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,...
If you have an interest in Sausalito history, opportunities are open to be a docent for the Sausalito Historical Society at two different locations: Docent at the Research Room, City Hall The SHS Research Room is open to the public on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m....
One of Sausalito’s most famous houseboats isn’t in the floating homes community. It’s the photogenic Taj Mahal in the Sausalito Yacht Harbor downtown. A fixture on the Sausalito waterfront since the mid-1970’s, the iconic structure made the news when it sank in March 2023, after being battered by a bomb...
Merry Loomis of Main Dock sends along this account of Sausalito being featured in a Broadway show: On a recent visit to New York City I had the pleasure of nabbing a last minute ticket to the 2024 Tony Award winning play “Stereophonic”. I went in knowing that the play...
Volunteers are on the last leg of fundraising to restore the paddle wheel and smokestack from the Charles Van Damme Ferryboat, and permanently display these special artifacts in Waldo Point Park where the Ferryboat once stood. Says volunteer coordinator Judyth Greenburgh: We have all the necessary approvals and have raised...
The Sausalito Historical Society has been turning local students into history detectives for the past 15 years. A new exhibit features photos and memorabilia from many years of sharing Sausalito’s history with third-grade students in local public schools. The exhibit is in the SHS Gallery on the top floor of...
The houseboat wars of the late 70s have inspired films, books, and even a play performed in 2023 in Mill Valley. Now the author of that play, John Byrne Barry, has adapted it into a novel, Pirates of Sausalito: Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery, a colorful retelling one of Sausalito’s most...