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Cooling Off at Seal Beach

About.com California Travel: Most Popular Articles — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:27:01 +0000

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A day At Alamitos Race Track

About.com California Travel: Most Popular Articles — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:24:28 +0000

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Don’t Be Left out and get $8000 for buying a home this year!

Frank Carvajal — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:50:34 +0000

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Seal Beach Polar Plunge

Frank Carvajal — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:06:57 +0000

Seal Beach Polar Plunge

This is the Annual Seal Beach Police Association Polar Plunge to Benefit Special Olympics Southern California. The Seal Beach Police Department has long been a fundraising partner with Special Olympics Southern California . This is annual Plunge and we hope to raise $50,000 for Special Olympics athletes! ALL PROCEEDS will be given directly to Special Olympics Southern California. Because of this generous support, Special Olympics Southern California is able to reach out and provide year round training and sports programs for both children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout Southern California. Brochures can be picked up at the front counter of the Seal Beach Police Department, Seal Beach Pier Police Substation, or at the City of Seal Beach Parks and Recreation Department office.

North Entrance To Seal Beach

Frank Carvajal — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:26:25 +0000

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Swimming near the pier

Frank Carvajal — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:14:46 +0000

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Slick at the entrance to the Seal Beach Pier

Frank Carvajal — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:15:36 +0000

A teeny-bopper beach, a pier that refuses to die, an unpretentious village atmosphere — all are apt descriptions of this small, often overlooked seaside town, the northernmost beach in Orange County.

It is quiet, perhaps too quiet for visitors seeking a glamorous experience. Most of the beach-goers here are locals. It attracts a young set, those kids who can’t yet drive but can take the bus or bike. It also gets some young pier rats, those kids who hang around under the pier and get into mischief. The north half of the beach is traditionally a family area. Parking is handy, the walk is short and Mom can keep close watch. This is a good spot for beginning surfers. North beach also is called the Gold Coast, named for the row of high-value residences that sit atop a bluff along Ocean Avenue. South of the pier base is a cute tot lot with block wall around it to corral the kids. Notice the town’s little mascot that sits beside the pier entrance walk, a seal statue named Slick. Old-timers say they used to see seals on the beach here

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Main Street Seal Beach

Frank Carvajal — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:12:05 +0000

Main Street is the place for strolling, shopping, dining and heading to the beach and pier.If you’re looking for a place to visit, vacation, to shop, enjoy a beach, dine, watch a classic movie, fish on the pier, kitesurf and just hang out, by all means come to Main Street, Seal Beach. Of the Orange County beaches, it offers the best blend of shopping and beach-ing that you’ll find.Seal Beach is a favorite beach experience with the premier beach shopping, free parking and shops offering something for everyone at affordable prices.

12th Annual Japan-America Kite Festival

Frank Carvajal — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:47:16 +0000

Japan-America Kite Festival

Japan America Kite Festival ® is an annual event that attracts over 6,000 visitors. Since its inception, the festival has grown to become the largest kiting event of its kind in Southern California! It also has an international reputation as the most “Family Friendly” kiting event. The Festival is dedicated to educating the general public about Japan and Japanese culture through the traditional art form of Japanese kite making. The festival showcases traditional and modern Japanese kites as well as other kites from all over the world. Visitors experience “hands-on” fun, including cultural events and activities, such as free Japanese sode “kimono” kite workshops for children, Japanese kite exhibits, taiko drum performances, traditional Japanese “festival” foods, and much more!

The Japan America Kite Festival® is open to the public with free admission and it is presented by:

4 October 2009

Seal Beach Pier

Seal Beach, California, USA

Japan America Society of Southern California

Building Japan America Relationships Since 1909 jas-socal.org

Up Up & Away Kites, 139 ½ Main Street, Seal Beach, California

Up Up & Away Kite Club, Seal Beach, California

www.kiteclub.org

Orange native narrowly misses Miss America crown

Seal Beach Pier

Frank Carvajal — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:31:12 +0000

Children pat the sculpture, Slick, the seal, and parents take pictures of their family next to him. Seals don’t frequent this area anymore but the statue offers one reminder of how Seal Beach got its name. Seal Beach Pier is the perfect spot to stand and watch a variety of activities. It is one of the most popular places for tourists to drive to and explore. If you stand and listen, you’ll hear their accents from a variety of cities and countries around the globe. But people watching is just one thing you can do on the pier. From its vantage point above the beach, you can watch sunbathers, surfers, body boarders, people flying kites, and sometimes a film production. This beach, in fact, was where many scenes have been filmed for popular shows.

The quaint pier with its wooden planks, fishing popularity and Ruby’s diner on the very end are so much milder than the early Seal Beach days when sizzling rides and bootleggers dragged their booty to shore (rum runners bringing liquor during the prohibition). Today the pier is a slow going family-friendly entity where people just like to take leisurely strolls. The wind is usually mild, the weather often nice and the views are great.

The pier features a lifeguard tower and the restaurant. There are benches to sit on and relax or you can stroll and soak up the sun and scenery. Located at the end of Main Street, the pier is the icon for Seal Beach. There’s so much shopping and dining to enjoy, but none along the beach. Ruby’s on the pier and the shops downtown on the tree-shaded Main are your best bet for food and snacks.

To enjoy the pier, you’ll find it on Ocean, adjacent to Pacific Coast Highway 1, three blocks away.

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