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Oct 16, 2023 · PORTLAND, Ore. – Camp 18 Restaurant and Giftshop announced the passing of their “favorite logger” and co-owner Gordon Smith at the age of 91.Camp 18 described the Hwy 26 staple as Smith’s ...
Oct 15, 2023 · Gordon Leonard Smith, a logger-turned-businessman and museum owner whose Camp 18 Restaurant in Elsie is a landmark for many Oregonians headed to the coast, has died, according to family. He was 91.
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May 21, 2021 · Gordon Smith, owner of Camp 18 Restaurant, stands in front of the Camp 18 Logging Museum and Loggers' Memorial. Behind an entrance marked by an enormous logging grapple hook stands the Camp 18 Logging Museum and Loggers’ Memorial. The building, located next to the Camp 18 Restaurant in Elise, is meant to keep the memories of Oregon loggers alive.
May 26, 2021 · Since 1986, Camp 18 has been a welcoming restaurant for a hearty meal, as well as a museum of the region’s rich logging history. Independent logger and owner Gordon Smith, along with friend Maurie Clark, named the restaurant Camp 18 because logging camps were numbered, not named — and the restaurant’s location is on milepost 18 along U.S. Highway 26.
Camp 18 Restaurant & Giftshop, Seaside, Oregon. 9,585 likes · 106 talking about this · 33,639 were here. Camp 18 Restaurant & Gift Shop is owned and operated by Gordon and Roberta Smith. We are...
Jun 27, 2023 · In the early 70s, Gordon Smith dreamed up the beautiful restaurant, and by 1986 it was built by hand with fellow logger Maurie Clark. Logging was already a part of Smiths' life from an early age as he grew up in a logging family. Back in 1966, he put up a sawmill on the 50 acres he purchased along the East Humbug Creek off of Highway 26.
Oct 5, 2023 · In 1966, Gordon and Roberta purchased a parcel of land at mile marker 18 on U.S. Highway 26 that is now the home of Camp 18 Restaurant and Logging Museum. For 14 years, he worked on preparing the land for the structure and, in 1986, Gordon and Roberta opened the world-famous restaurant and museum to the public.
