Fifty-five years ago, the best friend of novelist John Steinbeck was hit by a train after his Buick stalled on the tracks near Monterey, California's Cannery Row. At his death, Ed Ricketts was ...

In Memory of Edward F. Ricketts, Jr. Aug. 23, 1923 – Jan. 3, 2018 In memory of our father Ed Ricketts, Jr. Son of Anna and Edward (Doc) Ricketts. Born in Chicago, IL and raised on the Monterey ...

The original captain’s desk sits in the wheelhouse, where legendary author John Steinbeck may have jotted notes for his Log from the Sea of Cortez. A guy wire like the one he wrote would “sing under ...

Of myths and men -- The trilogy -- Terra incognita -- Clayoquot, Stubbs Island -- The great tide pool -- Breaking through -- Stories to tell -- The lab -- The Jesus walk -- A hero's journey -- ...

Edward Ricketts built his laboratory just onshore from the swirling tidepools of Monterey Bay, California, an ideal backdrop against which he developed a new system for studying the ecology of any ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Western Flyer awaits its return to the Gulf of California, 85 years after Ed Ricketts, along with John Steinbeck, Steinbeck's ...

MONTEREY — Eighty-five years ago, to the week, the Western Flyer set sail for the Gulf of California. Amongst the crew were renowned author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts, taking on ...

It's quite likely that even the most enthusiastic readers of Cannery Row don't know much about Ed Ricketts, the self-taught marine biologist depicted in John Steinbeck's novel as "Doc"—a beer-guzzling ...