"Wharf Walks - Walking Tours at Monterey's Old

Fisherman's Wharf" with to focus on "Squid Tales of the

Monterey Bay" on Saturday Octo!er "th #$%"
Wharf Walks will !e held on Saturday Octo!er "th focusing on "Squid Tales of the
Monterey Bay&"
Monterey, CA, October 04, 2014 - The Monterey Fisherman's Wharf Association continues to
team up with noted Monterey Bay Fisheries Historian and author, Tim Thomas, who is offering
monthly "Wharf Walks -Walking Tours at Monterey's ld Fisherman's Wharf" on the first
!aturday of e"ery month from #$%$$ &M - 'oon(
Wharf Walks will )e held on !aturday, cto)er *th focusing on "Squid Tales of the Monterey
Bay(" Tours meet at the head of ld Fisherman's Wharf +near the pink "Har)or House" store, ,#
ld Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey( &d"ance reser"ations are re-uired )y calling Tim Thomas at
+./#0 12#-//$* or "ia email timsardine3yahoo(com(
The tour is for ages #$-adult only and the cost is 42$ for adults and kids are 4#1 +#$-#1 years0(
5roup 6ates are also a"aila)le( Future Wharf Walks will )e held on 'o"em)er #st and 7ecem)er
8th, continuing on the first !aturday of e"ery month in 2$#1(

'9W: &fter taking the Wharf Walk, participants are in"ited to en;oy a complimentary appeti<er of
delicious calamari +s-uid0 - either traditional style or pesto calamari - with a purchased entree at
=aluca Trattoria located at the head of the Wharf(
Squid Mountain in Monterey- Circa 1930
About Wharf Walks
For thousands of years people ha"e made their li"ing fishing the Monterey Bay, )eginning with the
6umsien hlone, the 'ati"e =eople of the Monterey area( From a)alone to rockfish, e"erything
was fished and utili<ed and the Monterey Bay was a multi-cultural stew, made up of whalers from
the &<ores, s-uid fishermen from >hina, salmon fishermen and a)alone di"ers from ?apan, and
!icilians fishing sardines in the "dark of the moon(" This entertaining tour of ld Fisherman's
Wharf and the waterfront will take us )ack in time to e@plore the history of the Monterey Wharf,
early history of the Monterey waterfront, The 6umsienAhlone =eople--Monterey's first fishermen,
the a)alone industry, whaling the )ay and of course, the legendary sardine industry( 7isco"er
some of the people and cultures of Monterey's colorful past and hear fascinating stories a)out ld
Fisherman's Wharf and those who worked and walked there( Bearn more a)out the sardine and
s-uid industry, too(
About Tim Thomas
Tim Thomas, fourth-generation nati"e of the Monterey area, is a popular speaker and li"ely tour
guide( For #8 years, he was historian and curator for the Monterey Maritime C History Museum
and has worked with the Monterey Bay &-uarium, >alifornia !tate =arks and the Monterey Bay
'ational Marine !anctuary( He is author of "The &)alone Ding of Monterey% '=op' 9rnest 7oelter,"
"The ?apanese on the Monterey =eninsula" and co-author of "Monterey's Waterfront("
About Montereys !ld "ishermans Wharf#
Eisitors to Monterey's ld Fisherman's Wharf will want to plan their "isit to include lunch or dinner
at one of the many Wharf restaurants( Many restaurants will )e featuring special >olum)us 7ay
Weekend small )ites during the upcoming 9"erything Ftalian: >olum)us 7ay Weekend >ele)ration
on cto)er ## and #2, 2$#*(
By gong to montereywharf(com "isitors to Monterey's ld Fisherman's Wharf can also access the
"Wonders of the Wharf" free EF= >ard promotion with 21 special offers +coupons0 easily accessi)le
on the we)site that can )e shown on a smart phone or i=ad(
Montereys !ld "ishermans Wharf
& "isit to the )eautiful Monterey =eninsula ;ust isn't complete without a rende<"ous with ld
Fisherman's Wharf in downtown Monterey that was )uilt in #.*1 for regular passenger and freight
ser"ice( Dnown as the "Whale Watching >apital of the WorldG" and a top destination of "isitors
from around the world, Monterey's ld Fisherman's Wharf pro"ides a wide array of award-winning
dining, shopping, li"e theater, special e"ents, whale watching, )ay cruises, a glass )ottom )oat,
marine life, fishing and sailing, and strolling leisurely in a gorgeous setting o"erlooking the
Monterey Bay( !a"or delicious cuisine at a myriad of fa)ulous restaurants featuring stunning
"iews and award-winning Ftalian food, sustaina)le seafood, grass-fed steaks, including the
region's famous clam chowder and calamari( 9n;oy salt water taffy, homemade chocolates,
caramel apples, cotton candy and many other yummy treats( Eiew sea otters, sea lions, har)or
seals, dolphins, whales, sea )irds and other wildlife "up close and personal" that also share the
Wharf( Watch people who ha"e gone out and caught their own fish on the local and chartered
fishing )oats return with their own "catch of the day"(

>ele)rate the first location in Monterey >ounty where tender a)alone was cooked and ser"ed in a
restaurant( >heck out the many fun shops to find the perfect memento of your "isit and a "ariety
of uni-ue gifts( 9n;oy the e@-uisite "iews and the ")est place to walk and people watch" in
Monterey >ounty:

!ituated near downtown Monterey, ld Fisherman's Wharf is con"eniently located along the
Monterey Bay 6ecreation Trail and has plenty of near)y parking(

For more information a)out ld Fisherman's Wharf, go to www(montereywharf(com or call +./#0
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Contact#
Wendy Brickman
Brickman Marketing
/I1 7el Monte >enter ,21$
Monterey, >& I/I*$
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http%AAwww(montereywharf(com
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