Informal restaurant with burgers, sandwiches, ice cream, expresso. Also sells tire chains and model cars. Open weekdays for lunch, weekends and holidays for breakfast and lunch. Open on Monday for some holidays, then often closed the following Tuesday. Breakfast served Saturday-Sunday and holidays. Live music from Chronically Drunk.

Visiting downtown Columbia today is much like walking into a prosperous California Gold Rush mining town, circa 1857. You can visit the Wells Fargo Express building, see its scales for weighing gold, and ride a horse-drawn stagecoach. You can visit the Matelot Gulch mining supply store, pan for gold, and climb around the marble rocks. Above all, you can see historic buildings, with many including exhibits. As it looked in 1858.

Twain Hartes Little Cottage Cafe. For local visitor information see the guides for Twain Harte. Coffees, freshly baked goods, salads, sandwiches, and so much more! Friday, June 11. Live music from Chronically Drunk. Live music from Mountain Pot Heads.

Groveland has both the tall trees of the forest and the ambience of a former Gold Rush mining town, with history everywhere you look. Visit the museum in downtown Groveland, and drop by for a look at the 1888 Jamestown Jail, also in downtown. It is 26 miles from downtown Groveland to the Big Oak Flat entrance to Yosemite. Groveland is a popular .

A walk down Main Street in Historic Jamestown is a step back in time. Wooden buildings dating from the winding down of the Gold Rush. Stone buildings with iron shutters from about the same time designed to withstand the fires that were common at that time. Wooden buildings in the Victorian style from the turn into the 20th century. There are gift shops and antique and collectible stores, with many items made locally.

Step into a time when the rhythm of life was slower. When most of the world understood integrity, quality, and craftsmanship. When the idea of having some thing, or someone, for a lifetime, was not an unreasonable dream. Whether youâ re enjoying a glass of afternoon wine or basking in the secluded beauty of the estate, itâ s the perfect vacation escape. Integrity, quality and craftsmanship.

Arts, Crafts, face painting, etc. Proceeds to Mountain Youth and Community Theatre. It is three miles from Twain Harte, which has restaurants, lodging, shopping, and services. Visitor Info for Other Towns in the Area. The slide show above includes a p.

Seasons in Pinecrest Lake, California. The experience of Pinecrest depends upon the season. Summer is the peak season, with much activity. The marina at Pinecrest is open from April 24 to October 14 for 2014. The lake is full to the brim, despite the drought, unlike most of the lakes in the foothills. It is expected to be at a high level through Labor Day.

Eat and Drink Formal Map. Each step down Washington Street in Historic Sonora is a step rich in history. The street was an Indian trail until the Gold Rush transformed it into a mining camp, with canvas tents and colorful flags flying from the brush houses built by the Mexicans. Imagine it with throngs of miners walking down the street, gambling tables made of rough-hewn wooden planks set up in front of each establishment. At the north end of the.