2022

In 1987, Mill Valley mayor Alison Ruedy initiated the Russian Sister City Committee.  Initially there were about 20 members, but during the next eight years many more townspeople became active…

In 1913, Hikers Retreat on the corner of Throckmorton and Madrona was headquarters for the Dipsea Race. In 1916, Mr. W. H. Odlin took charge of the run down Hikers…

The city of Mill Valley is equidistant at eight miles from both the San Andreas and Hayward faults. It straddles several ridges and canyons on the southeast flank of Mt.…

The October 5, 1907 issue of the Sausalito News reported,  “Saturday, September 28th, will be a day long remembered by the Odd Fellows of Mill Valley and Sausalito, for on that day…

In May 1956, when Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac were living in a cabin on Montford Ave. in Homestead Valley, they did a lot of hiking on Mt. Tam.  After…

Peter Behr was born in 1915. After graduating from Yale Law School he served five years in the Navy, finishing as a lieutenant commander. In the 1950s, Peter Behr, his…