Exploring Julia Morgan’s Secluded Wyntoon Estate… By all accounts, Julia Morgan, the first woman to be licensed as an architect in California, was a quiet and unassuming person who steered …
Stories that Remain
Preserving the Legacy of Linden Avenue… Lori McNeill was in her doctor’s office in Redding when she made a fascinating, if unexpected, discovery that had nothing to do with her …
Freedom Takes Flight
Drone Show to Light Skies Above Shasta Lake… On the evening of July 3, something new is coming to Shasta Lake. Not with a boom — with a hum. Two …
No Single Lane
Paul “Palul” Rideout Still Creating at 85… Watch Paul “Palul” Rideout at the wheel, and you begin to understand something. His hands move into the spinning clay with a confidence …
Icons of the Cruise
Classic Cars You’ll Probably See During Kool April Nites… Every spring, thousands of car enthusiasts gather in Redding for Kool April Nites—one of Northern California’s largest classic car events. What …
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 …
First in Sports American Style
The Moments That Started Your Favorite Games… First American Football Game1869—Rutgers vs. PrincetonPlayed November 6, 1869, this game looked more like soccer than modern football. Each team had 25 players …
The 600 Foot Legend
Babe Ruth’s legendary Siskiyou County Visit… Local history often survives by being told and retold, eventually teetering on the brink of folklore. In Siskiyou County, one of those enduring stories revolves …
A Sweet Accident
Ruth Wakefield Invents the Chocolate Chip Cookie… The chocolate chip cookie wasn’t the result of a long experiment—it was a happy accident. In the 1930s, Ruth Wakefield, co-owner of the …