“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 […]
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Humboldt Remembers: A Photo Essay by Mark Larson
A half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial appeared on a hillside near Loleta’s Tish Non Communication Center above the Eel River valley this week. The Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria and the AMVETS Post 96 in Eureka are sponsoring the wall’s visit, which comes 30 years after its 1985 stop in Arcata, […]
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From the Deep
Back in the mid-1990s, on a late February drive on U.S. Highway 1 near Big Sur, I saw a strange sight ahead of me. A very large adult elephant seal was crossing the highway to reach the nearby dunes. I pulled over to investigate and when I looked down at the Piedras Blancas beach above […]
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Inked Hearts: A Photo Essay by Mark Larson
As I entered the Inked Hearts Tattoo Expo, I was immediately struck by buzzing of tattoo guns and the unusual sight of many people lying passively on tables, receiving their latest ink. I enjoyed my visit to the sixth annual tattoo expo held in the Blue Lake Casino’s Sapphire Palace on Feb. 8, partly because […]
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Clamming: A Photo Essay by Mark Larson
Our recent very high king tides also brought some very low tides to the North Coast – and low tides this time of year mean fans of razor clams head to Clam Beach south of Trinidad. My first introduction as a child to eating seafood was my Aunt Sara’s clam chowder, made with razor clams […]