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Did the Vessel “Brother Buzz” Stumble Across the San Juan?

Read the story at halfmoonbaymemories.comĀ 

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1945: WWII Story: Naval Craft Explodes in Bay of Half Moon…

From the “Half Moon Bay Review,” 1945 “Explosion and subsequent fire on a navy crash boat anchored near the Princeton wharf Friday seriously burned two navy personnel and threatened the lives of two others. “Walter Hall received second degree burns … Continue reading

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The Teeming Koi

I wonder what the teeming koi would look like superimposed over a photo of the watery steps at the Vencie train station?

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Second Biggest Boat in the Harbor

Do you know which boat is the second biggest in Pillar Point Harbor? It’s the “Melissa.”

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Trolling in Half Moon Bay

(Photo courtesy San Mateo County History Museum.)

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Book Cover

Here’s the cover of my new book about Princeton-By-The-Sea & Miramar. Available this “holiday season.” Click on the red link. 5583princvr-2.pdf

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Fishing Season is Over?

In fact it was not a good day for fishing. The fishing season is over, although there were some good looking crabs for sale at the pier. In Pescadero, Ron Duarte was telling some of his customers that he had … Continue reading

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Tracking Down a Fisherman

Funniest thing happened today….Photographer Jerry Koontz was looking for a certain fisherman, an oldtimer….He knew where he ate breakfast everyday and went there…but when the fisherman came he wouldn’t get out of his truck. He drove down the pier the … Continue reading

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