Camp Pico Blanco Is Ideal For Scout Summer Activity

by Mabel Plaskett | Jul 1, 1962 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett            🔊 Listen to Post The rugged mountains between the Big Sur Coast and Jamesburg district were called “the Ventanas” by the early settlers. This means “The...

View from Lucia Lodge Draws Thousands of Guests Each Year

by Mabel Plaskett | May 1, 1962 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett         🔊 Listen to Post      In 1932 the coast road reached as far south as Krenkel Corners, a construction camp, on the edge of Anderson Canyon. South of that was a rugged...

Quaint Big Sur Inn Is Work Of the ‘Master Builder’

by Mabel Plaskett | Mar 1, 1962 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett             🔊 Listen to Post Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn is situated near the Castro Canyon Bridge, about 30 miles south of Carmel....

Huge, Spouting Whales a Common Sight Along Coast

by Mabel Plaskett | Jan 1, 1962 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett             🔊 Listen to Post At this time of year may be seen along the coast one of the most memorable migrations of nature. Starting in October the California Gray Whales leave their summer home in the Bering Sea for the long trip south to...

Lumber Mills Once Buzzed in the Lucias

by Mabel Plaskett | Nov 1, 1961 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett 🔊 Listen to Post On the coast side of the divide where the Nacimiento road crosses the summit of the coast range a small stream springs into existence. This is the north fork of Mill Creek which, joined by a middle and a south fork, becomes a...

Mailmen Are Important Link In Coast Country History

by Mabel Plaskett | Nov 1, 1961 | Plaskett

COAST MAIL SERVICE 1890-1961 By Mabel Plaskett             🔊 Listen to Post Until 1890 there was no regular mail service on the coast. Up til that time the residents of Pacific Valley and Los Burros got...