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Halloween Specials | Selected wineries with Halloween treats and no tricks

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Helwig Winery - Amador County - Our kitchen has created a Halloween themed menu. Menu available upon request. Call (209) 245-5200 for your free copy. Cheers!

 

 

Sentivo Vineyards & Winery - El Dorado County - We are participating in EDWA's Mask-Arade event on Saturday, October 31, 12 - 5 pm. We are doing a chocolate and wine pairing, and giving away 3 raffle prizes throughout the day. All wine purchases receive discounts at 10% off.

 

Sierra Vista Vineyards & Winery - Placerville - This weekend we are having a fun Halloween bash with a live band, food truck and wine specials.  For more information about their event, contact Sierra Vista Vineyards and Winery at 530 622-7221.

Wind Walker Vineyards - El Dorado County - We are doing Nevada Days here at Wind Walker this coming weekend and will have chili and cornbread for our guests. Please call if you would like a tasting appointment, 530-620-4054.

 

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Around The Horn Brewery

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Around The Horn Brewery
Big Oak Flat - On Highway 120 to Yosemite

Opening a craft brewery had been a dream of Rachel & Andrew Sabatine for the past seven years. A new craft brewery and taproom called Around The Horn Brewing Company has been the dream for them.

After looking at several properties in the area, the former Subway building in Big Oak Flat becomes the ideal site for building the craft brewery. When the building located at 17820 State Highway 120, in Big Oak Flat became available, there was an opportunity to build the craft brewery. Shirley Horn, Rachel's mother, helped in making a dream come true.

The equipment used is a seven-tank brewing system. In designing the brewery, it has evolved from what works best in the building. Stop by for a cold glass of beer. For more information, please call (209) 436-9919 or visit them on the web.

Hour Of Operation
Open Day from 11 Am to 10 PM
Closed Tuesday & Wednesday

Welcome to the Horn

 

Welcome to our Brewery

Around The Horn Brewery

Storage Tanks

Seven Tank Brewing System

What will you have?

Highway 120 to Yosemite | Find what’s along the way

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Play, Stay, Dine & Shop on Highway 120 - When on Highway 120, from Big Oak Flat to Groveland, you can save on daily deals on a variety of essential products and services offered by local merchants. You can find gifts, health, and beauty products, food, clothing, and travel accessories. Check out the great values and prices. Highway 120 in Northern California can be traversed the entire highway from end to end in a day, but why would you when there is so much to see and do along the way?

Take a journey along this historic road, from west to east, and sample just a few of the attractions and recreational opportunities on offer, which includes not only Yosemite National Park but also many other unique attractions and beautiful places to visit.

Groveland is a hidden gem for outdoor enthusiasts, history buffs, and anyone looking to escape to a beautiful natural setting. Whether you're exploring Yosemite or enjoying the local attractions, there's always something to do in the charming towns along your way to Yosemite.

Community
Minded
Community
Supportive
&
Community
Driven
1900 Main St., Groveland
209.962.7452

Featured Business

Echo Adventure Cooperative – We offering socially and environmentally sustainable guided sightseeing, hiking, fly fishing, gold panning, and biking adventures in Yosemite National Park. Our Yosemite base camp located in downtown Groveland.  We also offer upscale lodging, a full-service outfitter, and fly shop - as well as a wide array of bike and gear rentals. For more information, visit on the internet or call us at (209) 732-5161.

 

Find what’s along the way

 

Kevin & Randis Old Fashion Meat Market - This little meat market features grass fed beef along with choice cuts of beef, lean quality pork, organic poultry, wild caught seafood along with gourmet assorted deli meats land cheeses.

Mar-Val Food Store - This newly expanded market has added additional freezers for more products, a new deli area serving pre-made ready to eat foods, a new bakery with fresh cakes and pies, of course, their newly created sandwiches.

The Grove Mercantile - The Grove Mercantile is a modern shop that sells a little bit of everything for everyone. They are known for artisan homemade ice cream using a variety of local, organic, all natural, and sometimes not so organic ingredients. They have gifts for outdoor lover and mountain enthusiast that are sure to love. Stop by for a visit when you are in Groveland.

 

The Groveland Hotel
We are an historic hotel located just 35 miles from the west entrance to the Yosemite area. It is a remarkable find among area lodging accommodations with its 18 beautifully-appointed guest rooms. If you’re looking to envelop yourself in the history, you got to check out our place. For more information and to make a reservation, call us at (209) 962-4000.

