Poet, historian and builder Keith Emmons visited the Sausalito waterfront in 1970 with his wife Jane. They spotted an ad for a converted landing craft at Gate 3 and bought it for $1400. Later they moved onto the Fortune Cookie, built on another surplus landing craft. Then Keith got inspired...
Back in the 80s, a singularly ugly fish — the humming toadfish — created quite an uproar in our community. In those days, toadfish came into the bay each summer to spawn. The males would find a nice solid object, like a ferro-cement houseboat hull, and build a nest on...
Julie Durbin, from Kappas West, joined a select group for a special sail on the tall ship Matthew Turner earlier this month. The brigantine, built locally by volunteers, hosted major donors to the campaign to restore the paddle wheel and smokestack from the Charles Van Damme Ferryboat. Julie reports: It...
The first large ethnic group to move to Marin in the 19th century were Portuguese from the Azores Islands. One sign of this heritage is the Portuguese Cultural Center at the Northwest end of Caledonia Street. The entrance is labeled “IDESST Center”, or “Imandade do Divino Espirito Santo e Santissima...
The Culture Keepers of Marin City will host a family picnic including live music and activities on Saturday Oct 12 from noon to 6 p.m. at Rocky Graham Park. The picnic features fried chicken lunches prepared by chef Jordan Alexander of Jordan’s Culinary Creations, including two pieces of chicken, potato...
Author Jennifer Gennari has written a history of Sausalito’s counterculture houseboat community for the current issue of Marin Magazine. Titled Wild and Free, the article is illustrated with historic black and white photographs by Catherine Lyons-Labate of A Dock from her coffee table book, Once Upon a Waterfront. Jen’s article...
Back in July 2023 I wrote a Floating Times piece about Forbes Kiddoo and his fantasy isle which floated in Richardson’s Bay in the 80s. While researching that piece, I came across a Facebook post from the Veterans Home in Barstow that looked like an obituary for the eccentric Forbes,...
Visitors and locals alike can experience the rich tapestry of Sausalito’s history on a docent–led walking tour presented by the Sausalito Historical Society. One-hour tours meet at the Society’s Ice House Museum, 780 Bridgeway, at 11:30 a.m. on the second and third Saturdays of each month. Tour guide Kara Halvorsen...
Marin City will host a Labor Day Community Gathering and Car Show at the 100 block of Drake Avenue from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 2. All are welcome at this free event featuring music, amazing automobiles, food vendors, jumpers for kids, school supply giveaways, and much...
The Richardson Bay Maritime Association (RBMA) is on the last leg of fundraising to restore remaining Charles Van Damme Ferry artifacts—the paddle wheel and smokestack—for display at the Waldo Point Park. Your donation will help close the gap. Donate online or by sending a check to RBMA, P.O. Box 1198,...