Above: Morning of Sept 13, 2025

Sign advertising a Shilo restaurant and lounge that has not been open for years now.

Click image once or twice to see that the battered and neglected sign is powered up and some of the bulbs are still working this morning.

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We posted on this topic on Aug 16, 2025:

Ocean Shores Lodging

 

August 10, 2025:

Welcome To The Coast – Shilo Inn

 

May 5, 2025:

Ocean Shores Lodging 98569

Just Up The Street

$6.3 million in federal cash for a used Ocean Shores hotel.

Any questions from newspeople?

In the news:

December 8, 2022 The Daily World

Dept. of Ag invests $6.3M to purchase Ocean Shores hotel

$6.3 million “to fund the acquisition of an existing hotel. Marathon Enterprises Inc. is located in Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington. The project is expected to result in saving eight jobs and creating one full time job.”

Zero questions from small or large newspapers. Zero questions from TV newspeople.

 

Possibly of interest:

Drive down to the former public parking area at Damon Point and see what Westport would look like today if efforts to maintain the coast were suspended decades ago.

Federal Failure At Damon Point

Old Marina Site

At one time this location featured the Silver King Motel and the Marina View Restaurant next to the marina. Also, a grocery store, charter boat fishing, a boat lift and room to tie up 200 small boats.

More here:

Ocean Shores Marina History – A Time Gone By

Related:

Imagine telling the fishing boat captains over at Westport that their access to a 100 year old armor-plated harbor was going to be let go