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The North Coast Journal is a free, weekly news magazine and website about politics, business, life and leisure in Humboldt County.

The North Coast Journal is a free, weekly news magazine and website about politics, business, life and leisure in Humboldt County.

I just gave some cruise ship passengers a tour called The Humboldt Culture and Beachcombing Experience. The first question from my busload of cruisers was:...

I have a shady-looking new neighbor. I'm pretty sure he slashed my tires — just because we like different sports teams. He's that kind. I'm...

A couple of characters approached me at my favorite beach. They were dressed in pinstripe suits and wore fedoras. The small guy said, "Hey buddy....

"Men, are you tired of not being noticed? Do women look right through you? Well, bull elephant seals don't have these problems. Stay tuned to...

I was already sad on Christmas morning when I found Santa Claus washed up naked on the beach. At first, I thought I'd found a...

My buddy Castration Jones is here to judge whether the northwest ugly clam (Entodesma navicula) is poorly named. You may recall that previously, Mr. Jones,...

And what's living in the holdfast

click to flip through (3) Photo by Mike Kelly I woke up this morning to find that Im no longer human. Im a beach! Im a dynamic beach with large surf breaking over me. The waves erode the large dune that used to be my beer belly, and when the tide recedes, the dune is replaced by a flat gravel bed. And just beyond that I can now see a large log. Its long and thick and has a tangled mass of roots at its base. I think Ill like being a beach. In the fish and...