Category Archives: John Vonderlin

John Vonderlin: The Fishy Adventures of Fireman Collins

Posted on May 7, 2009 by June Morrall

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,     Do you remember Harry R. Truman’s, brief moment on the world’s stage? He was the  owner of the Mt. St. Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake, who refused to leave even … Continue reading →

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1902: Faster….Faster….FastER began in the early 20th century

Posted on May 4, 2009 by June Morrall

Image: The Pacific Mail Carrier used a new “invention” from the Union Iron Works to create a vessel that could carry the mail faster than ever before. When did Henry Ford build his famous automobile? Should we get our mail … Continue reading →

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1863: John Vonderlin Asks: Really? Icky Cobbie-Webs Over San Gregorio

Posted on April 29, 2009 by June Morrall

Hi June,    When I ran across this short article in the California Newspapers Archive, I was reminded of my first encounters with this subtle phenomena and the trouble I had convincing others I wasn’t imagining it. This report from the … Continue reading →

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John Vonderlin: Take me to the”Holy Well?”

Posted on April 27, 2009 by June Morrall

  Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,    This little description of one of the Pescadero region’s least known oddities of the mystical variety, “The Holy Well,”  is excerpted from  a very futuristic article that appeared in the … Continue reading →

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1872: ORANGE GROVES IN SAN GREGORIO?

Posted on April 26, 2009 by June Morrall

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,     San Gregorio rarely gets described in the travelogues in the old newspapers, but here’s an exception. This excerpt about the San Gregorio region appeared in an article in the July … Continue reading →

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John Vonderlin Updates us on Neptune’s Vomitoriums

Posted on April 25, 2009 by June Morrall

“Also known as the Marine Debris Update:” Story by John Vonderlin Email John (benloudman@sbcglobal. net) Hi June,    Though  Neptune’s Vomitorium at Invisible Beach is starting to clear of sand slowly, (Only the top of the head of the “fish rock” … Continue reading →

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John Vonderlin: Buoys will be Buoys

Posted on April 23, 2009 by June Morrall

From (Dr.) John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) The Year was 1892   Hi June,     This is from the July 21st, 1892 issue of “The Morning Call.” This story about the types and maintenance of shipping buoys along the West … Continue reading →

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In 1910: The Oily Dreams Died at Tunitas

Posted on April 21, 2009 by June Morrall

Story from John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected])   Hi June,    I was initially thwarted in my research into finding some sort of resolution of the accusations of flimflammery-scammery involving the High Gravity United oil company’s “oil field” at Tunitas … Continue reading →

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Where’s UPENUF RD? Was there a Mr or Mrs Upenuf? Tell us.

Posted on April 19, 2009 by June Morrall

Only John knows where UPENUF Rd is! From John Vondderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June,   I thought the name Upenuf was koolenuf to check out. Still exists. I’ve attached a picture of the sign. Enjoy. John.

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1917–Minot Judson’s Poem about Pebble Beach

Posted on April 18, 2009 by June Morrall

From John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) (Image: polished stone found at Pebble Beach, Pescadero)  Hi June,    This is a poem by Minot Judson Savage, from his “America t o England” book of poetry published in 1917. It is viewable … Continue reading →

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