Past and current issues of the Humboldt Historian are available through our bookstore in Eureka. Current Issues are also available locally at Northtown Books and Wildberries Marketplace in Arcata.
Spring 2024
On the Cover
Tie dye became the icon of the alternate lifestyle revolution that started in the 1960s and continued for decades, and included the back-to-the-land movement that impacted southern Humboldt County in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
This brightly-clad clown in the tie-dyed top hat, red nose, and painted face was part of the celebration taking place at Reggae on the River in 1983. Reggae on the River has been a Humboldt County event on and off over the past forty-plus years, bringing colorful, joyful folks together with great music and eclectic food, set on the banks of the Eel River and surrounded by redwood trees.
Although the photographer of this particular image is unknown, there are a dozen photo albums archived at HCHS covering Reggae on the River from the 1980s.
