Life In Pacific Grove

<p>Life in Pacific Grove: Book 2 makes deeper connections to our community through special essays by local authors in areas of their own interests—plus personal stories.<br />With these stories the “Butterfly Effect” continues to transform us and as the monarchs make part of their transformation in our Butterfly Sanctuary and as we write and share our stories with each other we all become something more beautiful than before.<br />I hope you enjoy what we have put together—for you and for the generations to come. I’m a firm believer in the power of story to change our lives the lives of people around us and those of future generations. Thank you all for your story contributions to the Pacific Grove Books and to our beloved City of Pacific Grove Butterfly Town U.S.A.     <br />– Patricia Hamilton 2018</p><p>Life In Pacific Grove California Book 2</p><p>CONTENTS</p><p>“The Butterfly Effect” Revisited – Patricia Hamilton vii</p><p>Section 1– SPANNING GENERATIONS 1<br />With our quaint Victorians and a major annual event called “Good Old Days” Pacific Grove<br />is obviously a town with one foot planted firmly in the past. But we Pagrovians have always had<br /> the other foot just as firmly anchored in the now facing the future. Explore a few of our beloved local<br /> traditions and institutions: the library Feast of Lanterns the real person behind Robert Down Elementary School the night Paris came to P.G. and more.  <br />Section 2 – THOSE HIPPIE TRIPPY 1970s  62<br />Tune in turn on and go trippin’ for a heady look at the 1970s when Pacific Grove boasted the<br />largest collection of hippies between San Francisco and Los Angeles. From hootenannies to the Monterey International Pop Music Festival to the early days of Tillie Gort’s it’s a groove Daddy-o!<br />Section 3 – A WRITER'S DREAM TOWN 108<br />Beautiful scenery to tempt the muse … a good dependable local bookstore and library …<br />a lively coffee house scene … kindred spirits for support and encouragement … and a rich<br />literary tradition. When it comes to meeting the needs of a writer Pacific Grove is the ideal haven.<br />Section 4 – DEEPER CONNECTIONS AROUND TOWN  160<br />Where else but Pacific Grove could you find a falconer on the city payroll or a life-size sculpture<br />of a gray whale or a business with a name that translates to “textile zoo”? All this and more<br />to interest and intrigue you as we take a stroll around town.<br />Section 5 – ADVENTURES ON MONTEREY BAY  248<br />From a calm day on the rocky shores at Perkins Park to the panic on a stranded boat at the mouth<br /> of the bay explore sea life in the depths of the Great Canyon experience a life or death encounter<br />with a sea lion and cook up the tastiest fish you’ll ever eat.<br />Section 6 – spirits in motion  268<br />Feeding the soul nurturing the body—Pagrovians find a balanced spiritual life through our<br />many houses of worship mindfulness of our origins and a gentle and ancient movement.</p><p> </p>