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Our first
stop in Historic Old Town Eureka was the Clarke Historical Museum.
After browsing through their displays, walking around and checking
out some of the neat shops and gawking at the old-timey architecture,
we were glad to find an old fashioned soda fountain for a much needed
ice cream break.
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One
of the finest examples of what some call " Victorian on steroids"
is the Carson Mansion. It's now a private club so visitors are no
longer allowed inside the mansion.
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Right
across the street is this architect's office - I loved all the "foo-foo"
Victorian detail and adornments.
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The
first question my neighbors asked when I arrived in Ferndale was
if I had eaten at the historical Samoa
Cookhouse (circa 1893), located across the Samoa Bridge from
Eureka. It's famous as the last surviving lumber-camp-style cookhouse
in the West.
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| Delicious homemade food and fresh baked bread is served family style in generous portions. The prices are reasonable and there's even a little museum with historical mementos from the early years of the lumber and logging industries. | |||
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I wasn't particularly impressed with the ambiance at Redwood Acres, the Eureka Fairgrounds RV Park. The sites face a road with the added "perk" of a fire station right across the street. Even though they have full hookups here for $18 nightly, I preferred the more organic Humboldt County Fairgrounds in nearby Ferndale. | ||
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When we were there in October 2005, overnight parking was allowed in the "Big K" parking lot. It's located in town on 4325 Broadway (U.S. Hwy. 101) and this guy was set up with slides out and satellite TV up. | ||
April 2009 update from Jenn of FreeCampsites:
"I was in Eureka recently and noticed that there are "No
Overnight Parking" signs in the Kmart parking lot. As a matter
of fact, Eureka is about to pass a new law preventing many "over-sized
vehicles" from parking most anywhere: Click
for article. Just
wanted to let you know so you can update your website and prevent
folks from getting a ticket. We actually saw 2 RVs getting rousted
by the local police at 9pm and a semi that changed their mind about
staying there."
Thanks, Jenn, for the update - I appreciate it! |
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| For more pics and info, check out Inspiration's Journey's Eureka page. | |||
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