You may have heard about the exploding dead whale of Florence, Oregon. You might even have seen some pictures, but not these. In 1970, a dead sperm whale was blown up by the Oregon Highway ...

(KOIN) – While riding his all-terrain vehicle along the coast near Florence Wednesday afternoon ... KOIN 6 News contacted Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center to see ...

But the Oregon Coast Range – all the way from Astoria to as far as the Florence area – is under ... Wednesday So we asked ...

Tuesday, November 12 denotes a remarkable day in Oregon history: 54 years since a dead whale was infamously blown up on a Florence beach, showering bystanders and cars with whale bits - and ...

The exploding whale is a piece of Oregon lore that just won’t go away. It’s one of those real-life stories that just sounds too strange to be real. But it most definitely happened and retired ...

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.