Orange County Almanac
A 1920 advertisement by the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce listed a variety of reasons to settle in the area:
* “The best still-water bathing on the coast. The finest climate in California.”
* “The best fishing on the coast.”
* “The best industrial locations and the greatest undeveloped harbor assets between the Canadian border and Lower California.”
* “Municipally-owned gas system.”
The advertisement included a map showing such long-gone landmarks as the glass factory on Newport Boulevard and the town of Harper, just north of Newport Beach.
Today
If you want to know more about red-breasted mergansers, surf scoters, ruddy ducks and other birds that come to Huntington Beach in the winter, Amigos de Bolsa Chica docents will be conducting free tours of the Bolsa Chica wetlands.
Tours begin at 9 and continue every 20 minutes until 10:30. The wetlands are near Pacific Coast Highway and Warner Avenue.
Information: (714) 897-7003.
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