The 58th annual Klamath Salmon Festival got underway on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 20, after a two-year pandemic break. The usual Fogust low clouds soon cleared and, thankfully, the only smoke in the air was coming from the salmon barbecue pit — no wildfire smoke blew in from the nearby inland fires. The Yurok […]
Mark Larson
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Photos: 39th Annual Lantern Floating Festival
A large crowd returned for the in-person 39th annual Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony on Saturday evening at Klopp Lake in the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary after a two-year pandemic break. The emotional event, linked to the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, was described by organizers as “an opportunity to offer […]
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Photos: 55th Annual Annie and Mary Day
While fewer people than last year showed up for Blue Lake’s 55th annual Annie and Mary Day on a perfect weather day on Sunday, everyone present seemed to share a positive attitude. (And despite the ongoing pandemic, very few were wearing masks.) The day featured most of the usual participants in Blue Lake’s small-town parade […]
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Photos: Sand Sculpture Kick-off
On Saturday, five teams of artists working in wet sand gave live sculpting demonstrations as the month-long Dispersed Sand Sculpture event got underway at the ocean beach west of the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center. Sponsored by Friends of the Dunes, the 27th annual Sand Sculpture Festival again invites sculpting teams to participate during July while […]
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Flying High at the Redwood Coast Kite Festival
For an event that members of Humboldt Kiters didn’t start planning until three months ago, the Redwood Coast Kite Festival in Eureka on Saturday, May 21 turned out to be an artistic display of kiting and kite creation. It was also a whole lot of fun for those who attended on the first day of […]
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Photos: Flying High at the Redwood Coast Kite Festival
For an event that members of Humboldt Kiters didn’t start planning until three months ago, the Redwood Coast Kite Festival in Eureka on Saturday, May 21 turned out to be an artistic display of kiting and kite creation. It was also a whole lot of fun for those who attended on the first day of […]
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Photos: The Ink People Celebrate Libby Maynard in the Street
Libby Maynard, co-founder of the Ink People for the Arts in Eureka back in 1979, retired recently after 42 years as its executive director. She was offered much love and appreciation from a wide range of community members at the Ink People Street Party and Celebration of Libby Maynard at the Synapsis space in Eureka […]
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Clam Beach Run Splashes Again
More than 600 runners and walkers lined up under warm, sunny skies in Trinidad on Saturday afternoon for the start of the 56th annual Trinidad to Clam Beach Run Honoring Ford Hess. The race, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic, was shortened to 5 ¾ miles this year and followed the usual route […]
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2021 in Pictures
It’s been a pandemic year of daily walking for my wife and me, and we never left Humboldt County. From January through April, we continued to explore our local trails and enjoyed the wildlife and emerging spring flowers. Once we got our Moderna vaccination shots, we masked up and joined vaccinated friends and neighbors for […]
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2021 in Pictures
It’s been a pandemic year of daily walking for my wife and me, and we never left Humboldt County. From January through April, we continued to explore our local trails and enjoyed the wildlife and emerging spring flowers without attending any events or gatherings. Once we got our Moderna vaccination shots No. 1 and No. […]
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Meet Turkey Vulture No. 80
While walking recently on an Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary trail past the power-line tower near Allen Marsh and South G Street, I spotted a large turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) perched on the top of the tower with its wings outstretched to dry in the morning sunlight. Looking through my telephoto lens, I noticed a […]
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Photos: ‘Tis the Tuba Season
The melodious and distinctive sound of TubaChristmas was back after a year’s absence in Eureka’s Old Town on Saturday, and TubaChristmas director Fred Tempas welcomed a large crowd of tuba fans gathered under chilly, foggy skies at the gazebo. This local version of the nation-wide tuba-playing performances of TubaChristmas first started locally in 1988. The […]