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🌱 How Crescent City’s coastline became a key case study for geologists
Crescent City, California Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Crescent City! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Crescent City’s coastline became a key case study for geologists
Also on today's calendar: Del Norte County Fair and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do bad rainbows go? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Authors Hall (humboldt.edu) — Several geological research papers highlighted here focus on the Crescent City area’s unique Franciscan Complex rocks and coastal features, including Pebble Beach’s wave-cut platform. While the list is historical and academic, it underscores Crescent City’s importance to earth scientists studying tectonics, tsunamis, and coastal geology across northern coastal California and beyond. 
📸 Around Crescent City
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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LIVE Music with Juan Romero →
Port O'Pints South Beach, 201 Citizens Dock Rd, Crescent City
7:30 pm
Saturday August 1
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Other local events
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Writing with Redwoods: Nature Journaling in the Old Growth
Redwood National Park Prairie Creek Visitor CenterParking and flush toilets available.
10:00 am -
Crescent Elk PTSO
Crescent Elk Middle School Crescent City, CA 95531
5:00 pm -
Del Norte County Fair →
Del Norte County Fair, 421 US-101, Crescent City
9:00 am -
Tsunami Lanes Social Mixer →
Tsunami Lanes & FEC, Inc, Crescent City
5:00 pm -
Crescent City, CA – Aug 8 →
Del Norte County Fair, 421 US-101, Crescent City
4:00 pm -
Needle-Felting Series: Fish 3D Sculpture →
Crescent Harbor Art Gallery, 140 Marine Way, Crescent City
1:00 pm -
Addie Meedom House Social Mixer →
Addie Meedom House, 1445 Parkway Dr, Crescent City
5:00 pm
Wednesday July 29
Tuesday August 4
Thursday August 6
Saturday August 8
Sunday August 16
Thursday August 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Writing with Redwoods: Nature Journaling in the Old Growth
Redwood National Park Prairie Creek Visitor CenterParking and flush toilets available.
10:00 am -
Crescent Elk PTSO
Crescent Elk Middle School Crescent City, CA 95531
5:00 pm -
Beer Scouts ROCK Port O Pints! →
Port O'Pints South Beach, 201 Citizens Dock Rd, Crescent City
7:00 pm
Wednesday July 29
Tuesday August 4
Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
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- Mehr Consultancy posted a job opening for Hotel Housekeeper in Crescent City. Apply here.
- Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in Crescent City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Crescent City here.
🗞 Nearby News
McKinleyville
- California 13-year-old stranded on 200-foot cliff above beach is hoisted out by Coast Guard (thecooldown.com)
- 2026 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year Finalists (humboldtsports.com)
Arcata
- CUNA works to center ‘the other Arcata' (times-standard.com)
- John Malcolm Cady (suncommercial.com)
- Minor Injuries Reported in Collision on Highway 101 at Highway 299 Intersection (lostcoastoutpost.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To prism (Thank you Willy H. for sending it in!)
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