Mark Larson
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Feeling the Rainbow
Colors of the rainbow adorned hundreds of people watching or marching in a spirit of joy and fellowship Saturday, Sept. 12 at the 23rd annual Humboldt Pride Parade and Festival in Eureka. “We Are Queer History” was the theme as the crowd celebrated this year’s historic wins for the LGBTQ movement, according to organizers. The […]
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Up River, Down River
As the morning fog burned off, revealing light smoke drifting overhead from inland fires, a diverse crowd gathered at the Yurok Tribe’s 53rd annual Klamath Salmon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 22. The morning started with a veterans’ breakfast and parade, followed by the announcement of the winners of the Noo-rey-o-won-ee (beautiful girl inside and out) […]
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Creamery Rises to the Big Top
A sold-out crowd headed for a big-top circus tent that sprouted on an open lot on the south edge of the Arcata Creamery district on the evening of Friday, Aug. 21. The “human only” Flynn Creek Circus from Mendocino led off the evening’s Creamery Festival lineup with a strong mix of entertaining, original and skilled […]
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Light on the Water
A lantern-making workshop gathered a larger than expected crowd on the Arcata Plaza on Saturday, Aug. 15 in preparation for that evening’s 33rd annual Lantern Floating Ceremony at Klopp Lake in the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. (See slideshow below.) Adults and children alike sat in the warm morning sun as they made their personalized […]
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Re-Christening the Golden Rule
“Hey hippie” was the tongue-in-cheek greeting on the electronic sign giving directions to the turn off on the Samoa peninsula to the Zerlang & Zerlang Boat Yard on Saturday, June 20. This was the first hint that the launching ceremony of the rebuilt sailing vessel Golden Rule was going to be a special mix of […]
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Kinetic Primer: A Photo Essay by Mark Larson
“Kinetics is for everyone,” according to the official rules for Humboldt’s human-powered sculpture race, and Rule A reads, “Amusement is the gift we give and get, so all KGC participants, volunteers, spectators, and innocent bystanders must try their best to have FUN at all times.” This preview guide to the 47th annual Kinetic Grand Championship […]
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HSU Walks: A photo Essay by Mark Larson
Under a cool, overcast morning sky, the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences held the first of three Commencement 2015 ceremonies at Humboldt State University on Saturday, May 16. The undergraduate and graduate students receiving their degree walked out onto the vivid green artificial turf of Redwood Bowl, with friends and family clutching flowers […]