“Ed Colwell owned the Anthony House [current location of Lake Wildwood] before Boise Cascade bought it… He had peacocks and big white geese, which he would rent out for such things [as] pulling weeds from spinach beds. He raised turkeys and some cows. Mostly, however, he raised horses. He had 300 brook mares and one Palomino stud…He sold the Palomino colts. … Read More
Fishing & Deer Creek Helicopter Rescue
Life-long Nevada County Resident talks about trout fishing along the creek as a boy. 2015 Cal Fire Helicopter Rescue on Deer Creek video by Scott Allen
Nisenan Book Review, Culture, Historic Trauma & Healing
Book Review History of Us, Nisenan Tribe of the Nevada City Rancheria by Richard B. Johnson First published August 10, 2018 In his recently published book, Johnson describes the indigenous lifestyle (before white men came to California) in a way that makes the heart long to experience the close family ties and feel the intimate connection with the land. He … Read More
Changing Water Levels & Following Deer Creek Beginnings
Coincidence or synchronicity may never be known but on a stormy January day, Lisa Redfern happened to be reading a book that came highly recommended from a friend, The Diary of a Forty-Niner. It’s an engaging account of a young gold miner who worked on Rock Creek [North Bloomfield area] between 1850-1852. At the time of the reading, part of … Read More
