Sausalito’s Founding Sausalito has a rich history. It was occupied for centuries by native Americans, as a choice location full of wildlife. In 1822, an English sailor named William Richardson arrived in San Francisco and decided to stay. Living near the presidio, he was one of the first non-native settlers outside the presidio and the … Read more
Discovering the Bay As enormous and glorious as San Francisco Bay is, it is an easy pace to miss. From the sea, the entrance of the Golden Gate is nearly invisible unless you know it is there, even when the fog isn’t obscuring everything. By land, the coastal range makes it remote. Until about 250 … Read more
Angel Island has played many roles in the history of San Francisco Bay. The earliest known inhabitants were Coast Miwok Indians; artifacts more than 1,000 years old have been found on the island. Anthropologists speculate that the Indians used the island as a temporary hunting camp. Early History The first European known to have seen … Read more
On Sunday, February 4, 2007, The Queen Mary 2 steamed into San Francisco Bay. It was the most-hyped San Francisco maritime event in recent history and brought out a huge crowd of sailboats, powerboats, and shoreside onlookers. It may be the most crowded the bay has ever been on a day in February. The ship … Read more