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Tidelines and Ocean Currents

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Tidelines – it is spelled both ways but I prefer the one-word form. A tideline, according to Wikipedia,  refers to where two currents in the ocean converge (or meet). Driftwood, floating seaweed, foam, and other floating debris may accumulate, forming sinuous lines called tidelines. The topic of this article came about after I saw the photo above.The photo actually […]

Incidents at Sisters & Ballenas Islands c. 1920s

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– Elizabeth Kate (Stannard) Smithman (Wife of Henry Herbert Smithman who was Senior Keeper at Sisters Island 1927 – 1929). Story donated by her grandson Allen Smithman.  A Near Miss at Sisters Island c. 1928  One evening while I was taking the night watch till 2:30 a.m. I was sitting writing a letter and all at once […]