Paddling at the pier
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SM PIER — Longtime Santa Monica residents hearken back to the days when their quiet little beach town was just that — a bohemian paradise perched on the doorstep of the Pacific Ocean where locals could ride the waves and revel in the natural beauty that surrounded them.
The Santa Monica Pier, in partnership with the Honolua Surf Co., will evoke that peaceful time with its all-day Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival, an event scheduled for June 11 featuring live music, paddleboard and dory races and a display depicting the history of water sports at the pier.
The "museum for a day" will be set up in the south parking lot, and will include dories and paddleboards built by expert craftsman and noted Santa Monica surfer Pete Peterson, as well as items used by lifeguards throughout the decades and displays on the history of the pier and skateboarding.
Proceeds of the festival will benefit Heal the Bay, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit that promotes ecological
Source: Santa Monica Daily Press