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Prorodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy…When the Prorodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy opened in 1979 in Colorado Springs, Colo., it hadRead More

Jim Tyner, Car Painter…Jim Tyner rattles off his latest projects with the ease of an old-school body and paint guy: “I just finished a ’55 Chevy in royal blue withRead More

Welcome to Yreka’s Lona Mae’s…When Kimberlee O’Neal moved from Sonora to Yreka a little more than two years ago, she was disappointed about leaving behind the co-op where she’d rentedRead More

Amber Treat’s Shop Around the Corner Books…“It was a dream. . . you think it will probably never happen, but it’s fun to think about,” says Amber Treat about openingRead More

Restoring History at the Pinc Lady Mansion…Illuminating an air of elegance, sophistication and sparkle just like Queen Victoria herself during her reign, The Pinc Lady stands tall on 202 MRead More

Crockett’s Up North in Weaverville…“Everybody in town likes that she’s there,” says Brian Muir, owner of the Weaverville Hotel & Emporium with his wife, Jeanne. “We’re happy that she’s doingRead More

Expanding the Offerings At Tierra Oaks Golf Club…The fairways at Tierra Oaks Golf Club have been filled with golfers in search of birdies since the course opened in 1993. Now,Read More

Jayden + Logan Taylor’s Love Story…It is a rarity to find your true love and the person you’re going to marry when you are just 10 years old. It soundsRead More

Weddings on the Mountain…Volcanoes exude a force that has the power to change the landscape and lives. So perhaps there’s no better way to express the passion of saying “IRead More

Jesse and Aaron Palmer’s Haven Collective…To this day, Jesse Palmer remembers how nervous he was for Haven Collective’s first wedding. He planned to arrive early, which turned out to beRead More

Tuxedo Den is Back in the Family…“When somebody comes through our door, we want to treat them like family,” Austin Benbrook says of Tuxedo Den, a family-owned formalwear company withRead More

Angelia Boero, Dress Maker…Imagine falling asleep every night as a child, staring down your mother’s sewing machine across the room. For Angelia Boero, it spurred her curiosity for design. WhoRead More

The Kraft in Red Bluff…Real estate broker Nels Leen has been buying property and managing buildings for decades now and has a decidedly businesslike take on the ventures. “Most ofRead More

Q & A with Norcal Wedding Creator Paul David…For the better part of a decade, NorCal Weddings has connected local wedding vendors with to-be-weds. Free to use, the online weddingRead More

Marlene Woodard | President, A Planned Affair & A Planned Affair Event RentalsWhat I enjoy most about the North State and why: The community and their ability to get involvedRead More

Trinity County Brewery in Weaverville…A chance encounter during a walk in the woods led to a partnership that continues to brew up good times and community spirit in Weaverville.Neil PetersenRead More

Fashion with Passion at Katwalk Consignment Shop…Donating to charitable organizations after my semi-annual closet cleanout has been a long-standing practice. However, with gas and consumer prices soaring this past summer,Read More

Finding Connection with The Adventure Challenge Books…As I sat down to interview Ben Day, CEO genius of Redding’s rockstar start-up company, The Adventure Challenge, I expected to talk about itsRead More

Diamond in the Rough: Coppervale Ski Area…Between Westwood and Susanville, a little-known ski area called Coppervale sits on a plot of land at a 5,200-foot base elevation. Its peak elevationRead More

45 Years of Christmas Cheer: Celebrating Country Lane Antiques…In 1977, Judith and David Klages started Country Lane Antiques, now located in historic downtown Cottonwood, out of their home. When askedRead More