Camaldoli Hermits Live in Seclusion

by | Dec 1, 1959 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett           🔊 Listen to Post   Nearby an open gateway on the Coast road just south of Lucia Lodge is a sing. It is a creation of mosaic artistry by Louisa Jenkins, a resident of Partington Ridge. The sign read “The New Camaldoli Hermitage” and...

Few Drives as Scenic as Coast’s Cabrillo Highway

by | Jul 1, 1959 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett           🔊 Listen to Post   There has been some controversy as to just where the Big Sur Country begins and ends. Henry Miller, noted author, living on Partington Ridge defines the boundary as all coast lands between Carmel and San Dimeon....

Story of an ‘Empire’ Symbolized by Chimney

by | May 1, 1959 | Plaskett

By Mabel Plaskett           🔊 Listen to Post   On the very edge of a high table land overlooking the sea on the south of Lime Kiln Canyon stands a massive stone chimney. It is visible to motorists driving along the Cabrillo highway and many have wondered how...