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DEPOE BAY: “Fleet of Flowers” Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE:<\/strong>

Organizers are hard at work,
as always, and have the 81st annual<\/strong>
version of this special event ready to go.

Ceremony starts at 11:00am. See you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:00am<\/strong> (ceremony)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Coast Guard Station \/ Depoe Bay Harbor
240 Coast Guard Drive
Depoe Bay, Oregon 97341

[NOTE: the official ceremony including speakers starts across from the U.S. Coast Guard station. This is down on the main harbor dock (known as the “charter dock”). To get there, you can park near HWY 101 and walk down to the docks. Or, you can park on one of the streets in the neighborhood down around the dock]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Details<\/strong><\/a> | Directions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incredible views of Memorial Day “Fleet of Flowers” from up on the Depoe Bay bridge or down on the docks.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Memorial<\/a>
The “Fleet of Flowers” event on Memorial Day<\/a> in Depoe Bay tradition dates back over 80 years. The event expands the theme of Memorial Day to honor not just U.S. military personnel who have died in service but all seafarers (that is, folks employed to work aboard marine vessels) who have been lost at sea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Memorial Day “Fleet of Flowers” ceremony in Depoe Bay begins down on the charter docks. This video<\/a> gives a fuller sense of the beauty of this dockside ceremony and the investment of the Coast Guard and full Depoe Bay community. From the dock you can then see the fleet of boats, led by the Coast Guard boats (center and above left, in the boathouse), up close as they leave the dock (below). Alternatively, you can watch the fleet’s progress from a more scenic vantage point, up on HWY 101 up on the bridge..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n