A Sunday afternoon on the Balboa Ferry

If you haven’t enjoyed the Balboa Ferry in Newport Beach yet, I highly recommend taking the trip down here to do so.  It’s definitely one of the highlights of the area, in my mind!  Below is just a taste of the relaxing and sight-seeing ride–I even interviewed the crew!:

Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade

The Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce proudly hosts the 103rd Year of this spectacular Holiday Tradition Join over a million viewers as you watch beautifully decorated yachts, boats, kayaks and canoes sail along the harbor in the 103rd Annual Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade. Hosted by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of …

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The Balboa Fun Zone carousel has a new home

Balboa Fun Zone carousel to land in Westminster area The iconic Balboa Fun Zone carousel is expected to reopen under new ownership in the Westminster area in the spring, said its previous operator. While Patrick Moore, the longtime operator of the Fun Zone rides, could not go into details with the Daily Pilot on Thursday …

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When Newport was Fun — Mild Fun

The peace-and-quiet contingent seems to have won the great Balboa battle over bands, booze and bacchanalia. But it wasn’t always so, oh no! By Jim Washburn | Newport Beach | OCinsite.com Part One of this article was posted on October 26th–you can read it here: When Newport was Fun; Part Two can be read here: …

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