Depoe Bay – World’s Smallest Harbor

When traveling, it is easy to search for the largest, tallest, most dramatic things. But recently, I took a few days to search out a few of the world’s smallest features. And I found three of them in our own Pacific Northwest backyard – a harbor, a river, and a park

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As the road sign says, this is the “World’s Smallest Harbor”, although a friend who grew up in this town says that it should more accurately read the “World’s Smallest Navigable Harbor”.

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On a rare sunny day in February, Depoe Bay Harbor exudes a feeling of peace and serenity.

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At sunset, a graceful seagull soaring on the coastal breezes above the rocky shore of Depoe Bay

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