On the Range with the Wild Horse Fire Brigade… William Simpson II has had multiple careers as a pilot, Merchant Marine officer, and commercial fisherman. Now, at 71, with his …
Birds of a Feather
Dan Greaney’s Bird Words Book… What Dan Greaney doesn’t know about birds could probably fit in a sparrow’s beak. Much of what he does know is featured in his recently published book, …
Rich History
Stroll Down Miner Street in Yreka… Zephyr Books And Coffee in Yreka is a hangout as well as a business, a small-town social hub. It’s where you’ll find the regulars …
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
Local Animal Study with California Fish and Wildlife Department… When wintertime hits the Northern California coast, Angela Rehse goes out hunting for black-tailed deer. She’s hunting with a pneumatic rifle …
Fiddle Me This
Old Time Fiddlers Keep the Beat… The music came over here from Scotland and Ireland, then wound its way through the hills of Appalachia before traveling westward. All that time …
Happy Trails
Gateway Trail Work… The Mount Shasta Trail Association has been working for quite a while to complete what it calls The Gateway Trail. When it’s finished in a couple of …
The Power of the Spoken Word
Poetry Out Loud… We all know that high school students date, play sports and video games, and connect on social media. But here’s something unusual: Every year in California and …
On the Wall
Kim Solga, Mural Artist… Kim Solga’s “studio” is in the open spaces of Siskiyou County, in its streets and mountain meadows. Solga is a mural artist and plein air painter. …
In Deep Water
Water is Life Exhibit at Sisson Museum… Mount Shasta’s Sisson Museum is in the middle of an ambitious three-year exploration of the region’s water. The current “Water Is Life” exhibit, …
Wailing Away
Making Music with the Blackwell Brothers… Harry Blackwell’s musical journey began when he was a teenager, at a place called Patio Jack’s in south Dunsmuir. The place doubled as a …