where the annual Circles in the Sand event is held.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hutcherson |first=Ella |date=August 19, 2023 |title=Circles in the Sand, a walkable art experience, completes ninth season |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/08/19/bandon-oregon-circles-in-the-sand-walkable-art-experience/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting}}</ref>
*The [[Coquille River Light]]house is on [[Coquille River (Oregon)|Coquille River]]'s north jetty at [[Bullards Beach State Park]].
*[[Bandon State Airport]]
*[[Bullards Bridge]] on U.S. Highway 101 leading into Bandon from the north
*[[Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge]]

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