Oregon is known nationally for its trees and outdoor recreation, but what about the exploding whale? In November 1970, a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach near Florence on the Oregon Coast. To get ...

When a whale dies in the ocean, an ecosystem grows around its sunken carcass. It’s an epic burial at sea, something ...

An Oregon highway engineer who blew up a dead beached whale with a half-ton of dynamite in 1970 has died at the age of 84. George Thomas Thornton gained national attention over the exploding whale, ...

A beached whale is not necessarily unusual for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, but the agency has had its hands full since a 34-foot juvenile humpback whale washed ashore at Nehalem Bay ...

It’s that time of year again, when the community of Florence and exploding-whale lovers across the globe memorialize the famous whale occurrence. It happened one fateful afternoon on the shores of ...

The Coos History Museum will host the March First Tuesday Talk program, “D.B. Cooper & the Exploding Whale”, on March 5, 2024, from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Join Oregon Author of over 20 books, William ...

Oregon’s attempt to remove a dead sperm whale by explosion became a chaotic and cautionary tale. U-Va. board leaders resign ...

A town in Oregon renamed one of its parks after a rotting beached whale carcass town officials exploded 50 years prior. In November 1970, the Oregon Highway Division attempted to dispose of a rotting ...

The idea of an exploding whale might seem like something straight out of a sci-fi thriller or a horror movie, but it’s a rare, real-life event that occurs when a dead whale’s body bursts due to the ...