Hope MacManus's (hopemacmanus) Blog

Cox Island, Siuslaw River Sanctuary:  Cox Island is in the middle of the Siuslaw River a few miles inland from Florence Oregon.  Now owned by the Oregon Nature Conservancy, it is a prime example of an estuarine saltmarsh ecosystem.  During high tides, the island is flooded by the rising tide.  Du...

    How to Go Where the Fish Go in Florence Oreogon:  I attended a seminar put on by the Oregon Department of State Lands this week and learned a lot about wetlands, submerged and submersible land and structures on them.  Turns out, folks must register boat docks, floats, boat houses, floating ca...

Foreclosed Florence Home in My Neighborhood, Mercer Lake Heights--There's a lonely home looking for a family.  Yup, the home directly across the street from me--I live in Mercer Lake Heights--is empty, has been for a whole year, the unfortunate result of a foreclosure.  The neighborhood I live in...

There are two small homes in the greater Florence area that I just love. The first one is on W. 17th Street. Although it was built in 1954, it has been completely remodeled and when I say completely, I mean completely: new roof, new shake siding, new windows and trim, new garage door, new cabinet...

My absolute favorite in-town neighborhood in Florence is Munsel Creek Estates, a small cul-de-sac subdivision of 35 lovely homes built in 2003 to 2005. The homes are all one story except one and range in size from 1700 square feet to 2200 square feet. Lots are just shy of one quarter of an acre, ...