Lots of Jade…Rugged Monterey Coast Line Is Paradise for Rock Hounds

by Mabel Plaskett | Apr 1, 1963 | Plaskett

Lots of Jade…Rugged Monterey Coast Line Is Paradise for Rock Hounds By Mabel Plaskett              🔊 Listen to Post         Jade has been held in reference by the Chinese for centuries. Pieces of the precious green gem were called petrified dragon tears. They...

Jolon Remembered as Thriving Community on Camino Real

by Mabel Plaskett | Mar 1, 1963 | Plaskett

Jolon Remembered as Thriving Community on Camino Real By Mabel Plaskett               🔊 Listen to Post   When Governor Gaspar de Portola made his first expedition northward in 1769, he led his party up the coast as far as San Carpojo where the rugged Santa...

Sea Otter Population on the Upswing Along the Coast

by Mabel Plaskett | Dec 1, 1962 | Plaskett

🔊 Listen to Post Sea Otter Population on the Upswing Along the Coast By Mabel Plaskett               The sea otter (Enhydra Lutris) lives along the shore of the Pacific from the Aleutian Islands...

History of Coast Schools Part 2

by Mabel Plaskett | Nov 1, 1962 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett        🔊 Listen to Post Last month we told of the Redwood School–its early days and as much as could be learned about the teachers.            ...

History of Coast Schools Part 1

by Mabel Plaskett | Oct 1, 1962 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett      🔊 Listen to Post     A complete history of the schools, their locations and instructors on the coast area has been prepared by Mabel Plaskett for publication in The Land. The narrative will appear...

An Old Landmark Lost with Removal of Mansfield Home

by Mabel Plaskett | Aug 1, 1962 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett 🔊 Listen to Post             “This old house is getting shaky             This old house is getting old...