Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – A petition which would overturn the City Council’s decision to remove the statue of President William McKinley from the Plaza has been submitted to the City of Arcata. It is being processed by Arcata’s city attorney, who has 15 calendar days to create a title and summary…
Arcata creates new then-and-now GIS comparison app
Mad River Union ARCATA – The City of Arcata has created a new GIS application in which you can compare and contrast several different years of aerial imagery by dragging the slider left or right. Try it! 75 years of landscape change in Arcata, California
Martien presents ‘The Price of a Life’ on Saturday
Humboldt County Historical Society EUREKA – Local author Jerry Martien presents “The Price of a Life” at the Humboldt County Historical Society program meeting on Saturday, November 5 at 1:00 p.m., in the first-floor conference room of the Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. Admission is free and everyone is invited. Jerry Martien’s new book, “The Price…
McKinleyville postcards
At the Mad River Union office, Editor & Publisher Jack Durham maintains a small collection of McKinleyville postcards, scrounged from garage sales and antique shows. The cards provide a glimpse into McKinleyville’s past.
Dip into Arcata’s history
Jessie Faulkner Mad River Union ARCATA – To fully know the City of Arcata, one must have at least a passing acquaintance with its history. The Arcata Historic Landmarks Commission can help as it reveals tales of the community’s past during the celebration of National Historic Preservation Month in May. The events include narrated tours…
The Cost of Contempt: The Loss of the USS Milwaukee
Humboldt County Historical Society EUREKA – Savannah Smith presents “The Cost of Contempt: The Loss of the USS Milwaukee” at the Humboldt County Historical Society program meeting on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m., in the first-floor conference room of the Humboldt County Library, 1313 Third Street, Eureka. Admission is free and everyone is invited.…
The Coffee Break: ‘Fueling Your Day’ in a different way than back in the day
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union SUNNY BRAE – The sleepy shire of Sunny Brae daily awakens with stimulating help from its former gas station, now the caffeine-pumping Coffee Break. Starting this Sunday, the Sunny Brae Center coffee house will be “fueling your day” in a whole new way. After three years, owner Michelle Greenway is…
Hotel Arcata: A downtown home to hope, highs, lows and history
Note: This address was given by Donald Forrest to attendees at the Hotel Arcata’s Centennial event Friday, July 10. – Ed. Donald Forrest Special to the Union Our story begins just west of present day Weaverville, just 60 miles east of here as the crow flies. Early the morning of Nov. 5, 1849, Dr. Josiah Gregg…
Flashback: Arcata Lions Salmon Festival 1971
One of our kind readers came across this souvenir program for the Arcata Lions Club annual Salmon Festival and Community Carnival, an all-day event that took place on July 10, 1971. Here is the cover. Check out the Arcata Plaza photo! Debbie Fleury was the Salmon Festival Queen. Bill Shearer was the General Chairman. The…
A Museum In Samoa And A Train Around The Bay
From HBHWG EUREKA—The Humboldt Bay Harbor Working Group (HBHWG) is hosting Pete Johnston who will give a presentation on the Timber Heritage Association and their goals for the greater Humboldt Bay area. The presentation will take place at the Samoa Cookhouse Wednesday, February 26, 2014 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. “The goals of the…