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Long Beach Wild

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Author Archives: Adrienne Mason

Popular Mechanics Surf Boards

April 26, 2016

While researching Long Beach Wild, I often heard that many of the early west coast surfers made their first boards …

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Ucluelet – Tofino Was My Home (or felt like it)

December 27, 2015

There is a great new public group on Facebook called Ucluelet-Tofino Was My Home (or felt like it). There have …

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More Lismer on Long Beach

November 21, 2014

I wrote about Arthur Lismer (he of The Group of Seven) in Long Beach Wild and also here on the …

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Letters from Long Beach

April 16, 2014

Recently I picked up a few envelopes that were relevant to Long Beach. I was in Victoria and, by chance, …

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An Anniversary of Sorts – The Long Beach “Tsunami”

April 1, 2014

If you live near the BC coast, no doubt you’ve heard talk on the radio and television about the 50th …

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Memories of the 1950s on Long Beach

April 6, 2013

One of the reasons I started this blog, was to have a place to hear (and hopefully post) the memories …

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Grey Whales Parade Past Long Beach

March 17, 2013

It’s spring on the west coast and the year’s first big celebration is on. It’s Pacific Rim Whale Fest time. …

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End of the Road Culture

July 29, 2012

Tofitian, a local cafe, uses the slogan: End of the Road Culture. I suspect a lot of communities “at the …

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How Lost Shoe Creek Got Its Name

July 22, 2012

Travelling to the coast from Port Alberni, you pass the oddly-named Lost Shoe Creek twice before you get to “The …

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Summertime Walks and Talks at Long Beach

July 14, 2012

If you are visiting Long Beach this summer, try to take in one of the guided walks or illustrated talks …

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