Monthly Archives: June 2009

Whale Watching at Pigeon Point

[Image below from Colonel Albert Evan’s book: A La California]

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John Vonderlin: Who Came Up with the Carrier Pigeon Point? I want to know…

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])  I had mentioned in an earlier posting that somebody, somewhere, had written that somebody had thought that the name for Pigeon Point might not originate from the wreck of the Carrier Pigeon on … Continue reading

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June Question: Do you think “Faster” Defines the 20th Century?

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Photographer/Filmmaker Susan Friedman Says Hello

[Image from Susan Friendman and her exceptional book Equus] Story by Susan Friedman Hi June, I just saw your article and I thank you.  I’ve been busy with my student’s finals, grades and that awful flu.   I did go up … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: The Sea Gilly and the Gazos

Story by John  Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I found the source for the alternate version of the origin of the name of Gazos Canyon. My previous understanding was based on the Gazos Canyon guided tour we went on. During which, a rhetorical … Continue reading

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John Vonderlin: Sea Serpents, Now and Then

Hi June, My weekly visit to Invisible Beach, was somewhat disheartening. Though any R & R from the pressure cooker demands of caregiving to the extremely vulnerable is welcomed, the continued inactivity at Neptune’s Vomitorium isn’t. The sand is actually … Continue reading

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Lynne S.: The Search for the Kalenborn Summer Cabin Has Been Found

The Kalenborn Cabin has been found in Dearborn Park.  The following story was written BEFORE the summer home was found. Congraulations to Lynne Story by Lynne S. We are looking without success ….   In the 1920s my grandparents Mr. … Continue reading

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1877: Biz Partners Call It Quits

February 1877: “Dissolution of the partnership between J. Garretson, P.G. Stryker and James McCormick, hithertofore run under the name of J. Garretson & Co. with J. Garretson as the survivor.

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With Neptune’s Vomitorium clogged with sand, John’s organizing last year’s goodies

“Dry Heaves” Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, This was yesterday’s big project. With sand still clogging Neptune’s Vomitorium, I’ve given up on any big event happening there this year. So, I took all of this year’s … Continue reading

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1880s: Sarah Swanton was Pescadero’s Primo Innkeeper

New-old story by June Morrall Pescadero innkeeper Sarah Swanton was 100 ahead of her time. Often praised as a woman of remarkable business ability, she was also blessed with an affable personality. “…an an entertainer, she has few equals and … Continue reading

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