Q: When and Where is the A Day in the Park? A: The FHA’s community celebration is on Sunday, October 29 from Noon to 5:00 p.m. at Waldo Point Harbor’s Van Damme Park located between Issaquah Dock and Charles Van Damme Dock. Q: Who puts on the A Day in the...
The Charles Van Damme spent 40 years as a working ferry and 25 years as the social hub of the Waldo Point waterfront. She appeared in several feature films and was a unique magnet for the rich and famous, the up and coming, and even the down and out. In...
The Sausalito Historical Society’s Mike Moyle, who’s also the Historian at the Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center, will give a Zoom program on October 30 presenting a set of historic photos taken throughout Sausalito, juxtaposed with current counterparts that Mike has taken from a drone. The photos highlight both significant changes...
We’ve occasionally referred to Donlon Arques as the “Godfather of the Waterfront,” but there’s another man who was known by that honorific title back in the ’60s: Lindsay Cage. Lindsay came to Marin County from his native Louisiana to work at Marinship, and settled in Marin City. According to waterfront...
There’s plenty going on in and around Sausalito this month. Here is a sampling of events. We’ve reported on some of these before, but links in the listings will lead you to the most up-to-date information. Sausalito Books by the Bay presents book readings on October 10, 12, 17, 18,...
Sunday, October 15 will be a day of nostalgia for the legendary ferry Charles Van Damme. A festive event at Waldo Point Park from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. will feature live music, delicious lentil soup and bread by Davey Jones, and shared memories of the old ferry through her...
Everyone is invited to Waldo Point Park from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 15 for live music from Joe Tate and Maggie Catfish, free food, and an opportunity to learn about the project to restore the paddle wheel and smokestack of the Charles Van Damme Ferry for...
The Sausalito Community Boating Center (SCBC) at Cass Gidley Marina on the shoreline of Dunphy Park will host its first Oyster Celebration from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9. Raw and baked oysters, mac and cheese, garlic bread, Caesar salad, and refreshing beverages will be available for...
On Wednesday, August 23, a white pickup truck belonging to Hood Sails knocked out power at the far north end of Sausalito, in the floating homes community, and in a large swath of Marin City. According to eyewitness reports, at about 12:30 p.m. the driver crashed into a power pole...