Seven Travel Essentials Worth Packing… No matter whether I’m pitching a tent in my backyard for a few days or flying halfway across the world to Zanzibar for a month, …
Don’t Mind Me I’m On the Lookout
Shasta-Trinity Historic Lookouts Open for Summer Stays… If you’re looking for a unique overnight experience without having to travel too far out of the North State, then staying in a retired …
Beneath the Bridge
Lake Redding Regatta Returns to the Sacramento River… Back in 1933, the Redding tourism board invited yachtsmen, swimmers, divers, and stuntmen and women to participate in the Lake Redding Regatta, …
Tea Party Revival
Barb Sumerlin Delivers British Tea Parties Locally… Redding local Barb Sumerlin is bringing British culinary elegance to Northern California with her mobile Afternoon Tea business. It all started when Sumerlin …
With Eyes of Wonder
Laws and Wade Connect Students with Nature… John Muir Laws (aka Jack) has been studying the natural world in the Sierra Nevada for decades, authoring books including “How to Teach …
The Lodge on Butte
Historic Odd Fellows Hall Still Anchors Downtown… On a Lake Shasta Caverns tour early last summer, a light shines on a ladder going down into a dark hole. “That was …
The Beat Goes On
The Dip Keeps Local Music Thriving… The energy in the room was palpable when Redding punk bands The Melodramatics and JimmiRig played a sold-out show at The Dip last November. …
A Life Well Lived
Margaret Leard’s Century of Living… At the start of the historic era of flapper culture, the year Babe Ruth joined the New York Yankees, and a month before women officially …
Symbol on the Summit
Our Lady of Mt. Shasta, The Merlo Family’s Enduring Tribute… The resplendent 20-foot bronze Mother Mary statue sitting atop Douglas Butte at Mt. Shasta Ski Park is a symbol of faith, …
Fresh From the Market
High Mountain Flowers at the Farmers Markets… As clearer skies and sunshine become more frequent in the North State, the Shasta farmers markets start taking off with the vendor/consumer relationship …