# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCAcqPkhL8L
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/24643036-theoregonian-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/25a4d59108.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-11-05T23:00:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

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

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