Aptos is an amazing place. It is today and it has an amazing past. Stop by the Aptos History Museum and you will be amazed. My wife Karen and I have been collecting photographs, artifacts and stories since 1985. Karen and I started managing the Aptos Chamber of Commerce in Redwood Village in 1985. Bob […]
Historic Sand Rock Farm by John Hibble
What is Sand Rock Farm and where is it located? I first learned of Sand Rock Farm in 1997 when the new owners, Susan Van Horn and Brian Denny showed my wife Karen and me the property at 6901 Freedom Blvd, which they wanted to turn into a bed and breakfast inn. It needed a […]
I Can Fly by John Hibble
Any child who has ever seen a bird soar through the sky has wanted to fly. Greek mythology tells of Icarus who died trying to fly. Leonardo da Vinci designed a flying machine but never built it. The first time that people ascended into the rarefied air was in a hot air balloon in 1783 […]