Recreation + Outdoors

Enjoy The View

Shasta Lake and Pit River Bridge…Born and raised in Shasta County, Tony Hord makes his living as a real estate agent but fuels his passion with the art of photography.Read More
Community

Well Covered

Honey Run Covered Bridge Association…Flames lashed out and licked the timbers of the Honey Run Covered Bridge. Smoke billowed up the sides and engulfed the interior. The fire crackled andRead More
Food + Dining

What’s Cookin’

Fried Okra…JULY 2021 RECIPEOne of my favorite veggies grown in our garden is okra. It is perfect in a good gumbo, roasted in the oven or pickled. But my family’sRead More
Food + Dining, Life + Leisure

Snack Packin’

Easy-To-Make Road Trip Snack…“Are we there yet?”– Every kid on a road tripSome things are just meant to go together: Peanut butter and jelly. Milk and cookies. Cake and iceRead More
Community

Downtown Details

Thank You for Supporting Downtown Redding Businesses…Downtown Redding is undergoing exciting changes to become a more walkable and bikeable business and entertainment district. This month, the Diestelhorst to Downtown cityRead More
Community, Recreation + Outdoors

One Big Garden

Restoring Vegetation in the Mount Shasta Region…You can think of the slopes of Mt. Shasta as a big garden with a heck of a lot of shade trees, a gardenRead More
Community, Recreation + Outdoors

In Like Fen

Explore the Botanical Beauty Along the Fen Trail…Tall, tiny, sprawling, spiky, colorful or carnivorous, Klamath National Forest’s Fen Trail offers an interesting mix of botanical characters – plus cool rocksRead More
Community, Life + Leisure

Drive Beautifully

Discover the Small Town of Gridley…Right now, throughout Butte County, 4-H members are exercising their market animals, quilters are putting final stitches in masterpieces, and gardeners are coaxing the growthRead More
Community, Life + Leisure

Born To Ride

Get in Gear with the Shasta Wheelmen…The Shasta Wheelmen, Redding’s premiere bicycling club, raced past its half-century mark last year, and is rolling into its next 50 years with renewedRead More
Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors

Backroad Adventures

Experience the Open Road From Callahan to Gazelle…Some roads are meant to connect points A and B. Then, some roads are all about the journey in between. Such is theRead More
Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors

Walk This Way

Through the Treetops with Redwood Sky Walk…The California Adventure District has a new must-see experience.There’s something epic about the redwoods in Humboldt County, and it’s a special experience to beRead More
Community

Fix & Fly

John Gagnon’s Pac West Helicopters…Over at 16607 Clear Creek Road in Redding, Pac West Helicopters owner John Gagnon and his team are busy. Repairing helicopters is a niche trade withinRead More
Community, Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors

Road Trippin’

Hit The Road This Summer…Summer is here and the road is calling. Whether you choose a destination that is a stone’s throw from home or you are planning an epicRead More
Community, Recreation + Outdoors

A Warm Welcome

Tips For Your Trip At California Welcome Center…They arrive from the north, south, east and west and they all ask variations of the same questions: Where can I go? WhatRead More
Community

My Town: Janelle Pierson

Thriving…My family moved to Northern California from Los Angeles when I was 3 years old and I have been lucky to call it home ever since. My husband Kendall andRead More
Recreation + Outdoors

Off The Grid

Go unplugged, but go prepared…With much of the world still in turmoil, many are fleeing the big cities and “heading for the hills” in search of much-needed rest and theRead More
Community, Life + Leisure

Good Connections

Plug in at Dropin Redding…Hey, Techie! How’s the bandwidth out there? Not so good? Download speeds tying you up? Uploads got you down? Got you so frustrated you want toRead More
Arts + Entertainment

Rhythm of Life

North State Artist Michael Perkin…For a painter who focuses on the natural world, the North State is filled with inspiration. “I like landscape painting and there’s a lot of greatRead More
Life + Leisure

my town: AARON HATCH

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Co-Founder – Woven Capital Redding…Despite recently turning 40 and having a school-aged child of my own, I still consider myself a hometown kid… or as I sometimesRead More
Arts + Entertainment, Community

ONE WOMAN OPERATION

Naturegraph’s Barbara Brown…When I met Barbara Brown some 20 years ago, she was a spry 70-year-old, running her backcountry book publishing business as a one-woman operation. She ran the printingRead More
Recreation + Outdoors

Siskiyou On Tap

Great stops along the Siskiyou Beer Trail…Northern California has had a major influence on the way Americans enjoy craft beer, from San Francisco’s Anchor Steam to Chico’s Sierra Nevada BrewingRead More
Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors

Summer’s Comin’

Free things to do in the North State this summer…The sight of light reflecting on a lake. The sound of the waves crashing against a seashell-covered shore and the subsequentRead More
Community, Food + Dining

The Big Cheese

Take the I-5 Cheese Tour…While many people know that happy cows come from California, not too many people know about the passionate and friendly cheesemakers from the northern part whoRead More