What a perfect time to get out and enjoy all that Humboldt has to offer! There is something for everyone, from the worldly wanderer up for a new challenge to harried parents looking for an affordable distraction. Humboldt’s creative communities come together to provide a calendar of cultural delights to fill your summer days and…
When the Humboldt Cider Co. first started pressing apples at its original location at Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, just an apple’s throw from its new tasting room on Hubbard Lane, the plan was to produce single varietals. Co-owner Michelle Cartledge is still a fan. “The [Imperial] Macintosh apple is really wonderful and balanced, and not too…
SPRING IS IN THE AIR, and all I want on a midday weekend is a drink in my hand and some al fresco brunching. Maybe even a little sun peeking past the edges of an overhead umbrella, glinting off my fork as I savor another bite. Here in Humboldt, two mother-daughter teams, in a sea…
SQUINT AT SHAWN STOOPS sliding a pizza into the Diver Bar & Grill’s hulking, black, riveted woodfire oven and you could imagine him shoveling coal into a steam engine. “When I built the pizza oven, it’s a boiler … steam donkey inspired,” he says, referring to the machines that once hauled timber from the redwoods…
Becoming an environmentally conscious shopper can be daunting in a world filled with plastic packaging and single-use products. But at Rosebud in Eureka, owner Tamara Cervenka does the legwork to make eco-friendly products from near and far accessible, so you can shop mindfully, without the hassle. The previous owner, Rosie Slentz, opened the store in…
At the cute and cozy Humboldt Outfitters, you can quite literally outfit yourself in Humboldt-themed merch from head to toe. You’ll find Humboldt-labeled sweatshirts, Humboldt-embroidered hats, Humboldt totes, and many other items to let people know that you have been to — or are from — our beautiful Redwood Coast Region. Bonus: All the apparel…
IF YOU HAD ASKED A YOUNG DUANE FLATMO where he would be in his 60s, there is little chance his answer would have been where he finds himself these days, looking down at a cuddle puddle of young partygoers from atop a stage with his wife, artist Micki Dyson Flatmo, and the flaming mechanical octopus…
