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The Seven Sisters (cont’d) Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, The next “Sister” to the south is the Acid Beach Arch. I’ve shared a few photos of this previously, both cliff-top and beach level shots, … Continue reading →

Dear Friends of Orril Fluharty Pescadero Community Church and the Family of Orril Fluharty invite you to join us in a Memorial Celebration of the life of Orril Fluharty, 2-July-1912 to 25-April-2008. The Memorial Service will be held: May 18, … Continue reading →

(Photo: This pendant belonged to Mrs. Caroline Dias of Pescadero.)

By June Morrall The Swanton House did not hold the monopoly on Pescadero’s tourist trade. Postmaster Charles Kinsey, and wife, Nancy, ran another hotel nearby. But when both were indicted for the murder of Harvey Green, the Kinseys abruptly left … Continue reading →

By June Morrall (Pebble Beach ad nauseum.) “Those who have never seen or examined this wonderful, and I may say remarkable spot,” raved the writer, called Sigma, in the Daily Alta Californian in 1867, “can have but little conception of … Continue reading →

By June Morrall To see a pendant from Pebble Beach, click here In 1872 H.A. Schofield, the San Mateo County Gazette editor, stayed overnight at the Swanton House and his report gives us a glimpse of how Sarah Swanton ran … Continue reading →

By June Morrall (Yes, this story goes on and on and on…) In Pescadero, Charles Swanton was the one-man chamber of commerce and how I would enjoy seeing photos of the Swanton family. What did they look like? What Charles … Continue reading →

“Dropping Into Acid Beach,” Part I Story & Photos by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June The news yesterday that a young woman fell to her death from a coastal cliff trail above Rodeo Beach, in Marin County, had … Continue reading →

From “The Beachcomber: A Coastside Magazine,” June 3, 1981 Pescadero’s Flagpole Has Returned By Charles Jones If a town’s persistence can be chronicled by its dedication to a flagpole, Pescadero will last forever, and on its own terms. All the … Continue reading →

From the Redwood City Democrat, April 9, 1914 Lafayette Chandler Pescadero’s stalwart old citizen for over half a century, passed away Sunday after a long illness. His burial took place at Cypress Lawn…Mr. Chandler was a native of Maine, aged … Continue reading →