18 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY november 2-8, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com The Homecoming of the Western Flyer After a storied history, the legendary boat that took John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts on a voyage to Mexico returns to Monterey Harbor as a floating interpretive center. By Agata Pop˛eda Western Flyer Captain Paul Tate (left) and Western Flyer Foundation president John Gregg on the bow of the boat, re-creating a 1940 shot (facing page, top left) of Western Flyer’s original captain, Tony Berry (right), and writer-turned-explorer John Steinbeck in a similar position. Daniel Dreifuss
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