Northern California

We’ve been exploring the notion of harvest, a wonderful metaphor for Fall. As Langston Hughes said of the Civil War and the official end of slavery,…

This week we head up the road to celebrate the harvest. ‘Tis the season.After you’ve done justice to your local farm trails and farmers’ markets, consider…

Lately we’ve been visiting museums. People often think of museums as musty buildings filled with dusty memorabilia and fussy art or artifacts. And OK,…

Many of you already have plans for Labor Day weekend. If you don’t: Head up the road to Willow Creek, a spot in the road overlooking the Trinity River,…

Today we head up the road to one of the Shastas you may have missed, especially if you’re an are-we-making-good-time-yet traveler—ancient Lake Shasta…

Today we head up the road to Shasta Lake and Shasta Dam. Which got me thinking about my Chico childhood. My family had a huge, and hugely ugly, beat-up…

Today we continue exploring the heart of the Sacramento Valley. Comparing it to New York, the Big Apple, some people fondly call Sacramento the Big…

Today we continue to explore the heart of the Sacramento Valley, in many ways the center of early California statehood. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s…

Today we head up the road to the weathered redwood fortress that once represented Imperial Russia on the California coast. Fourth graders know this story,…

The Northern California Veterans Museum and Heritage Center finally has a place to call home.Director Rob Burroughs said that escrow closed Thursday on…