Topic: Placerville

Gold Country ghostly

San Francisco Chronicle - 113 days ago
0 . Upon entering the lobby of the Cary House Hotel, I asked the desk clerk about its haunted reputation. Since working at the four-story red brick...

Railroad Earth Kicks Off Fall Tour 2011

American Banking News - 123 days ago
Railroad Earth will hit the ground running this fall with a Southern tour that kicks off right at the turn of October. The six-piece band will...

Great gray owls make home on timber firm's land

San Francisco Chronicle - 194 days ago
0 . Sacramento -- . . Flip through a field guide to western birds and you'll discover the great gray owl occupies the narrowest of ecological...

A new Mother Lode

San Francisco Chronicle - 235 days ago
0 . Placerville -- . . - The foothills of the Sierra have been California's other, often forgotten, wine expanse.. . During the Gold Rush, dozens...

Civil War history in California

San Francisco Chronicle - 320 days ago
0 . Rarely do conversations about the war between the North and the South venture into the West, although historians around here are quick to ...

Chicken pot pie

San Francisco Chronicle - 355 days ago
0 . With today's Food & Wine cover story giving the pot pie a modern-day makeover, Taster's Choice figured it was as good a time as any to break...

Janitor shoots school principal in California

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 373 days ago
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - A janitor at an elementary school near Sacramento, California, was arrested on Wednesday after he shot and wounded the school's principal, a county fire department official said.The shooting occurred at about 10:30 a.m. local time ...

The perfect gift for your favorite poker player

San Francisco Chronicle - 414 days ago
0 . The holiday season is upon us, and, luckily for your favorite poker player, we've got you covered with some fun last-minute gift ideas.. . New...

Gold Country autumn

Sunset - 458 days ago
In the folded foothills of the Sierra Nevada, California's Gold Country, autumn lingers long into October, offering blue skies, tawny hills, and grapevines tinged fierce red. Our Gold Country route runs 70 miles from Placerville south to Murphys via State 49 ...

Winery tours and wine tastings in South Lake Tahoe

Helium - 459 days ago
When most people travel to California for the sake of tasting wine, Napa and Sonoma counties are the top destinations. Once past the city of Sacramento, the first stop should be the pioneer town of Placerville. Once you have warmed up to ...