Another gray whale washed up on the Oregon coast last week, this time in Gearhart, according to Seaside Aquarium.

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...

In one of the most hilariously weird examples of Oregon history, on November 12, 1970, officials decided to use a half-ton of dynamite to dispose of a dead whale (which apparently really stank) that ...

The bizarre, blubber-filled story behind Oregon’s 1970 Exploding Whale Incident This is the crazy story of the 1970 Exploding Whale Incident in Florence, Oregon. It’s been 55 years since Oregon state ...