A Major Player in China Camp's History Passes On

Most years we hike in or near China Camp State Park on the edge of San Francisco Bay, east of San Rafael. (Click here for photos from past hikes in the area.)

Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, the area was a village populated by Chinese who fished the Bay for shrimp. Remnants of that bygone age were preserved and maintained after the area became part of the California State Park system.

But one Frank Quan, one of the central figures in the history of China Camp, has permanently "gone fishing." He died on Monday, just before he was set to turn 91 next week.

You can read more about Frank Quan in this Marin I-J story and on the Friends of China Camp Website which has a wealth of information about the park.