In 1912: Farmers and miners at Whiskeytown were reaping their harvests. The mines were particularly active now that the rains were over. The fruit was safe, there was good feed for the stock, new mines were being developed, and prospecting was going ahead.

Crystal Creek empties into Clear Creek right behind the Camden House in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. According to the Place Names of Shasta County book printed in 1966, it was named for the beautiful quartz crystals found in the...

In preparation for the anticipated annular solar eclipse, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will offer a special “early-bird” presentation that will provide participants with a better understanding of this once in a lifetime event.  This special presentation by NPS Sky Ranger Robert Gutierrez will begin at 2 pm in t

Cottonwood duo Still Married will play original country folk tunes at Redding's Summer Art Reception on May 17th, 2012, from 5-7 PM, at Redding City Hall.  Still Married music celebrates the landscape, the characters and the independent spirit of Far Northern California, with songs like "Under the Sundial Bridge" and "The

A group of mountain bikers, equestrians, hikers and other outdoor lovers spent part of their weekend repairing trail at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area announced today that a limited number of firewood collection permits will be issued on May 5, 2012. Dead and down wood within Whiskeytown is usually left to recycle through the ecosystem or used for other purposes within the park.  However, storm damage and other factors have caused an

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY — May 4, 2012

If you want to leave Redding by train - and you're not hopping a freight car --  you are limited to a late-night departure.  It's the price we pay for our geography --  we're far away from....well.... just about everywhere. Worth it, if you ask me. Our son had to catch a train a few weeks ago, an

A series of vehicle burglaries over the past two months has Whiskeytown National Recreation Area officials warning people to take care of their valuables.

Waterfall Week events Week of the Young Child 1 p.m. today at Tower House Historic District parking lot. Families with children ages 3 to 5 can attend this event in which a park ranger will show them how to use their senses to explore Whiskeytown. Ranger-led hikes All week to Brandy Creek and Whiskeytown falls. To make a re

It's Waterfall Week at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The weeklong celebration of the park's four waterfalls started Saturday and continues to Sunday, April 29

We have more buyers than homes to sell. That’s evident in the inventory trend shown here, and we definitely feel it. Sales are up again this month. Not by a lot. Still, it’s a small trend. Our experience is that sales would be higher yet, but there’s just not much to sell lately. Here’s the chart:

...Yes, I'm a sucker for all things Irish -- including bad jokes. In celebration of Saint Patrick's Day, we are giving away free downloads of our cover of an old Irish tune: The Parting Glass.  It will be the final track on our upcoming CD, Whiskeytown Roadhouse.  

State officials say they are worried about high levels of mercury found in fish caught at Shasta, Whiskeytown and 72 other California lakes and the thousands of anglers who eat their catch from those reservoirs and lakes.

That smoke west of Redding is coming from a control burn at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.

The National Park Service, Whiskeytown N.R.A is planning to continue active under-burn operations within the East Boundary Project located on the Shasta Divide Ridge beginning Thursday, March 8th. The planned burn area is approximately 10 acres of pine and oak woodland on the west side of ridge, which separates Whiskeytown

Up a bit. The ink has barely dried on February contracts, so these numbers should be viewed as early. Still, we like to peek. We use numbers for “Greater Redding,” so include roughly from Lakehead to Lake California,

Maybe it should be, especially if you fish. North state lakes including Shasta, Whiskeytown, Trinity and Shastina are among those around California that are listed by the EPA as "mercury-impaired" --- largely as a result of long-ago mining. The upshot...

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will host local author Jeffrey Rich, and co-authors Terri Lhuillier and Joanne Brady at the park’s visitor center on Saturday, March 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a personal discussion and book signing.  The visitor center is located at 14412 J.F. Kennedy Memorial Drive in Whiske

The public got its first look Wednesday at some of the proposals for adding amenities to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area's backcountry.

Here’s a unique government owned tri-level of about 2440 sqft, west of Redding on the way to Whiskeytown.

Say, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is holding a scoping meeting tomorrow evening at Redding City Hall to explain and gather public feedback about its backcountry plan, as the R-S' Damon Arthur reported a few weeks back. At that time, however,...

(12/7/2011) Thank God for Willie Nelson. That’s all I could think to post as a Facebook comment after watching Willie and his wife Annie voice their support for the Occupy Movement. Willie began: “We stand with humanity, against the insanity. We’re the ones with the n

In 1912: Gold was coming in daily from placer mines being worked in different parts of this section. Recently a miner arrived from near the old Mad Ox mine with 9 ounces of the yellow metal. A few old-time miners were hammering away on the old Mad Mule and occasionally would drift into Stella (Whiskeytown) with Mad Mule nug

A car went about 100 feet down an embankment off Highway 299 near Whiskeytown Lake this morning, dispatchers said.

