Making Monterey Memories
by Zach Rosen
There’s a reason why Monterey lives on in both novels and tourism. Sure, John Steinbeck romanticized the locale, but the sheer beauty of the place was established far before, and is what keeps bringing people back.
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Rolling Down the Row
Eats, sips, and adventures in Monterey’s Cannery Row
By Misty Hall All photos are courtesy of Cannery Row Company
I remember the first time I read Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. Judging by the cover, it seemed a little adult for a freshly-minted middle schooler, but I had already plowed through most of the other books in my grandparents’ library.
I quickly fell in love with Steinbeck’s characters, and how he painted such a rich world with his relatively simple words. Many of the more, uh, mature bits went over my young head, but there was always a lingering urge to see this place for myself.
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