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GETTING OUT, Spotlight

Editor’s Pick: Dana Point Festival of Whales

Saturday-Sunday, March 5-6 10 a.m. Check out the 51st annual Dana Point Festival of Whales in the Dolphin & Whale Watching Capital of the World…

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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

Dana Wharf Courtyard to Be Dedicated to Founder Don Hansen

By Breeana Greenberg The Dana Point Harbor courtyard will soon be dedicated to Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching founder Don Hansen. Orange County Board…

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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

City Street in Dana Point Harbor to Be Dedicated to Don Hansen

By Breeana Greenberg In honor of Don Hansen, who is credited with being the first to offer whale watching in Orange County and launching the…

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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

Bartlett Proposes Renaming a Dana Point Harbor Street in Don Hansen’s Honor

Featured Image: When Dana Point Harbor revitalization efforts began and street improvements in the harbor took place, Dana Wharf Sportfishing founder Don Hansen and Supervisor…

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EYE ON DP, News Headlines

Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching Founder Don Hansen Dies at 87

Featured Image: Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching founder Don Hansen died on Wednesday, Jan. 5. Hansen, pictured here beside his daughter Donna Kalez, who…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

GUEST OPINION: The Festival of Whales Celebrates 50 Years, Thanks to Don Hansen

By Donna Kalez The milestone of the Dana Point Festival of Whales reaching 50 years is so much more than a new logo or the…

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EYE ON DP

Cetacean Sensation: Dana Point is Officially the “Dolphin & Whale Watching Capital of the World”

Lillian Boyd, Dana Point Times Dana Point is now, officially, the “Dolphin & Whale Watching Capital of the World,” thanks to two local women who…

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