Fifteen years ago it was hard to find a single salmon in Clear Creek. But the stream, which cuts across the southern boundary of Redding as it flows from Whiskeytown Lake into the Sacramento River, has undergone a transformation.

This is the Spowart Williams family posing for the camera in front of the Schilling Post Office at Whiskeytown during the early 1940s. The photo was sent to me by Facebook friend Leslie Williams Schwerdt. Anyone remember the post office?...

Soldiers with the Multi-Role Bridge Co., 132 Engineers of the California Army National Guard train Friday at Whiskeytown Lake.

On July 1, 1952, after one hundred years of requests, the federal government finally granted the post office at Whiskeytown the name Whiskeytown. Everyone was so happy a celebration was held that included square and folk dancing, a play named...

Barely a flake of snow on Bally to the west. When I was at the vista point overlooking Whiskeytown Lake yesterday morning a fellow came into the shop and asked the volunteer ranger about the elevation of Bally; I gathered...

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area’s Artist-in-Residence Program is seeking submissions from professional plein air artists to apply for the park’s 2012 residencies. Selected artists will have the opportunity to spend up to four weeks in an artists’ cabin in Whiskeytown to produce new works. Whiskeytown is one of fe

We all had a great time on yesterday's "Holiday Express Tour" through Shasta, Whiskeytown and French Gulch. We're standing in the middle of Main Street between the E. Franck & Co. Saloon on the left, and the French Gulch Hotel...

The historic Camden House in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area was burglarized last week and a number of antiques stolen from it and its outlying buildings, park officials announced today.

CH2M Hill and Critigen are hosting the 2011 Rising Stars Gala on December 17, 2011. The festive evening will include live music, dancing, appetizers, desserts, a no-host bar, live & silent auctions, and gaming. The Gala benefits science programs at Whiskeytown Environmental School, Schreder Planetarium, and the Clair Hi

The season and location of the third annual benefit gala for the Whiskeytown Environmental School have changed, but attendees can still expect the same wide range of activities this year, organizers said.

Inventory is down, sales are relatively steady. Demand for homes under $150K is very strong. Below, the numbers behind the graph. Sales off just a bit from last month, but inventory is trending lower.

This Saturday, Dec. 3rd, is the annual "Old Time Holiday" celebration at Shasta State Historic Park and the Tower House Historic District at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. If the State of California does what they say they will do with...

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will display recent works by North State artist Debee Holland-Olson at the park’s visitor center from Friday, November 25 through January 14, 2012. “The pieces on display are inspired by my summer long stay in the park. Through plein-air studies, photographs, and personal accounts I

This has been a late, but long-lasting fall color season in California, among the best in the past decade for color.

As part of its artist in residence program, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will display works by north state artist Debee Holland-Olson at the park's visitor center today through Jan. 14.

National Park Service Rangers, Shasta County Sheriff’s Department, Shasta County Search and Rescue Teams and the California Highway Patrol helicopter have been searching the forests of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area around the Mill Creek and Boulder Creek Falls area in search of Mr. Brian George Brunell. Mr. Brunell

Officials at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area were searching the park Wednesday and Thursday for a missing 48-year-old man.

Officials at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area are searching the park for a missing 48-year-old man.

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has announced the approval of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Expansion and Redesign of the Oak Bottom Campground project. The Regional Director of the Pacific West Region signed the FONSI on October 4, 2011. This document details why this project will not have a sig

This Veterans Day weekend, November 11 to 13, will be celebrated as a fee-free period for all park visitors in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces. In addition to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, this waiver includes the more than 100 units of the national park system that charge entranc

Local housing inventory for sale is down. From our perspective on the ground, we’re seeing an increase in serious buyers. In addition to regular homebuyers, real estate investors seem back in the game. This is quite different than the dynamic we’ve experienced over the last couple years. October was a slow mo

The cloud of smoke west of Redding today is from a 40-acre controlled burn at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.

The National Park Service Whiskeytown N.R.A. will be planning to continue active underburn operations on Wednesday, November 2nd. The planned burn area is approximately 40 ac. of pine and oak woodland on the east side of Shasta Divide Ridge, which separates Whiskeytown Lake from the greater Redding area. Ignitions are plann

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area officials are conducting prescribed burn today that's sent a column of smoke up west of Redding.

Firefighters are responding this afternoon for a report of a vegetation fire on Mule Town Road near the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.