Empire Mine Historic State Park | Explore great adventures

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Empire Mine Historic State Park

Empire Mine Historic State Park
Attractions in Nevada County

The Empire Mine Historic State Park, is the site of one of the oldest, deepest, and richest gold mines in California. The park is in Grass Valley at 10791 East Empire Street. In operation for more than 100 years, the mine extracted 5.8 million ounces of gold before it closed in 1956.

The western part of the county is defined by the course of several rivers and the irregular boundaries of adjoining counties. When the county was created, the founders wanted to include access to the transcontinental railroad, so a rectangular section was added that includes the railroad town of Truckee.

What is remarkable about this is that the final shape of the county closely resembles the Derringer pocket pistol, a favorite at the time of the more urbane residents of this gold rush country.

Placer County | See beautiful and historic places

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Placer County Court House

 

Placer County

Gold mining was a major industry through the 1880s, but gradually the new residents turned to farming the fertile foothill soil, harvesting timber and working for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Auburn was settled when Claude Chana discovered gold in Auburn Ravine in May 1848 and later became a shipping and supply center for the surrounding gold camps. The cornerstone of Placer's beautiful and historic courthouse, which is clearly visible from Interstate 80 through Auburn, was laid on July 4, 1894. The building itself was renovated during the late 1980s and continues to serve the public today with courtrooms, a historic sheriff's office and the Placer County Museum. Roseville, once a small agricultural center, became a major railroad center and grew to the county's most populous city after Southern Pacific Railroad moved its railroad switching yards there in 1908.

Loomis and Newcastle began as mining towns, but soon became centers of a booming fruit-growing industry, supporting many local packing houses. Penryn was founded by a Welsh miner, Griffith Griffith, who turned from mining to establish a large granite quarry. Rocklin began as a railroad town and became home to a number of granite quarries. Lincoln and Sheridan continue to support ranching and farming. Lincoln also is the home of one of the county's oldest businesses, the Gladding, McBean terra cotta clay manufacturing plant established in 1875.

The 1960 Winter Olympics were hosted in Squaw Valley, which is located in Placer County.

 

Nevada City | An Historic Downtown District

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Welcome to Nevada City

When traveling along on Highway 49 from Auburn, you will come upon Grass Valley and find Nevada City. Like Grass Valley, Nevada City is a cluster of Victorian and art-deco buildings, some great independent hotels and shops boutiques and cafes, and a few surprisingly unique trains and wine tasting locations. In the historic downtown area of the city, you will find many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Most of the buildings date from the 19th century. European-Americans first settled Nevada City in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. Nevada is Spanish for “snow-covered.” 

Nevada County is the leading gold-mining county in the state. In 1851 to incorporated on April 19, 1856. In 1864, the word “City” was added to the name to relieve confusion with the nearby state of Nevada, and the town has legally been known as “Nevada City” ever since.

We prepare all our dishes made to order and use local ingredients when every possible.
Featured is a full bar with draft beers and cocktails.

Our hours are
Wednesday- Sunday 11:30 am-9:00 pm
Open Until 9:30 pm Friday

Reach us at
530-265-5838
for more information.

101 Broad St,
Nevada City, CA 95959

Lodging

Broad Street Inn - This two room inn is your own charming Victorian cottage in the heart of Nevada City, a beautiful, historically preserved gold rush era town in the Sierra foothills. Take a step back in time. This unique home is a perfect Victorian gem, a luxury rental from which to explore this amazing, cosmopolitan little town and its wonderful natural surroundings.

The cottage has all original stained glass windows imported from England, gorgeous redwood and elm interior, a fireplace built with cobblestones from Old San Francisco, a front deck surrounded by gardens, a very private "secret garden" behind the house. with a lovely stone patio and outdoor seating, a charming balcony off the bedroom upstairs, with views down Broad Street – the perfect spot in ovely Nevada City.

Restaurants & Food Specialty Shops

Lefty's Grill - We prepare all our dishes made to order and use local ingredients when every possible.
Featured is a full bar with draft beers and cocktails.

Treats Ice Cream - We are offering new Gelato flavors, sugar free and vegan flavors in addition to our house-made dairy ice creams.  Our most unusual flavor this month is Candy Cap Mushroom made from real mushrooms native to our Mendocino Coast.  Call (530) 913-5819 for more information.

Art Galleries | Art in Nevada City & Grass Valley

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Downtown Grass Valley

Welcome to Grass Valley

When traveling along on Highway 49 from Auburn, you will come to Grass Valley, California. There are still treasures if you dig into the cluster of Victorian and art-deco buildings, some great independent boutiques, art galleries, cafes, and a few surprisingly unique travins and wine tasting locations.

