Year-Round Events Guide
- —January—
- Crab & Wine Festival
- Mushroom Walks at Gardens
- Whale Watching
- Stormwatching
- —February—
- Whale Watching
- Stormwatching
- —March—
- —April—
- Harbor seal pupping season
- Native rhododendrons bloom
- —May—
- Harbor seals & Rhodies (cont)
- Mendocino Heritage Days
- Mendocino Film Festival
- —June—
- Annual Mendocino Coast Garden Tour
- —July—
- Mendocino Fourth of July Parade
- World’s Largest Salmon BBQ
- 4th of July Fireworks
- Mendocino Music Festival
- —August—
- Art in the Gardens
- Gloriana Musical Theatre Summer Musical
- Fuchsias & dahlias peak at the Gardens
- Local blackberries are ripe
- —September—
- Paul Bunyan Days
- Winesong!
- Gloriana Musical Theatre Summer Musical
- Local blackberries are ripe
- Indian Summer has the Best Weather!
- —October—
- Kelley House Silent Auction
- Abalone Festival
- Rotary Art Auction
- Indian Summer has the Best Weather!
- —November—
- Wine & Mushroom Festival
- Mushroom Walks at the Gardens
- Symphony of the Redwoods Fall Concert
- Thanksgiving Fair at Mendocino Art Center
- —December—
- Ft Bragg Tree Lighting & Parade
- Candlelight Inn Tour
- Mushroom Walks at the Gardens
- New Year’s Eve
- Whale Watching
- Stormwatching
The History of Three Glass Beaches: From Trash to Treasure
Friday, April 13th, 2012 at 6:55 am
by bruce
Fort Bragg is known for Glass Beach at MacKerricher State Park,the city’s dump from 1949-1967. But actually the city has three glass beaches; each more beautiful than the next.
The MacKerricher site has been picked over by thousands of visitors, but continues to toss beautiful sea glass from the former dump onto the beach.
About three coves to the south is Glass Beach #2, the city dump from 1943-49 and ankle deep in glass. Check out our video. Remember, don’t take buckets of glass. Just look for that ruby red gem (1 in 10,000 pieces) and leave the rest for others to see.
Even farther south, accessible by kayak only is our third and most spectacular glass beach, a dump from 1906-1943.
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