by Lisa Robinson In the latter part of the 1800s, pioneer settler, Prussian John A. Hoffman laid claim to two parcels of land he had homesteaded on the upper reaches of Bear Creek just northeast of where Mustang Mesa is today. With his sons, he would operate the ranch andRead More →
Excerpt by Truthful James- by Lisa Robinson – This school year celebrates the sesquicentennial of the Boulder Creek School District, which was formed at the board of supervisors meeting on Monday December 21, 1868. This is a continuation of the story printed in the Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin October 2018Read More →
Excerpt by Truthful James Printed in the Mountain Echo Newspaper, Dec. 29, 1906 I’ll tell you of a town, a place of great renown, ‘Tis the liveliest and best in all the earth; Where the people all are clever and they almost live forever, For their lives are filled withRead More →
By Mary A. Porter This Santa Cruz Mountains treasure regains her composure in time for All Hallowsand the new year. Nestled in the serenity of majestic redwoods along the rippling waters of Clear Creek stands the world-famous Brookdale Lodge. The legendary venue, which once catered to Hollywood’s elite, includingRead More →
by Lisa Robinson * This coming school year celebrates the sesquicentennial of the Boulder School District. A motion to create the school district was on the agenda of the Board of Supervisors on December 26, 1868 and the district was re-affirmed in May 1869. In 1870, because of conflicts inRead More →