On the town's outskirts are some of the state's oldest shaft mines. Being the first to exploit lode-mining (tunneling to find veins of gold in hard rock) rather than placer techniques (sifting debris carried by waterways), these were among the most profitable claims.

Art & Entertainment

The Art Works Gallery, Grass Valley

Art Works Gallery
We will be open June 17th

The Art Works Gallery will be open on June 17th from 11 am to 3 pm on Wednesday through sunday. Starting in July, the gallery will expand their hours to include Saturday and Sundays  for 11 am to 5 pm.

 

Nevada City Classic Bicycle Race | Scheduled for September

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Nevada City Classic Bicycle Race

The Nevada City Classic Bicycle Race
Scheduled for September 5-6, 2020 - On hold as of July 17th - updated when available

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Nevada City Cycling Classic. This race is reported to be the second oldest continuously running bicycle race in the country.

The Nevada City Classic will be held on the weekend of September 5-6, 2020. We look forward to the first ever September rescheduled Classic bike race.

In spite of recent events, the Nevada City Classic team is starting the process of planning this year’s event to take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 5-6. They recognize that events that lay ahead remain unknown. They are committed to complying with all mandates for health and safety. Because it takes months to plan the event, the team is planning the annual schedule, just in case.

The course is back to the original design by event founder Charlie Allert in 1961, this was done for the race in 2018 and continues to be a popular route.

Classic Brewfest, Nevada City Classic 5K Run

In conjunction with the bicycle race, the Classic Brewfest, Nevada City Classic 5K Run/ Fun Walk™ is also scheduled. This will be the third annual Nevada City Classic Brewfest is scheduled to take place on the same Saturday of the event from 6 to 9 pm. The Brewfest will take place in the Three Forks Bakery & Brewery Parking lot in Nevada City.

A 5K Run/Walk will also be held on the same Sunday, starting at 132 Main St, Nevada City. This family-friendly event will include a 5K run/walk, kids’ activities, entertainment, and post-race celebration ceremony.

Watch for details on other Nevada County Cycling Festival events at NevadaCityClassic.com and remember to check in as the COVID-19 situation develops. This event, as all others that conflict with public policy and safety, is subject to modification or cancellation.

We are a friendly, small-town restaurant where visitors and locals come for delicious, homemade food.

Open 9am-9pm everyday, except Tuesday.

530-470-8333

Three Forks Bakery
& Brewing Company

211 Commercial Street
Nevada City, CA 95959

Reopening Restaurants | A plan for the Sierra restaurants

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Reopening Restaurants

A Plan to Reopen Sierra Restaurants

We are beginning to get a sense of what eating out at Sierra restaurants will look like in the coming months. We’ve lived through the ramping up of COVID-19 restrictions, and the States of California provided insight into the plans for reopening. No timeline was provided as to when these new guidelines will be instated, but the announcement can be seen as a distant light at the end of the tunnel.

California described a comprehensive plan turned specifically to restaurants. “There’s no playbook that someone else has put together. There are examples from around the states. 

The state has incorporating the best practices to establish what the new normal will look like. Many options seem to be suggested like having dinner with a waiter wearing gloves, maybe a face mask, a dinner where the menu is disposable, where the tables, half of the tables in that restaurant no longer appear, where your temperature is checked before you walk into the establishment.

What's your suggestions and thoughts? Please send your suggestions to [email protected]

Read Other Restaurant Posts:  May Favorite Restaurants in the Serra   |   Culinary Adventures in the Sierra

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Signature Dishes | Find great food in our Sierra

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Traveling in the Sierra to find that great culinary dish!

Signature Dishes

A guide to the Best Restaurants in the Sierra

Our Sierra communities are a dream for adventurous dining. Residents and travelers will be out to enjoy the Sierra once the "Stay at Home"' orders are lifted.

To ensure that you don't miss out on attracting new signature dishes, our restaurant is offering an old favorite, or their signature dishes, or trying someplace new on their menu. What's going on at these favorite restaurants?

 

Left's Restaurant in Nevada City is owned and operated by two Left-Handed Chefs, both are the area's top talent. Lefty's Grill hand prepares all dishes from scratch, with specialty dishes, unique sandwiches and great for family's. 

 

 Cottonwood Restaurant & Bar in Truckee, California, the building’s past as one of the nation’s oldest ski lodges, hand built from salvaged railroad ties in 1928, inspires the décor that features the original longboard skis, toboggans, sleds, and of course a pair of crutches.  The building also has a “through the century” vibe with the vast dining room and deck that overlook historic downtown Truckee.

 


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