Reimagining McCloud’s Historic Dance Hall… Kristin Cunningham never planned on owning a historic dance hall in a small mountain town. But when the opportunity to purchase an inexpensive 14,000-square-foot building …
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 …
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 …
Hanging by a Thread
The Rescue That Saved Lives Resulted in a Pulitzer Prize… The best photographs are rarely planned. They happen in the space between intention and accident, when an ordinary person with …
Breaking Barriers
A small sampling of history-making women… Aviation & Space Amelia Earhart: First woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean (1932).Fact note: Others crossed earlier with co-pilots or passengers; this …
1775-2025 Service Through Centuries
250 Years of Service: U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps… Founded in 1775, these three branches of the military have played a defining role in shaping America’s story and defending …
Fifty Flippin’ Fabulous from Grill to Glory
Bartels Giant Burger Celebrates 50 Years… In 1975, Dennis and Carole Bartel opened a burger stand on Bechelli Lane in Redding with a simple mission: serve a really good, old-fashioned …
Echoes of the Past
Celebrating Heritage Days in Burney Falls… On October 12, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park will fall back in time to the 1800s when the area’s inhabitants made their own candles, …