Since 1895, the mail boats have been braving the rapids from Gold Beach on the Oregon Coast up the Rogue River. While mail delivery remains one of their functions, providing scenic trips on the river in their jet powered mail boats has become their main attraction. The Rogue River was selected as part of the federal “Wild & Scenic Rivers Act” of 1968. Rivers that “posess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values” were chosen for preservation. The Rogue certainly stands out and our tours maximize the scenery, recreation, and historic interest.

114 YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED MAIL SERVICE TO THE UPRIVER AREA! “One of the oldest and most popular traditions on the Oregon Coast began in 1895 on the Rogue River. It was born humbly, arising out of the need of remote settlers and miners living in the vast wilderness of the Rogue River Canyon to communicate with the outside world, to send and receive letters and packages to and from distant relatives, to stay associated with friends far away. From this need to communicate, intensified by isolation, evolved a tenacious human enterprise, struggling to overcome forces of nature in a whitewater world. The history of that achievement is a chronicle of dedication and vision of heroism, punctuated by tragedy, accented with humor. It is a tradition that has endured and grown into one of the most unique and famous visitor attractions in the West.

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