UPDATE: Tickets for Fall 2021 Oakland and Richmond tours now on sale
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Last year I started giving historical walking tours of downtown Oakland, but this spring and summer I’m taking it to the next level: boat tours! The good folks at Fish Emeryville will be operating the sea-craft and I’ll be providing the stories.
The family-friendly, tours will cruise from the Emeryville Marina out to Yerba Buena Island before heading back towards the Oakland estuary for visits to the Port, Jack London Square and Alameda. Expect to hear stories about whale-hunters, literary legends, booming shipyards, sea creatures, notorious myths, Wild West showdowns, mysterious shipwrecks and more.
I’m still developing the full tour itinerary, but here’s a little sample of some of the sources I’m exploring for inspiration…
[Photo: “The Story of Moore Dry Dock Company” / Windgate Press]
