![]() Halibut, sole, rockfish, albacore, and many other species are still caught by both commercial and sport vessels. In the 1940s, Morro Bay developed an abalone fishing industry it peaked in 1957, and stocks of abalone have declined significantly due to overfishing. Soldiers from Camp San Luis Obispo would come to Morro Bay and practice loading into the LCVPs. ![]() The breakwater on the southwest side of the Rock was built in 1944–45 to protect the LCVPs entering and leaving the harbor. Navy base, Amphibious Training Base Morro Bay on the north side of Morro Rock where sailors were trained to operate LCVPs. Sternitzky, in June 1929.ĭuring World War II, there was a U.S. During the 1870s, schooners could often be seen at the Embarcadero picking up wool, potatoes, barley, and dairy products.Ī subspecies of butterfly, the "Morro Bay Blue" or " Morro Blue" ( Icaricia icarioides moroensis) was first found at Morro beach, by the entomologist Robert F. He was instrumental in the building of a wharf which has now become the Embarcadero. ![]() The town of Morro Bay was founded by Franklin Riley in 1870 as a port for the export of dairy and ranch products. These ranchos needed shipping to bring in dry goods and to carry their crops, animals, and other farm products to cities. While governed by Mexico, large land grants split the surrounding area into cattle and dairy ranchos. The first recorded Filipinos to visit America arrived at Morro Bay on October 18, 1587, from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza one of whom was killed by local Native Americans while scouting ahead. Note that the similar Spanish descriptive word "moro" indicates a bluish color rather than a shape. The descriptive term morro is common to the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian languages, and the word is part of many place names where there is a distinctive and prominent hill-shaped rock formation. Morro Rock later gave its name to the town. Franciscan missionary and expedition member Juan Crespi noted in his diary that "we saw a great rock in the form of a round morro". Through her unique style, she uses skits and costumes to tell stories with the kites.The first European land exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portola expedition, came down Los Osos Valley and camped near today's Morro Bay on September 8, 1769. Professional kite flyer Penny Lingenfelter has traveled across the world to places like Malaysia, South America, Canada and Mexico to fly kites. From smaller trick kites to 50-foot kites, a large variety fly the Morro Bay skies. Professional kite flyers travel from all over the county to fly their kites at the festival. “My favorite part of this event is watching the kids and the parents interact with their kids and smiling and getting away from their electrical devices,” ![]() Working with the city of Morro Bay, volunteer community organizations and vendors, the Kite Festival became a weekend for families to go outside and enjoy the whimsy of kite flying. After selling kites at a festival in Paso Robles 11 years ago, he decided Morro Bay needed a festival of its own. The Morro Bay Kite Festival was founded and is directed by Shaun Farmer, a kite shop owner in Morro Bay. A two-day event, the festival features professional kite flyers with giant kites and demonstrations for spectators to enjoy. Kites flew and waves crashed as kids ran up and down Morro Bay Beach during the 11th Annual Morro Bay Kite Festival last weekend.
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