Deborah Osterberg, Capitola Historical Museum curator, poses in front of a replica of the kind of tent that would have been used in Camp Capitola in the 19th century.

"Camp Capitola celebrates its sesquicentennial this year, and the 150th year being named Capitola," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. "Everywhere you look, one can see the influence of the ...

Photograph of Camp McQuaide soldiers in the first years of the encampment at Capitola, circa 1926. The camp, located on the ...

Capitola has been a storm target since its early days as the privately owned “Camp Capitola” seaside resort, long before its incorporation as a city in 1949.

The question was much too easy for the woman behind the counter: What really says summer? "Hmm. Maybe a mai tai," she said. I could see no flaw in her logic, so I kicked off my flip-flops and ...

Capitola is the state’s oldest settlement founded as a resort, ... The area known as Capitola Village was acquired by German immigrant Frederick Hihn in 1865 and was later named Camp Capitola.

Capitola has had two bouts of nature-driven drama in recent years. In September, shoals of anchovies moved into the bay, attracting humpback whales, sea lions, dolphins, pelicans and gulls for an ...

Only the name stuck, and the place quickly shifted into a resort: Camp Capitola, which opened in 1869 and was served by a passenger railroad that arrived in 1876.

Camp Capitola was only a resort located in Soquel, on Soquel Beach. In 1875, Hihn built his trestle to pass over Soquel Creek, and placed the original depot near the rail overpass of Wharf Road.

Capitola has been a storm target since its early days as the privately owned “Camp Capitola” seaside resort, long before its incorporation as a city in 1949. And the wharf that lost a 40-foot ...