Episode 50: Drugs, Fire, & Cranberries (Stories from Bandon)
Description
We have touched on stories in or around Bandon many times, now it's time we finally dive into some of them, including the famous marijuana drug bust, the terrible Bandon fires, and of course the more recent story on the West Coast Game Park Safari.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandon,_County_Cork
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantations_of_Ireland
https://www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do/attractions/historic/jacobites
https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/mary-queen-of-scots-life-death-rule-facts-biography/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131455719/victoria_mary_catherine-bennett
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandon,_Oregon
https://www.lordbennetts.com/who-is-lord-bennett
https://www.bandon-or.gov/general/page/history
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31239110/george-bennett
https://offbeatoregon.com/20-07.new-river-drug-bust.html
https://offbeatoregon.com/22-05.gold-on-the-beach-609.html
https://www.westcoastgamepark.com/about
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/28/west-coast-game-park-brian-tenney-bandon-arrest/
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/cranberry_industry/
https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/picking-cranberries-at-sandlake/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillamook_County_Creamery_Association#Controversy
https://www.coastalsothebysrealty.com/2024/02/02/meet-brad-sinko-of-face-rock-creamery/
https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/gorse-ulex-europaeus#other_uses
https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/bandon-fire-1936/
https://www.bandonhistoricalmuseum.org/newsletters/2020sep_extra.pdf
https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2017/09/fire_is_the_story_of_oregon_ba.html
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