ASAP GETAWAYS : COLOMA WILL CELEBRATE ITS GOLD RUSH HISTORY.Byline: Daily News There's gold in them thar hills, and amateurs will join professionals in trying to find it Oct. 5 and 6 at the U.S. National Gold Panning Championships at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a U. S. state park in California, USA. It marks the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall in 1848. The park grounds include much of the historic town of Coloma, California, which is now considered a ghost town. in the Sierra foothills town of Coloma, where gold was discovered in 1848. The contest will coincide with one of four Historic Demonstration Days, during which costumed volunteers re-create the lifestyle of the late 1840s and early 1850s. Living history activities will include '49er cooking, carpentry, doll making, quilting quilting, form of needlework, almost always created by women, most of them anonymous, in which two layers of fabric on either side of an interlining (batting) are sewn together, usually with a pattern of back or running (quilting) stitches that hold the layers , tinsmithing, blacksmithing, gunsmithing, rope making, gold panning, spinning, weaving and pioneer crafts. Historic buildings will welcome visitors and guided tours of the town will be available. There will also be a historic tent city The term tent city covers a wide variety of usually temporary housing made of tents. Tent cities may originate spontaneously or be planned. Tents may or may be not comfortable but usually lack plumbing and sanitary facilities which tend to be communal. and a wagon train wagon train, in U.S. history, a group of covered wagons used to convey people and supplies to the West before the coming of the railroad. The wagon replaced the pack, or horse, train in land commerce as soon as proper roads had been built. encampment. The park is off Highway 49, between Highway 50 and Interstate 80, northwest of Placerville. Park admission is $5 per car. Information: (916) 622-3470. Murphys: Carrying out the boom-town theme, this historic Calaveras County town will celebrate Gold Rush Day Oct. 5 with events that include a street fair along Main Street and a four-mile run. But the main event is the 3rd annual Grape Stomp, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Murphys Park, where teams of two people will stomp 25 pounds of grapes for three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. ; the team that collects the most juice wins the right to compete in the 4 p.m. finals. There'll also be music, food kids' games and a silent auction. Stomp entry fee is $18 per team and is open to the public, but advance registration is required by calling (209) 795-5000. Events information: (800) 225-3764. Fort Bragg Fort Bragg, U.S. army base, 11,136 acres (4,507 hectares), E N.C., N of Fayetteville; est. 1918. Originally an artillery post, it is now the principal U.S. army airborne-training center and the site of the Special Warfare School. : Serious cyclists and those who just want to see gorgeous scenery along the route can join the ride during the Fat Tire Festival, which runs Oct. 11-13 in the Mendocino coastal town. Three main events comprise the weekend: a sunset poker ride along an ocean-view trail; the Tour de Skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. , involving a train ride through the redwoods coupled with a 26-mile bike ride; and the Noyo Revenge, a 20-mile race in the Jackson State Forest. The event is limited to 300 cyclists; advance registration is required by calling (707) 964-6371. Fee is $45 for adults, $35 for riders younger than 18. Information: (800) 726-2780. Felton: The Roaring Camp Harvest Fair runs Oct. 12 and 13, and 19 and 20 with arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , demonstrations, harvest displays, a pumpkin patch and pumpkin carving, a barbecue, plus train rides. Roaring Camp's 1880s steam trains will depart for Bear Mountain at noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Trains for the Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. boardwalk depart at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Information: (408) 335-4400. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden : The North Beach neighborhood will host a series of events celebrating Italian heritage, including the Oct. 6 Blessing of the Fishing Fleet, which begins at 2 p.m. with a procession in front of the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul (666 Filbert filbert: see hazel. filbert or hazel(nut) Any of about 15 species of deciduous trees and shrubs that make up the genus Corylus, in the birch family, native to the northern temperate zone; also, the edible nuts they produce. St.), moves down Columbus Street and along Jefferson Street to the fishing docks along Fisherman's Wharf for the ceremony at 2:30 p.m. From 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 11, there'll be dancing under the stars in Washington Square Park; tickets are $25 per person. On Oct. 13, after a 10 a.m. mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Church For other uses, see St. Peter and St. Paul's Church. Saints Peter and Paul Church is a Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. Located (somewhat ironically) at 666 Filbert Street, it is directly across from Washington Square, San Francisco and is , there'll be an italian auto exhibit from 1 to 5 p.m. in Washington Square Park and an Italian Heritage Parade that starts at 1:30 p.m. at Embarcadero and Jefferson streets, looping through the neighborhood. Information: (415) 434-1492. Oakland: The Black Cowboy Heritage Invitational Parade will step off at 11 a.m. Oct. 5 down 14th Street from Adeline Street, ending at Firemery Park on Broadway, where a festival will follow with food and entertainment. The events commemorate the role African-Americans played in the settlement of the American West. Admission is free. Information: (510) 238-3092. Mexico: It's lobster season in Puerto Nuevo, about 18 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border in Baja California, and to kick off the season, the village will host a Lobster and Wine Festival from 2 to 9 p.m. Oct. 13. The event, which will take place along a main street closed to traffic for the day, will include local wines and food, mariachi music and a ballet folklorico. Admission is $12.50 per person. Information: (800) 962-2252. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: A passenger squats to gaze through a grill-covered w indow on the train from Saigon to Hue. Thomas Swick/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel |
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