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destinationsfor all seasons big, beautiful 019 LAKES 2 hike, bike, water & quilt TRAILS behold dark skies; arts SightSFlourish! brew, wineTASTES & olive LAKE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | LAKE COUNTY MARKETING PROGRAM THE OFFICIAL GUIDE JEFF JENKINS A glorious, ever changing panorama of color! welcoMe for making to futures lAKe and couNty memories Welcome! Our towns are charming and full of Prepare yourself. We’ve got a down home of lakes and streams to drop that line in. Clear shopping, wine tasting, good food, and warm roll going on. Many tasting rooms waive fees Lake is always one of the top lakes in North people. Find a local-made treasure, taste Lake or apply their minimal charge to that bottle you America for out of this world bass fishing. Don’t County wines curated just for you, and choose purchase. It’s likely that the winemaker will also forget Blue Lakes, Lake Pillsbury, and our many a great restaurant for lunch and dinner and of be pouring your wine, and you may even be streams for rainbows, catfish, too. course, spend the night (or three!). We’ve got invited to tour their vineyard with their dog Gaming your game? Twin Pine Casino and world-class wines, fishing, birding, and cycling. (and yours) tagging along. You don’t get that Hotel, Konocti Vista Casino Resort and Marina, Add hiking, biking, shopping, and you’ll need experience too many places. Lake County’s a very Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino, and Running to extend your stay to cover all of the treasures special place (and dog friendly!). No pretension, Creek Casino, are located within easy reach of all you’ll discover (including the famous Lake County no pressure, just people who love growing the main entrances to the County and provide oppor- N KEAS RO diamonds). Explore our history at local museums, grapes our beautiful climate produces to making tunities for good food, and (hopefully) good luck! Y; Y; R A quilt trail, the Ely Stage stop, Native American a fine, well-priced wine that will surprise you, Our natural beauty provides the perfect ROT tribal celebrations, and the world’s largest to the person-to-person interaction you don’t backdrop for our vibrant arts scene. From the port geothermal field complex. Take a break from usually associate with wine tasting. Middletown Art Center, Lake County Arts Council city lights. The brightest lights you’ll see here are Our birding is crazy-good and birders will see and Friday Night Flings, Lake County Rural Arts stars… they’re extraordinary! Check them out at osprey, bald eagles, our beautiful Clark’s and Initiative, Lake County Theater Company and N KEAS; LAKE Taylor Observatory-Norton Planetarium. Western Grebes, and so many more. Bird watch nationally recognized Lake Co. Symphony associa- RO ; R Wine time? Find what’s set the wine world AND see the lake with a pontoon boats tour. tion along with galleries, studios, abound. AI F Y T abuzz. We’re proud of our ‘high elevation’ wine Photographers go nuts here and you can scout Check out www.lakecounty.com for events. UN country. Seven APAs showcase extraordinary around on your own or bring your camera on From the Pear Festival, Farmer’s Markets, Farm to CO range and terroir, and there’s something for your tour and take photos and bird watch. Travel Table dinners, there’s always something going on. T: LAKE T: every wine enthusiast. Sunshine bright Sauvignon by kayak through Rodman Slough to see birds We’re adventure-full, four seasons. Plan LEF Blancs, stellar Cabernet Sauvignons produced under your own power or take a walking tour your adventure – local Chambers of Commerce, ROM F from our unique red volcanic soils, Rhone varietals, at Anderson Marsh State Historical Park. friendly innkeepers are ready to assist! Be it NA. R to spicy Spanish Tempranillo make tasting an Hiking? Amazing. Hike our ancient volcano, boating, birding, equestrian, wine tasting, hik- BE S adventure. Check out the new Lake County Wine Mt. Konocti or a more leisurely tour through ing, cycling, biking, or kickin’ back. Country LES R A Guide by Gaye Allen for a fascinating overview Clearlake State Park. Love the water? Stand posh, lodging on the lake, vintage railroad H of this unique wine country. up paddle boarding, kayaking, sculling, classic cabooses, glamping, camping or RV’ng, we have : TOP: C S wooden boats, electric yachts, and sea plane lodging for all styles and budgets. Cover, top: Lake County wine, as good as it gets! From left: Fun at the Lake County Fair; splash ins? Lake County does them all! We’re a little bit country, a little bit blues, R PHOTO Fishing’s popping! Local guides know the hot and a whole lot special. Be part of the discovery. E Seaplane Flyin; Konocti Challenge participants; COV Sailing on Clear Lake