Carmel
Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey County, California. Near Plaskett family territory.
Stories set here
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Forget Your Worldly Cares At Nepenthe Restaurant
'Wherever you may go, people ask about Nepenthe' — the cliff-top restaurant where the coast forgets its worldly cares.
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Sea Otter Population on the Upswing Along the Coast
Hunted to near-extinction for their fur, the sea otters were rediscovered off Bixby Bridge in 1938 — and by Mabel's day were thriving down the whole coast.
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View from Lucia Lodge Draws Thousands of Guests Each Year
In 1932 the road ended at Krenkel Corners; beyond lay wilderness. Lucia Lodge grew where the trail gave out — and the veranda still hangs over the sea.
The people of Carmel
Everyone the family archive records in the story of this place. Descendants: if one of these is yours, we’d love to hear from you.
- Mabel Eva Sans Plaskett 1896–1964 · 2 stories
- Jasper Mansfield 1860–
- Tony Fontes 1880–1960
- Wilbur Harlan 1882–1881
Born, lived, or died at Carmel
- Sans Plaskett 1857–1931 · born here
- Mabel Olive Plaskett 1919– · born here
- John Thompson 1946– · born here
- Corey Brian Wardell Thompson 1974– · born here
- Quinn Jamyang Norbu Thompson 1976– · born here