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Walkabout: 5 Bay Area island hikes well worth the trek
From public art installations and panoramic summits to beachside strolls and birdwatching, the Bay’s islands offer abundant ...
4 of the Bay Area and Northern California’s odder islands
These days, it’s a floating campground and event venue moored off Bradford Island, reachable by ferry from Jersey Island and ...
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Treasure Island: Hidden art and a historic trial among its glorious past and future
Treasure Island brims with rich history, from its creation from the Bay shoals in 1937 to its dazzling Expo, its wartime past ...
Point Buckler Island: Rescuing a keystone of the California Delta
Callaway says Point Buckler is a keystone in the overall health of the estuary and the surrounding Bay Area. Its place in the ...
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Word of the Week: Before the Birdman of Alcatraz, the island was known for its birds
The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...
Another dead whale found floating in SF Bay
A dead whale was located in the San Francisco Bay last week, The Marine Mammal Center confirmed on Thursday. It is the sixth ...
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Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Here's a look at how it got its name
A chart of San Francisco Bay showing Alcatraz island that ... a historian at the University of Southern California. "The U.S. had a series of islands and sort of garrisons … as part of the ...