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Country Towns of
Northern California
by Louis Bignami
 From
the pastel frosting of Ferdale's gingerbread Victorians to the romantic
ruins of Jack Lodon's home in Glen Ellen and the wild gold mining days
of Downieville, join Lou Bignami as he explores
wonderful Northern California towns.
Visit Angels Camp where you can enter the
annual amphibious event, the celebrated jumping frog contest (and hope
your entrant doesn't suffer from a bellyful of buckshot like the
hapless contestant in Mark Twain's tale). Wander through the gardens at
Locke, America's only rural Chinese town. Try fly-fishing in streams
where miners once panned for gold. Houseboat in the Sacramento delta and
fish for stripers right from your back porch. Shop, combine a balloon
ride with a wine tasting, ride a train through the Sequoias. Visit New
England-like Mendocino, with its artists and shops--the site for the
"Cabot Cove" of Murder, She Wrote and many movies.
Enjoy fifteen intriguing Country Towns of Northern California.
Beautifully illustrated with original
pencil drawings by Anne Tatgenhorst. Cover illustration by Victoria
Sheridan.
California born and
bred, Lou Bignami graduated from the University of California Berkeley,
and has spent most of his life exploring the state. A full-time travel
writer, his is the author of California: 88 Great Vacations and Easy
Outings and 52 Northern California Weekends.
Country Towns of
Northern California - 134 pages $9.95. Please add $3.50 priority
mail and handling. Foreign shipping $8.
Louis Bignami
1914 Conestoga Ave.
Moscow, ID 83843
call (208) 883-0802
fax (208) 882-3498
E-mail at bignami@finefishing.com
(autographed on request)
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