My Landes Family: Jun 28, 2015

Sunday, June 28, 2015

The Fort Macarthur Museum

The Fort MacArthur Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history of Fort MacArthur, a U.S. Army post which guarded the Los Angeles harbor from 1914 to 1974. The Museum was established in 1985, and it is housed in the corridors and galleries of historic Battery Osgood-Farley. The Fort MacArthur Reservations hold an important collection of historical structures which were part of the U.S. Army's role in the defense of the American continental coastline from invasion. These structures clearly trace the development of American coastal defenses, from the all big gun era of the turn of the century to the missile era of today.

Entrance to the underground gun bagging bunkers

Loved how the people who work at the museum dressed in authentic looking time period uniforms

Sanding up on the cliff overlooking the ocean with the top of the lookout to the left of us and the Korean Friendship Bell in the distance.

Marine Mammal Care Center

With the ocean being so warm this year, we are seeing an extra large amount of sick sea lion pups. All of the marine life centers are over flowing and therefore are doing all they can to raise awareness and collect donations to help take care of the pups. The Marine Mammal Care Center had a "Seal Day" where we got to go see these animals up close, talk with the volunteers and learn how to make a Fish Smoothie. If you are near such a facility, they could really use the following items: bleach, Vitamin B-1, Dish Soap, Vegetable Oil, Corn Syrup, Laundry Soap, Laytex Gloves, Outdoor Flood Lights, Hose Nozzles, etc.