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By John Vonderlin Hi June, I mentioned early on that I collect NotRocks and that Swiss Cheese NotRocks are the most common example found on our coast. Our local Swiss Cheese NotRocks come in three basic varieties: those varieties being … Continue reading →

  (Alvin Hatch’s father was engaged in the sawmill business near “Hatch’s Woods” south of Half Moon Bay. A local school is named after the family. Alvin (now gone) went on to become a county supervisor, and, at one point, … Continue reading →

My new “Princeton-by-the-Sea” book will be published by Arcadia on December 10th. If you haven’t seen one of Arcadia’s books  they’re a lot of fun and give readers pleasure as well as something new to talk about. “Princeton-by-the-Sea” contains some … Continue reading →

the-Sea subdivision of 1905-06. At first there was only a railroad depot with the shortened name Princeton a half mile to the north. In the 1920s the present fishing settlement began to grow up at the east end of the … Continue reading →

From the “Half Moon Bay Review,” late 1950s “County to Purchase Beach Property Near Reef Point in Moss Beach to Preserve Area for Science Studies” “A mile-long stretch of beach from along the reef dotted coastline is being acquired by … Continue reading →

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was “the” place to go when booze was illegal in the 1920s and early 1930s. The Patroni House was torn down in the 1950s. It’s now the location of the popular “Brewery.”

The Sacramento Daily Union reports, “The steamer ‘Pioneer,’ formerly used as a tow-boat on the river, having lost her occupation that line, yesterday went into the grain trade, having as a tender the barge ‘Mary Ellen,’ and will run between … Continue reading →