Originally built in 1937 in Tacoma, Washington, the Western Flyer was a state-of-the-art sardine seiner that became a symbol of American literature and environmental awareness after Steinbeck and ...

WEEKEND. ACTION NEWS 8' CHRISTIAN BALDERAS HAS MORE. #### THIS IS THE WESTERN FLYER'S NEW CHANCE AT LIFE... <THIS IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK STORY.> THE 1930'S VESSEL WAS A FISHING ...

Naples Bayside Academy Principal Paula Spenker is known to inspire hands-on learning. She uses the hashtag #anchoredinexcellance in her online postings for the Long Beach elementary school that’s ...

The Western Flyer, a fishing vessel made famous by John Steinbeck's book "The Sea of Cortez," is returning to the Gulf of California after 85 years. The renovated vessel will retrace Steinbeck's ...

The original captain’s desk sits in the wheelhouse, where legendary author John Steinbeck may have jotted notes for his Log from the Sea of Cortez. A guy wire like the one he wrote would “sing under ...

MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, taking on ...

MONTEREY — Hundreds made their way to Old Fisherman’s Wharf on Sunday to send off the Western Flyer, the refurbished boat known for its 1940 expedition with John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts, as a new ...

Long Beach residents will have the rare opportunity to tour an iconic, historic boat — the Western Flyer — this weekend. The Western Flyer is best known for its 1940 Sea of Cortez expedition with ...

A fishing vessel that was built during the Monterey Bay's sardine boom and made famous by a Nobel Prize-winning author will return to the site of its former glory after 85 years. The Western Flyer, a ...

MONTEREY – Eighty-five years ago to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, taking on ...