spots for the big ones and there’s no shortage Lake County welcomes you! WWW.LAKECOCHAMBER.COM | 1 destinationsfor all seasons Y R E WINE T A T S E ASSFIELD BR F O ESY EAS K rt N U O R CO N N O O ADES ADES M SuMMeRSpring AUtuMNM wiNteR LYLE LYLE LYLE In spring, gliders take to the As the warmth of summer With fall comes the harvest – a The friendly, country atmosphere air on warming thermals, approaches, families begin time for farmers to gather their grows even cozier as winter hikers revel in hard-won planning trips to their favorite crops and celebrate the season’s approaches and family and views, and sailors fly across vacation spot. Lake County vaca- yield, and a time for the com- friends gather to celebrate Clear Lake in annual regat- tion memories are passed down munity to gather with family and the holiday season. It’s what tas. Birdwatchers gather for through generations: parents friends to celebrate Lake County’s makes annual events feel more a glimpse of herons, grebes, take their children back to Clear agricultural heritage. authentic here. pelicans, even a bald eagle Lake or Cobb Mountain, where Lovely autumn days and Snow-capped peaks frame – more than 300 species of their own childhood summers harvest-related festivals entice distant views, and cabins glow birds fill the clear, blue skies were spent, to make new family people from all over Lake County with the warmth of cozy – guaranteed to take your traditions. and beyond to admire colorful winter fires. Star gazers delight breath away. Whether they come to fish, vineyard and orchard tapestries, in the clear, dark winter skies. The warming weather splash, hike, cycle, or just lie and to savor the flavors of fall Seasonal chills are warmed encourages blossoms and under the sun, summer activities in local premium pears, walnuts, by a strong sense of com- blooms, threading vineyard- abound – from outdoor activities, and award-winning wines. As the munity as main streets bustle quilted landscapes with music events, art shows, and air gets crisper and cooler, bracing with locals and visitors stroll- vibrant colors. Eye-catching community festivals to classic outdoor activities of all kinds ing shops and craft fairs, wildflowers appear in boat and car exhibits, seaplane begin to call... gathering for holiday tree spectacular patches of color, shows, holiday parades, fireworks, This is Lake County in the lightings, light parades, and and wildlife is abundant. and even an old-fashioned fall – a place where the agricul- annual festivals. This is Lake County in county fair. tural bounty is plentiful and the This is Lake County in the spring – a place where This is Lake County in the weather is nearly perfect, where the winter – a place where it’s easy to get up close to summer – where the sun shines local traditions remind us of a things slow down just nature, where the landscapes brightly overhead, highlighting slower time and offer a sense enough for you to savor and views are stunning, and the endless adventures that of community, a sense of place. them and where true small- where the wildflowers open beckon you to come and explore. town charm makes you feel wide like hands gesturing right at home. “welcome, stay a while.” 2 | www.lakecounty.com coNteNtS welcome Destinations for All Seasons ................ 2 Lake County, Open for Business .............. 4 Lake County Chamber of Commerce .......... 5 History and Heritage; Lake County Museums .... 6 iNdex to LISTINGS Advertiser Index .............. 120 Lakeside Activities ............. 23 nature and outdoors Art ......................... 52 Libraries ..................... 69 Parks and Public Lands .................... 8 Bike Trails & Events ............ 13 Live Concerts & Entertainment .... 46 Clear Lake ............................. 10 National Monument, Forest & BLM Land ...... 11 Birding ...................... 16 Lodging .................. 54, 78 Parks. 11 Boat Rentals ................. 21 Marinas ..................... 22 Konocti Regional Trails, Other .............. 13 Boating Maps ................ 18 Media ...................... 65 Back-to-Nature: Activities, Rocks & Minerals ... 14 Boating/Mussel Stickers ......... 21 Mixed-Use Trails ................13 Wildflowers, Stargazing, Spas .............. 15 Brewpubs ................... 30 Movies ...................... 46 Birding ............................... 16 Business Organizations ...... 69, 81 Museums ..................... 7 On the Lakes: Boating and Fishing Maps ...... 18 Calendar of Events ............. 44 Nature Activities, Events . 14 Boater’s Guidebook ...................... 20 Cars, Races, & OHV ............ 50 Nightlife .................. 44, 46 Boat-up: Lakeside Activities ................ 23 Casinos ...................... 47 Olive Oil Tastings .............. 29 Golf ................................