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You can tour the Western Flyer, made famous by John Steinbeck, in Long Beach Saturday

By John Donegan, Long Beach Post, March 21, 2025

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Long Beach to be visited by Western Flyer, boat famous for John Steinbeck’s 1940 expedition

By Khristy Hutchings, Press-Telegram, March 21, 2025

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Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Presents ‘The Story of the Western Flyer’ This Thursday

By Melinda Burns, Santa Barbara Independent, March 20, 2025

Western Flyer departs for the Gulf of California, retracing its path from 85 years ago.

By Erik Chalhoub, Monterey County NOW, March 20, 2025

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Restored vessel with deep coastal exploration history stops in Santa Barbara for tours

By John Palminteri, KEYT, March 19, 2025

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Tour the Restored, Historic ‘Western Flyer’ in San Diego

By Monica Grant, Latitude 38, March 19, 2025

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Western Flyer sets sail for 3-month voyage, 85 years after Steinbeck

Monterey Herald, March 19, 2025

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Restored Western Flyer fishing boat sets sail 85 years after historic Gulf of California trip

By Kyarra Harris, East Bay Times, March 18, 2025

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Free tour: The Western Flyer, a storied literary boat, is sailing for Long Beach

By Alysia Gray Painter, NBC Los Angeles, March 17, 2025

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Historic Western Flyer sets sail from Old Fisherman’s Wharf

By KSBW Action News, March 17, 2025

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The Restored Steinbeck Ship Returns to La Paz

By Naailah Auladin, Gringo Gazette, March 14, 2025

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Return to the Gulf of California begins Sunday for the ‘Western Flyer’

By Amy Mayer, KAZU, March 14, 2025

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Western Flyer sets sail with weekend celebration, send-off festivities in Monterey

By Staff Report, Salinas Valley Tribune, March 13, 2025

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Western Flyer from Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez returns to Gulf of California after 85 years

by Roseann Cattani, The Californian, March 13, 2025

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Western Flyer of Steinbeck Fame Departs for Historic Mexico Return

ByNorris Comer, Best4Boats.com, March 12, 2025

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Western Flyer sets sail 85 years after historic Gulf of California trip

By Kyarra Harris, Monterey Herald, March 12, 2025

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Steinbeck Sets Sail

By Mark C. Anderson, GoodTimes, March 12, 2025

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Historic Western Flyer to Santa Barbara

by Elizabeth Stewart, Elizabeth Appraisals, March 2, 2025

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