It wasn’t that long ago that an Exploding Whale Day seemed like a wild idea, a fever dream born from a viral video pulled out of the depths of Oregon history, but in Florence the event has become a full-fledged holiday, this year expanded into a weeklong celebration capped off by a big commemoration on Sunday. Read more at the link in our bio. 📷 courtesy of the city of Florence #explodingwhale #oregoncoast