During Orange County\'s population boom in the early 1960s, the Robinson family moved to Newport Beach.
But land developers and local government officials had a different use for the open space in mind--build a private harbor much like the bustling lower Newport Bay and Balboa Isl.
A short walk from their home was Upper Newport Bay, where they and their neighbors could play on North Star Beach, water ski on the bay\'s calm water, or dig in the shallow mudflats for fresh clams for dinner.
During Orange County\'s population boom in the early 1960s, the Robinson family moved to Newport Beach