Henry Ellis

Listen carefully: Can you hear the ’80s metal, the children’s laughter, the PA from the horse track? Combined, these sounds can only mean one thing: It’s time for the Humboldt County Fair ($8, $6, $4). The fair retakes its throne at the Humboldt County Fair Grounds from Thursday, Aug. 14 to Sunday, Aug. 24. That’s […]

In this era of big box stores and assembly required furniture, it’s sadly too easy to forget the importance of quality over quantity. Why make your own beeswax candles at home, when you can buy a gross of them at Costco? The folks at Eureka Main Street and Origin Design Lab want you to put […]

It’s easy to forget just how far the county line extends. Once you make it out to the Mattole Valley, though, you’re immediately happy to claim it as part of Humboldt’s beautiful landscape. Protecting it, particularly during dry seasons like this one, requires a top-notch fire service. The 25th annual Roll on the Mattole is […]

You’ve likely noticed the influx of super shiny, classic cars on the highway lately. They just ooze nostalgia, and it’s nearly impossible to take your eyes off of them. If you’re driving, this can be a dangerous distraction. Luckily for you, most of these vintage American cars are headed to the same place: the Fortuna […]

Humboldt loves its folk music so much that we’re surprised they haven’t married yet. The Humboldt Folklife Society pays tribute to the folksier things in life every year with an entire week of twangy, acoustic folkiness. The Humboldt Folklife Festival runs through Saturday, July 19 with a different folky focus each night. Thursday, July 17 […]

Fortuna kids know summer is in full swing as soon as the semi trucks roll into Rohner Park, their trailers loaded full of neon-lit carnival cars. The horse trailers are never far behind. The Fortuna Rodeo is a week of bronco busting, barrel racing and barbecues, with a carnival right next door, and the hootenanny […]

There was a time when Humboldt was abustle with rails and choo-choos. Sure, now we have freeways and you can even fly in and out of Arcata (sometimes … OK, occasionally), but it’s important to remember where our towns and cities came from. We still have our ports, but the echoing chugs and whistles are […]

It’s easy to forget how beautifully situated Loleta is, tucked away in the Eel River Valley, nestled betwixt the south bay, the Eel River and the Pacific. Take a closer look at the landscape around the bucolic burg by bike or on foot during the Tour of Loleta on Sunday, July 13. There are several […]

Blue Lake is riddled with festivities thanks to the Mad River Festival. Unlike those wimpy festivals that last a day or two, MRF is nearly two months of the clown-y, theater-y, crafty fun that Dell’Arte does so well. The Trash Mash-Up is about as DIY as you can get, in terms of garbage, anyway. The […]