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🌱 How to time your Bowling Ball Beach visit perfectly from Point Arena

Point Arena, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Point Arena? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How to time your Bowling Ball Beach visit perfectly from Point Arena

Also on today's calendar: Point Arena Lighthouse – National Lighthouse Day and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• This California Beach Has Otherworldly Round Rocks That Line Up Like Bowling Balls on the Shore (myfamilytravels.com) — If you’re in Point Arena, you’re just a few miles from Bowling Ball Beach, where low tide reveals surreal, perfectly round sandstone boulders spread across the shore. This detailed guide explains exactly how to reach the beach from Highway 1, when tides are best for viewing, and what to bring so you can safely explore the tide pools and dramatic Mendocino coastline.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Charter Academy of the Redwoods posted a job opening for Athletic Director in Ukiah. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mendocino

  • Mendocino Shark Attack Survivor Returns to the Waves at Big River (kymkemp.com)
  • McNear: Katie Ford would walk on the headlands during the Mendocino Coast's big storms • The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com)
  • Supervisors approved Visit Mendocino County's $1.16 million contract Tuesday • The Mendocino Voice (mendovoice.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Point Arena

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