Above: July 6th, 2024. Looking over the jetty that connects to Damon Point on the far end. We are near the end of the jetty adjacent to the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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In The News

Ocean Shores to hold jetty repair town hall on July 27

Aberdeen Daily World

July 22, 2026

It looks like the upcoming project may not include repair of the jetty section shown in the photo above.

 

ARMY DROPS $30 MILLION TO SHORE UP STORM-BATTERED NORTH JETTY NEAR OCEAN SHORES

By Brian Cook – Hoodline

March 12, 2026

The Fantasy Newsperson Asks

When and why was a decision made to turn away from maintaining the 1916 jetty adjacent to former public parking areas at Damon Point?

Is the jetty adjacent to Damon Point the only section of jetty in Grays Harbor that has gone without maintenance since it was first installed?

What would Westport look like if efforts to maintain the coast were suspended decades ago?

Walking The Beach 

Westport Jetty in the distance. Ready for business:

Near the old marina site at Damon Point- this is what you get to protect from winter storms:

Two jetties in the distance:

Near the old marina end of the failed jetty:

Local Oddities

In the news:

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

Any questions from newspeople?

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.

 

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.

More here:

Federal Failure At Damon Point

Zero Questions From Newspeople – Damon Point

1916 Jetty At Damon Point – Newspeople Avoid Questions

Grays Harbor – Sea Level Rise

Feb, 2024 – 98569 Coastal Erosion Attitudes

Damon Point – A Race Against Nature?

Ocean Shores Foot Ferry?

Two Jetties – Westport and Damon Point

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

1916 Jetty – Damon Point

What would Westport look like?

Less Than Two Miles As The Crow Flies – Ocean Shores Marina History

Ocean Shores Marina History – A Time Gone By

Westport, WA Foot Ferry – A Race Against Nature?

 

Possibly of interest:

Westport – Nice For Walking

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