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Press Democrat: What's New, Mendocino

There was a time in Mendocino County when hops had a heyday, right around the 1920s, before Prohibition and before the surge of interest in growing wine grapes.

Restless Cities: LA Weekends: Mendocino County

Wine Enthusiast: American Beer Trails

Keep heading north to historic Hopland, where the state’s first brewpub was opened in 1933.

Sonoma Family Life: The Wonders of Whales

Annual Migration Viewing Options Abound

Northbay Biz: Awaiting Rediscovery

We’ve all heard the comparisons of Mendocino County to Sonoma and Napa counties:

San Francisco Magazine: It's Official: Mendocino's Best Crab Cakes and Wine

Didn't make it to Mendocino’s famous crab and wine festival last weekend? Not to worry. Here’s how to taste the best in show during a weekend getaway, without the expensive ticket.

Fodors: Most Romantic Getaways for 2013

7x7 Magazine: Bay Area Lighthouses

Lighthouses may have been designed to guide sailors, but they do a pretty good job of getting the attention of drivers as well. Throw them in the mix with a day off, and you’ve got a good reason to hop in the car and go for a drive.

NBC Bay Area: All Aboard the Crab and Wine Express

SUPPING BY THE SKUNK: California has many pleasures. Being first in line for the Matterhorn or Space Mountain on a sunny summer Saturday is up there.

PubClub: California Cultures Mix at Mendocino Crab Wine & Beer Festival 2013

It goes without saying that cracking crabs and drinking beer go together. That’s commonplace along the East Coast, particularly in Maryland, home of crab cakes and beer.

NBC Bay Area: Worth the Drive: Mendocino's Coolest Crab Confab

COOL MONTHS CRAB: Somehow, through time and taste and a hundred ad campaign meetings, seafood and specifically shellfish has become a summertime delight. Picture a crowd of laughing friends on a deck, laughing, drinking chardonnay and wearing sundresses and such.

Caviar Affair: The Perfect Combination: Mendocino Road Trip

Mendocino County in California seems to be worlds away from San Francisco where my husband and I started our journey and shares little in common with Napa and Sonoma, which lie in between. Nonetheless, it’s the easiest of road trips up the coast.

San Francisco Chronicle: Fratty Pike

If you haven't brushed up on your Boontling lately - an old folk language spoken only in the Boonville area - the Fratty Pike is a wine walk to you and me.

Frommer's: Mendocino

Sacramento Bee: Enjoy Mendocino Coast by Getting Indoors

We are tramping through the moist, mossy woods, Brandi, Morgan and I, hot on the hunt for mushrooms. None of us is a hard-core mycophile, couldn't pronounce the polysyllabic Latinate names if our lives depended on it. And, considering the toxicity of some of the fungi fruiting in the forest, it just might.

Ukiah Daily Journal: Visit Mendocino Wins Three Major Awards for Excellence

Visit Mendocino County, the official travel and tourism division of the county, now has several new awards to add to their new office in Fort Bragg. From excellence in travel and tourism to sales and community relations, the county's efforts are being recognized.