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Author Archives: June Morrall
Two Thumbs Up for Mountain Mike Merritt’s Gazos Mill Tour: Story by John Vonderlin
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, Last weekend Meg, I, and a handful of other people met Mike Merritt the Interpretive Ranger for Butano State Park, at the corner of Cloverdale Road and Gazos Creek Road for … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin Says: I Hope You See The Falls of Purisima
Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email john ([email protected]) Hi June, We made a trip to Invisible Beach a couple of days, ago and found the colorful pebbles covered by a thick layer of sand and virtually no marine debris. … Continue reading
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Looking for the Baptist Family
I. Dear June, I fell upon your website today. Under “soccer” I found a photo which I believe may include my late father, Ed Blomquist.soccer’ This was the Pescadero soccer team in the 1920’s and one of the donors was … Continue reading
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“Mountain” Mike Merritt Leaves No Dairy Farm Unturned
Story by Mountain Mike Merritt, Butano Park Seasonal Interpreter Email Mike ([email protected]) Hi June, I wanted to highlight the history of the valleys (Cloverdale Valley and Butano Valley) surrounding Butano State Park along Cloverdale Road. Leading south from Pescadero, the … Continue reading
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The Finest Earthworms for Composting Were Raised in San Gregorio
Book by Thomas J. Barrett “A practical inquiry into soil-building, soil conditioning, and plant nutrition through the action of earthworms, with instructions for intensive propagation and use of Domesticated Earthworms in biological soil-building.” Ever wonder what an earthworm is made … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin Says: Hulda Hoover McLean was an amazing woman.
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I’ve attached a scan of the newsletter from a 2003 Rancho Del Oso Interpretive Center. Hulda was an amazing woman. I know she has passed on, but am not sure if she made … Continue reading
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Levy Brothers Built a Small Empire of General Stores (8)
All work for this story was done at the San Mateo County History Museum in Redwood City. Levy Brothers Built a Small Empire of General Stores: Part 8, Finis Adrien’s leanings toward real estate probably prompted the brothers to accumulate … Continue reading
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1924: Comings and Goings
From the Redwood City Tribune Feb. 4, 1924: “Dr. T. K. Miller of this place [Pescadero] is reported to have rented Mrs. Roy Johnson’s home, formerly the Yellow Moon Tearoom in Half Moon Bay, with a view of locating his … Continue reading
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Tags for Living Creatures…GPS for Humans…Story/Photo by John Vonderlin
Tags for Living Creatures…GPS for Humans Story/Photo by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, I’ve attached a photo of a collection of plastic tags, mainly coughed up by Neptune’s Vomitorium. The most recent addition is the yellow one with #N703 on it. … Continue reading
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John Vonderlin & Larry Fitterer Left a Message In a Bottle & They Are Getting Closer To The Truth About Monty Parker…
Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, After our little adventure visiting “The Notch,” Meg and I drove the short distance south to where the Monty Parker Memorial stands, perched on a blufftop at the rappel site the … Continue reading
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