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A place whose history has long been a source of fable and fascination, Carmel-by-the-Sea is a community whose ancestors summered by the sea and ultimately stayed through the seasons. After founders Frank Powers and Frank Devendorf populated the once-barren potato patches with artists and academicians, it became a place defined as much by legends and landscape as by the characters who came to Carmel. Whether it is the clear light that attracted photographers Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Doug Steakley, and Bob Kolbrener; the whisper in the trees, the rhythm of the waves, and the stillness at dawn that seduced writers Mary Austin, Robinson Jeffers, Jack London, Bob Campbell, Beverly Cleary, and Jane Smiley; or the unbridled beauty in a majestic mountain, surging sea, or verdant valley that drew in artists Mary DeNeale Morgan, William F. Ritschel, E. Charlton Fortune, Eyvind Earle, Richard MacDonald, and Loet Vanderveen, the truth is that Carmel-by-the-Sea slips into one's soul and makes its home there.

“Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Lisa Crawford Watson’s collection of luminaries living and working on the Monterey Peninsula, captures a significant moment in time. Written in her insightful and informative manner, Lisa has created an enlightening and important historic document of enduring value that is also very enjoyable to read.”—author and renowned photographer Doug Steakley

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