Keith Skinner

2014-07-11

It’s a typical weekday morning and at 5:30, the clock radio kicks in. Disoriented, foggy with sleep, I have yet to realize what I’m hearing. Will I be...

2014-06-30

How Cuffey's Cove, a once thriving town just north of Elk on the Mendocino coast that is now a ghost town with 3 cemeteries, became the inspiration for...

2014-06-07

The Alcatraz Lighthouse in San Francisco Bay was the first lighthouse built on the Pacific Coast. On June 1, 2014, it turned 160 years old. Or did it...

2014-05-25

My discovery of 19th century African American lithographer and painter Grafton Tyler Brown began with a search for a character for my novel-in-progress...

2014-05-14

Suisun Marsh, the largest saltwater marsh in the western U.S., and the wildlife area you can visit on nearby Grizzly Island. Continue Reading → ...

2014-05-05

Step back into historical Yerba Buena, the 19th century Mexican settlement that became San Francisco. Map and history provided by sfgenealogy.com. Continue...

2014-05-02

The rise and fall of Englishman William Richardson, first settler of Yerba Buena, Port Captain of San Francisco Bay, and owner of three Mexican ranchos...

2014-04-23

California’s Second Largest Salt Marsh Elkhorn Slough stretches seven miles inland from Moss Landing Harbor, forming the second largest salt marsh...

2014-03-31

Two letters dotted the six or seven tabs in my browser window like spring mushrooms after a heavy rain: OK. I’d taken just a minute to consult...

2014-03-08

Passing through the village of Albion in Mendocino County, it’s hard to believe it played a pivotal role in one of the most dramatic periods in...