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California's Gold with Huell Howser
Point Sur Lighthouse
Jutting out into the Pacific Ocean from the spectacular Big Sur Coast, the Point Sur Lightstation stands as a silent sentinel to a bygone era. Point Sur, a National Historic Landmark, is the only complete turn-of-the-century lightstation open the public in California. From 1889 until 1974, families lived and worked in the buildings atop Pt. Sur. The families are gone but the unique stone lighthouse still guides ships with its light. Many ships perished on the rocks off Pt. Sur, but the most famous "ship" was the USS Macon, a helium filled navy dirigible that crashed and sank in 1,450 feet of water killing all but 2 on board.
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25:33
Huell tours the Glendale office of Classic Arts Showcase, a free cable TV arts program.
25:55
Huell visits with the Whistling Champ Carole Anne Kaufman at her salon.
28:20
Huell travels to Central California to visit the 80 acre Masumoto Family Farm.
28:32
Huell goes straight to the top: California’s Capitol Building, a stunning neoclassical gem
27:03
Huell sails aboard the state’s official tall ship, Californian.
28:22
Huell tracks down Point Fermin's beautiful glass Fresnel lens.
27:07
Join Huell as he hikes high up in the Eastern Sierra to visit the Conness Glacier.
26:12
Huell spends the day in Granite Bay California learning the ancient art of Hoshigaki.
28:19
"Doctors” of the Gold Rush did the best they could to care for California's immigrants.
27:44
In Long Beach, Calif., there’s a 42-acre collection of oilfield islands.
27:22
The Warnors Theatre, a Fresno landmark that opened in 1928, houses a unique pipe organ.