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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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Apparently overnight parking is allowed in the "Big K" parking lot. It's located in town on 4325 Broadway (U.S. Hwy. 101), so I imagine the noise would be pretty big, too. But at least you can get satellite TV, judging from this guy's setup... |
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| For more pics and info, check out Inspiration's Journey's Eureka page. | |||
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