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Artists in our Midst

Photo: by Michelle Fain. Fun, whimsical hand-crafted Frog Box created by Gerry and Marlene Ludlow of Mt. Shasta City, California. You know that feeling you get when you walk into a home and all the decor and neat items the people have displayed are so cool you just can’t get enough? Well it happened to me again last week. I was honored to have been invited to the home of Gerry and Marlene … [Read more...] about Artists in our Midst

Beachcombing the Backroads

Photo: by Ralph Fain. Wind-swept waves at Crescent City, California. Winter storms fresh out of the Pacific, wild waves crashing the rocky shoreline, howling winds driving horizontal rains, then 60 degree calm, sunny, balmy days. Where will you find these wildly varied conditions January thru March? In the State of Jefferson of course! Along the Pacific coast of Northern California and Southern … [Read more...] about Beachcombing the Backroads

The Shasta Route along the Southern Pacific Railroad

Featured Photo taken near Edgewood Contributed by Yreka Preservation It took from 1850 until December 16, 1887 before the railroad had the last piece of rail connecting San Francisco with Portland. It was with great angst that the railroad decided to bypass Yreka, the county seat, in favor of a different route via Montague. But, with determination and pluck Yreka set out to build a connecting … [Read more...] about The Shasta Route along the Southern Pacific Railroad

Auto Parks in Yreka

Historic Photo of Yreka Auto Park Courtesy Claudia East Collection. Between the advent of the popularity and affordability of the automobile with the improvements made in roadways and "highways,” especially the Pacific Highway which opened in 1913 (later rebuilt in newer sections and dubbed Highway 99), travel by car became a very popular past time for individuals and families. Yreka, the … [Read more...] about Auto Parks in Yreka

Dunsmuir and the Wobblies

The Wobblies preached a radical message. With their association with hobo culture and suspicions of being influenced by Socialists and Bolsheviks they were not a popular movement, but were welcomed in Dunsmuir. This is a Wobblies poster from the Early 20th Century. In the early years of the 20th century the mood in the growing mountain railroad town was probably typical of the entire country. … [Read more...] about Dunsmuir and the Wobblies

Butte Creek Flour Mill, Eagle Point, Oregon

Historic Photo of Butte Creek Flour Mill located in Eagle Point, Oregon Well, very sad news... this lovely, historic and majestic place burned to the ground on Christmas morning, 2015... The history that you will read below was written and published just over a year ago........ there are already plans to re-build this amazing place... if you are interested in offering any support and/or … [Read more...] about Butte Creek Flour Mill, Eagle Point, Oregon

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