UPDATE: Part of a missing 21-year-old Blue Lake man’s canoe was found today on the shoreline north of Elk Head, according to a Facebook post by his father. Hunter Nathaniel Lewis is believed to have entered the ocean with his canoe in Trinidad Harbor between 10 a.m. and noon Dec. 30 and hasn’t been seen […]
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No Official Connection Determined in Blue Lake Homicides; Investigation Continues
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that investigators have not “officially determined a connection” between the homicides of two men whose bodies were found one month apart in similar parts of Blue Lake but states the investigation is continuing. Both of the men, according to the HCSO, were “known to live a transient lifestyle.” On […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Death in Blue Lake
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man found by a trail near Taylor Way and the Mad River Levee in Blue Lake just before 1 p.m. on Sunday. According to a news release, the man’s death is under investigation by Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division and is considered […]
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Body Found in Blue Lake Identified, Determined Homicide
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body found near Hatchery Road in Blue Lake on Sept. 11, as 65-year-old Blue Lake resident Eugene Steven Segal. Segal’s death has been deemed a homicide after an autopsy revealed his cause of death to be blunt force trauma and stab wounds. The investigation is ongoing and the […]
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Sheriff’s Office Launches Death Investigation After Body Found Near Blue Lake
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a death investigation after man was found dead yesterday near Hatchery Road in blue Lake under “suspicious” circumstances. According to a press release, deputies were dispatched to the area at about 11:40 a.m. after someone reported finding a deceased male near a trail off the road. The man’s […]
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Photos: Annie and Mary Day Joy
Lots of people showed up for Blue Lakes’s 53rd annual Annie and Mary Day on Sunday, reflecting their willingness to be out in a semi-post-vaccination world, as well as the draw of a small-town parade, a line up of vintage vehicles in the Bill Nessler Car Show and a music and crafts fair in Perigot Park. […]
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Dell’Arte International Baduwa’t Festival July 14-18
The Dell’Arte Inaugural Guild presents Dell’Arte International’s five-day-and-night outdoor Baduwa’t Festival: A Gathering of the People (formerly the Mad River Festival), July 14-18 at Dell’Arte. The festival, featuring live theater, films, a circus, live music and and the popular Red Light Cabaret, is a collaboration between Dell’Arte, the Wiyot Tribe, Circus Nonsense and local organizations […]
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Music, Food and Fun at Annie and Mary Day
Oh, Happy Day! Happy Annie and Mary Day, that is. Have fun in the Blue Lake sun with the return of the annual celebration of the historic Arcata Mad River Rail Line on Sunday, July 11 in Blue Lake (free). The family friendly event features a parade in town at 11 a.m. followed by music with the Back Seat […]
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UPDATE: 911 Outage in Shelter Cove, Blue Lake
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center is reporting that 911 service on landlines in Blue Lake and Shelter Cove has been restored. PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is cautioning Blue Lake and Shelter Cove residents that a 911 outage is affecting some landlines. According to HCSO tweets, 157 Frontier landline customers […]
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NCJ Preview: Howling at Pandemic Fatigue and Restaurants Hit by COVID
While most 8 p.m. howlers have gone silent, two little girls in Blue Lake are still making themselves heard in support of frontline workers. We’ll talk about them and reasons, the practice fell off, including pandemic fatigue, which has real consequences. We’re also taking a look at the toll on restaurants and staff when employees […]
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The Brothers Iorg
The most famous swing of a baseball bat by anyone Humboldt grown was at a pitch slung by Todd Worrell of the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth inning of the sixth game of the 1985 World Series against the Kansas City Royals. With the bases loaded and a 1-0 lead, the perfect pitch would […]
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Pivoting into Produce
Monica Morris is shopping for ingredients to make her annual zucchini relish. Normally around this time of year, farmers have zucchini “coming out their ears,” she says. But finding a large number of affordable zucchinis this July has been a challenge. That’s why Morris has driven from Arcata to Blue Lake, where the small Powers […]