Mendocino Coast Clinic's Crab & Wine Festival 2025

Crab Cake Cook-Off & Wine Tasting Competition

Saturday, February 1, 2025  – Corner of Main & Spruce Streets

Mendocino Coast Clinic’s annual fundraiser celebrates its 30th anniversary of providing quality healthcare services on the Mendocino Coast.

  • Indulge in crab cakes prepared by Mendocino County chefs.
  • Sip luscious Mendocino wines from America’s greenest wine region.
  • Savor specialty foods & beverages prepared for your enjoyment.
  • Vote for your favorites to win the People’s Choice Award.

Crab Cake Cook-Off & Wine Tasting Competition

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by Tom Kavanaugh

Noyo Harbor Festival

Noyo Harbor Festival

Saturday, September 21, 2024 – 12 to 6 pm

The Noyo Fish Company and the Noyo Harbor District are proud to present the second annual Noyo Harbor Festival. It’s a full day of great food, music, dancing and games for the whole family on the north shores of Noyo Harbor. All proceeds go to the Noyo Harbor District.

Food & Beverages:

  • Chowder Tasting with Noyo Harbor Inn, Noyo Fish Co, Sea Pal and Asian Fusion, plus food trucks and treats
  • Beer donated by North Coast Brewing, Northspur Brewing and East Brother Beer Co.
  • Cider donated by Gowan’s Heirloom Cider

Music:

Second Hand Grass
Sean Van Buskirk
Belly Dancing with Nicole Fish

All Day:

  • 45+ vendors selling crafts, jewelry, flowers, sweets and much more
  • Kids Bounce House & Face Painting
  • Petting Zoo
  • Noyo Center for Marin Science, Filed Station Demos
  • Coast Guard Lifeboat Open House

When: Saturday, September 21 – 12 to 6pm
Where: Noyo Harbor North Side – Old Captain Flint’s lot

Shuttle Service Pick Ups:

  • South St. & Sequoia Circle
  • Franklin St. and N. Harbor Dr.

by Tom Kavanaugh

Jackson Demonstration State Forest

Fort Bragg’s beautiful, mountainous backyard, Jackson Demonstration State Forest spans 48,652 acres due east of town. Demonstration forests are managed by CAL FIRE as living laboratories for how to care for California’s timberland. Of the 14 demonstration forests, Jackson is the largest, with a mission to provide research on forest management best practices, along with recreation – from camping, hiking, biking and horseback riding to swimming, mushroom collecting, hunting and picnicking.

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Forest Stats:

Established:

1949

Area:

48,652 acres

Elevation:

80 - 2,200 ft

Temperature:

Max: 100 F
Min: 25 F

NOTABLE TRAILS

Waterfall Grove Trail

0.74 miles of trail
Allowable uses are walking/hiking

Forest History Trail

3.71 miles of trail
Allowable uses are multiple

Camp One Loop

2.31 miles of trail
Allowable uses are walking/hiking

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by Tom Kavanaugh

Handmade Craft Fairs

Handmade Craft Fairs

Bring your family to all of the popular Handmade Craft Fairs on special event weekends at Town Hall in downtown Fort Bragg. Shop for a wide variety of amazing hand-crafted items, from quilts and toys, to iron works, pottery, knits and crochet, jewelry, paintings, tools, and puzzles. 

When: Special Event Weekends Starting at 10 AM On Saturday and Sunday. Closing Times Vary. 

Where: Town Hall – Corner of Main & Laurel in Downtown Fort Bragg

Handmade Craft Fairs: 

– WHALE FESTIVAL: 3rd Weekend of March

– SALMON BBQ: 1st Weekend of July

– PAUL BUNYAN DAYS: Labor Day Weekend

– HOLIDAY LIGHTS PARADE: 1st Weekend of December

by Tom Kavanaugh