Huge slabs of salmon were ready for the fire pit on Sunday morning as the Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration continued at The Mill Casino Hotel & RV Park in North Bend.
OregonCoastDigest staff photo
More canoe races were planned for Sunday morning.
Press release
Canoe races take center stage at sixth annual Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration
North Bend, Ore. – Native American canoe teams from tribes throughout the Northwest will challenge each other and the Coos Bay currents on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the sixth annual Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration held at The Mill Casino *Hotel & RV Park in North Bend.
Now in their fifth year, the canoe races have become a featured event at the Salmon Celebration as skilled teams maneuver their canoes, patterned on traditional designs, through waters that have been home to this mode of transportation for thousands of years.
The Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration is held as a means of sharing the heritage, culture and traditions of the Coquille Indian Tribe and other Pacific Northwest Tribes with residents and visitors to Oregon’s Bay Area. The canoe event offers visitors an opportunity to experience an important element of the traditional culture of coastal tribes.
Races will be held in two general categories – one for dugout canoes (those that are carved from a single log) and a second for hybrid journey canoes that are built with modern materials but exhibit traditional lines. Teams will begin their warm-ups at 9 a.m. Races begin at 10 a.m. and continue throughout the morning and into the early afternoon.
Known for it’s traditional salmon bake dinner where fresh salmon is prepared in the time-honored Coquille open-pit manner, the Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration offers visitors the opportunity to experience Native American culture, art, food and music. The celebration, which runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, features daily performances by Native American storytellers, drummers, flutists and dancers; a marketplace offering traditional wares and foods; a bay-front canoe exhibit and races; traditional games and activities for children, plus a variety of cultural demonstrations and educational exhibits.
In addition to the free daytime events which will take place at the South end of the casino’s hotel, this year’s celebration will feature two Saturday evening performances with Jan Michael Looking Wolf, 2008’s Native American Music Award Flutist of Year and winner of the 2008 Indian Summer Music “Best Native Flute” award. Looking Wolf will perform at 7 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. in the casino’s Salmon Room.
Tickets for Jan Michael Looking Wolf’s Saturday night concerts and the popular Salmon Bake dinner, which will be served from Noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, are on sale now at KoKwel Gifts inside The Mill Casino * Hotel. Tickets for Jan Michael Looking Wolf’s concert are $18 per person with an $8 discount for Millionaire$ Club members, while tickets for the Salmon Bake dinner, including a commemorative tee shirt, are just $17 for children 12 under and $25 for adults with a $5 discount for Millionaire$ Club members.
The Mill Casino * Hotel & RV Park is located on the waterfront in North Bend, Oregon, making it an ideal base location for exploring the North Bend/Coos Bay area including Oregon Dunes, Shore Acres State Park and activities such as fishing, crabbing, clamming, whale watching, boating, golfing and strolling along the boardwalk. The full-service property features over 200 hotel rooms, over 750 slots, along with blackjack, craps, roulette and poker in addition to five on-site restaurants; meeting, wedding and banquet facilities, and a 102-space waterfront RV Park.
Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration
OregonCoastDigest staff photo
More canoe races were planned for Sunday morning.
Press release
Canoe races take center stage at sixth annual Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration
North Bend, Ore. – Native American canoe teams from tribes throughout the Northwest will challenge each other and the Coos Bay currents on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the sixth annual Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration held at The Mill Casino *Hotel & RV Park in North Bend.
Now in their fifth year, the canoe races have become a featured event at the Salmon Celebration as skilled teams maneuver their canoes, patterned on traditional designs, through waters that have been home to this mode of transportation for thousands of years.
The Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration is held as a means of sharing the heritage, culture and traditions of the Coquille Indian Tribe and other Pacific Northwest Tribes with residents and visitors to Oregon’s Bay Area. The canoe event offers visitors an opportunity to experience an important element of the traditional culture of coastal tribes.
Races will be held in two general categories – one for dugout canoes (those that are carved from a single log) and a second for hybrid journey canoes that are built with modern materials but exhibit traditional lines. Teams will begin their warm-ups at 9 a.m. Races begin at 10 a.m. and continue throughout the morning and into the early afternoon.
Known for it’s traditional salmon bake dinner where fresh salmon is prepared in the time-honored Coquille open-pit manner, the Mill-Luck Salmon Celebration offers visitors the opportunity to experience Native American culture, art, food and music. The celebration, which runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, features daily performances by Native American storytellers, drummers, flutists and dancers; a marketplace offering traditional wares and foods; a bay-front canoe exhibit and races; traditional games and activities for children, plus a variety of cultural demonstrations and educational exhibits.
In addition to the free daytime events which will take place at the South end of the casino’s hotel, this year’s celebration will feature two Saturday evening performances with Jan Michael Looking Wolf, 2008’s Native American Music Award Flutist of Year and winner of the 2008 Indian Summer Music “Best Native Flute” award. Looking Wolf will perform at 7 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. in the casino’s Salmon Room.
Tickets for Jan Michael Looking Wolf’s Saturday night concerts and the popular Salmon Bake dinner, which will be served from Noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, are on sale now at KoKwel Gifts inside The Mill Casino * Hotel. Tickets for Jan Michael Looking Wolf’s concert are $18 per person with an $8 discount for Millionaire$ Club members, while tickets for the Salmon Bake dinner, including a commemorative tee shirt, are just $17 for children 12 under and $25 for adults with a $5 discount for Millionaire$ Club members.
The Mill Casino * Hotel & RV Park is located on the waterfront in North Bend, Oregon, making it an ideal base location for exploring the North Bend/Coos Bay area including Oregon Dunes, Shore Acres State Park and activities such as fishing, crabbing, clamming, whale watching, boating, golfing and strolling along the boardwalk. The full-service property features over 200 hotel rooms, over 750 slots, along with blackjack, craps, roulette and poker in addition to five on-site restaurants; meeting, wedding and banquet facilities, and a 102-space waterfront RV Park.