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CommentsWhat a great article about Fort Bragg! I forwarded it to many friends and others who need to be reminded to love Fort Bragg more. You caught the flavor of it all. You conjured up some delightful (true) images and I thank you, we all thank you! The photos were real, too.Posted by Ruth S. on 11/15 at 01:52 PM | # And thankfully, MANY of our people shop locally to SUPPORT OUR OWN COMMUNITY! Of course, you can always buy a sandwich in Santa Rosa too. Posted by SmallTownGirl on 11/14 at 10:14 PM | # Thanks for the great article on my town. In the picture of Laurel Street, you can see my sandwich shop. And, I must have just got back from a shopping trip over the hill to Santa Rosa, because my car is parked in front with the hatchback open! Next time you're in town, come on in for a Sandwich. Posted by Mark Cirino on 11/14 at 09:21 PM | # I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this story!! I was born & raised in Fort Bragg (a looong time ago!), & my Grandfather was Conductor on the Skunk Train for many years....brought back lots of good memories! I still have family living there & I've passed your story along to them...along with former school classmates. Well done - bravo!! Posted by Janis Wattenburger on 11/14 at 08:46 PM | # This is a great article on Fort Bragg, Ca. Thank you so much. Posted by Debra D. on 11/14 at 02:38 PM | # Indeed, Ft. Bragg is quaint and charming. Its relative remoteness insulates Ft. Bragg from the hordes of population just the other side of the mountains. I say, if you are game, come up the coast to Crescent City and you will witness arguably the most beautiful coastline in the world. Plus, Crescent City has TWO lighthouses: Battery Point and St. George Reek, the latter located 7 miles off shore and accessible by helicopter through the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society. I say Come to Crescent City. She does not disappoint. Posted by Roger Gitlin on 11/14 at 12:44 AM | # Fort Bragg on the Northern California CoastPosted by John Treadwell Dunbar on Nov 14, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Northern reaches of the quintessentially craggy Mendocino Coast
Relative isolation helped protect this beautiful stretch of real estate from California’s 40 million residents who would overrun this pristine old logging and fishing town three to four hours north of San Francisco if you gave them half a chance. It’s not distance alone that shields the restored Victorian homes, gorgeous harbor and phenomenal sand beaches from the outside world, but coastal mountains as well, and maddening corkscrew roads that twist and turn and bend sharply through steep forested terrain once dense with towering redwoods now toppled and long gone for the most part. More...Post a Comment on: Fort Bragg on the Northern California CoastNext entry: Roe v Wade, as 50 Million Previous entry: Honor Your Father And Mother Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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For years Hollywood has been enamored with Fort Bragg and the northern reaches of the quintessentially craggy Mendocino Coast. It’s a great place to film. Parts of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) with Jack Nicholson was filmed here, as was “Overboard” (1987) starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, and “The Majestic” (2001) with Jim Carrey. The 1966 hit “The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming,” which seemed a lot funnier back then, was also filmed at Fort Bragg, Noyo Harbor, and quaint and beautiful Mendocino a few miles down the road.
