Come see Gracie reprise her famous musical talents and salute the many who have played with her. The auditorium at the Lincoln City Cultural Center will be a festival of musical acts connected with Gracie's long career at the Sea Hag. Buy an autographed copy of her biography Amazing Gracie and the Sea Hag to gain admission, then enjoy local favorites like the Sea Hag's own Michael Dane. Other great acts from Gracie's past will appear as well, including Gracie herself playing the bottles. This is a show you won't want to miss!
There will be food available on the Cultural Center grounds and activities for all ages. Please come and spend the afternoon with us and add your great Gracie story to the others that will surely be told.
This fun event will be on Sunday, August 16, 2009; 12pm to 4pm at Lincoln City Cultural Center at historic Delake School, 540 NE HWY 101, Lincoln City, OR. All proceeds to benefit the Newport Dialysis Center.
The story of Gracie Strom and the famous Sea Hag.
As the book's cover describes: "If you are one of the countless people who has wandered into the Sea Hag in Depoe Bay, Oregon for some “food and grog” and met its owner, Gracie Strom, you will love to celebrate the memory of that encounter in the pages of this book. And, for the readers who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting this remarkable, exuberant, woman — they are in for a treat.
The story of a young widow with three small children to raise and the challenge of making a success of the Sea Hag, the restaurant she and her husband purchased in a tiny fishing village of 150 souls and a handful of tourists, will gladden your heart. With an unshakable belief in the goodness of life and with the innocent smile of youth in her sparkling blue eyes, she made the Sea Hag into a place now known from coast to coast. Her generosity asked for no return, her faith in the human race — setbacks and all — never wavered, and her laughter healed all wounds.
Gracie now lives with husband Stan McDonald in a new bayside home in Newport, OR, the result of many years of hard work and success. Come along through this word portrait of a remarkable story – Amazing Gracie and the Sea Hag.
In addition to all the wonderful stories and anecd0tes in the book, we will add pages of photographs, letters, newspaper articles and other memorabilia about the Sea Hag on this site. Check back often to see what new things we've added.