They come in late October, and it is a joyous experience. School children have a parade, and come dressed up in butterfly costumes. They like to call these Butterfly Gardens. It is magic. I n a park by the beach, there's a sculpture of a Monarch.
Signs warn motorists of butterflies crossing.
Many of the town's 13 community parks are favorite hang outs of the Monarch, but one is a Monarch Grove Sanctuary. If all that is not enough to induce a special regard for these intrepid little critters, who have such grit, Pacific Grove has very strict laws prohibiting anyone from molesting a butterfly. The best way to learn about and to experience the Monarchs is by doing and teaching others. A nd, a great Butterfly resource is Gerald Mines in Nebraska. Here you get to meet Melany and all the gang that like to help the curious and the dedicated.