Rotary Weekly Meeting
Tue, Sep 17
|Hart House
Ed Andersen, President of Arcadia Historical Society and Muir historian, presents "Sierra Madre: What John Muir Saw in 1877."
Time & Location
Sep 17, 2024, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Hart House, 222 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, CA 91024, USA
About the event
No Host Breakfast: $10
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - please RSVP to sierramadrerotaryclub@gmail.com
When famed naturalist John Muir came to Pasadena in the summer of 1877, he headed straight for the San Gabriel Mountains. He walked eastward along Orange Grove Avenue and made his way into Eaton Canyon, becoming the first person to document the difficult hike from the valley floor to the top of Mt. Wilson. That same year, Muir's friend and photographer Carleton Watkins captured Sierra Madre exactly as Muir saw it. Find out what these early visitors encountered and why they are important to local history when Ed Andersen, President of Arcadia Historical Society and Muir historian, presents "Sierra Madre: What John Muir Saw in 1877."
A native of Santa Cruz, Ed Andersen is a fourth generation Californian. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University and served his country as a First Lieutenant in the United States…