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Artist Nick Stiles, below, stands in front of the new mural he painted at Madison and Texas streets in downtown Fairfield, July 14, 2021.

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“The Beauty of Solano County” mural, right, in downtown Fairfield is 75 feet long and 20 feet tall.

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ublic art has seen a resurgence in the past year in the heart of the city with the installation of a new mural and repairs to a damaged piece of art.

An attempt to revive public art downtown is showing results – both from a government-funded perspective and from private sources.

The city’s Art in Public Spaces pilot project was completed last summer in downtown Fairfield with the first new mural in more than a decade to adorn the walls of buildings in the heart of the city.

Artist Nick Stiles in July put his signature on his mural at Madison and Texas streets in the city’s downtown. The theme of the piece is “Dreams of Fairfield.” The mural downtown features life in the area: natural wildlife, wineries, a display of ethnic diversity, community activities and a celebration of Travis Air Force Base. There is also a social media center where visitors can pose for photos.

The mural represents the beginning of a city-led initiative to revive the public art landscape. The city looks to install different media including sculptures and metalwork,

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Artist Jane Loveall shows off her newly revealed poppy artwork at Texas and Madison streets, May 1, 2021.

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and art along streetscapes and utility boxes – in addition to murals. Art-based events to showcase both emerging and local resident artists are also part of the project.

“It’s been a pretty rewarding experience,” Stiles, a native of Rio Vista, said as he completed the project. Some of his previous work is featured in Rio Vista.

The underlying city strategy encourages the expansion of “public art through the Heart of Fairfield in order to highlight the city’s rich history and unique businesses,” city officials said in a staff report to the City Council.

Council members opted for a mural to serve as the pilot project because they are common for public art and are “shovel-ready,” they can be installed in a relatively short amount of time across a multitude of surfaces, they are naturally conspicuous and attract attention to the area, overall costs can adjust to the budget based on the desired quality of the end product, and the mural artist can involve volunteers from the community – emerging artists, young adults and youth – to help paint and complete the project, according to the staff report.

“Dreams of Fairfield” is the first project completed under the city’s new pilot program for public art. Its success led the City Council to set aside $250,000 to keep the process moving forward. The next mural has already been commissioned. It will go up on the wall directly across from “Dreams of Fairfield.” City officials expect the new mural to be completed within the next month or two.

Staff identified the intersection of Madison and Texas streets as “a key strategic placement site” for the mural, in part because the Fairfield community theater’s parking and exits lead out to Madison Street and the Mosaic Poppy sculpture stands at the median island immediately north of the intersection.

Downtown resident and artist Jane Loveall gave new life to the Mosaic Poppy sculpture last spring when she recreating a broken flower that had gone missing from the installation several years earlier.

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The two-story “Faces of Fairfield” mural, painted in 2005, is shown on the side of the former Pepperbelly’s Comedy Club at the corner of Texas and Jackson streets after the interior of the club was gutted by a five-alarm fire, Jan. 25, 2013. The site, including the mural, was cleared in the spring of 2017. The “Faces of Fairfield” mural was created by Benicia artist Lee Wilder-Snider and a workforce of about 20 volunteers. It was the first major work commissioned by the Fairfield Mural Project and funded by local arts and civic groups.

Loveall, a longtime art teacher in the Fairfield-Suisun School District who says she grieved each time she saw the broken poppy, began her project in August 2020 as the pandemic raged. The new poppy was dedicated May 1 during an event hosted by a newly formed Downtown Coalition, an informal group of downtown residents and businesses who plan to host more events as the pandemic wanes.

Thousands of smalti – small pieces of mosaic glass – comprise the bulk of the poppy. Hidden among them is Jane Loveall spelled out in the richly colored glass. The interior of the stem is an air conditioning duct.

Loveall initially paid for the supplies to create the new flower out of her own pocket – this was not a city-sponsored public art project – but a campaign to raise money for the poppy project helped offset those costs.

The original Mosaic Poppy was installed in 2008. Artist Cherise Petker told the Daily Republic she estimated she had spent more than 6,000 hours combining concrete, rebar, wire mesh and close to 70,000 pieces of Italian glass into the mosaic sculpture.

That original installation was a collaboration between the city’s Public Works and Community Development departments. It began with a grant for down-

town improvement with funds marked for an art project.

Fairfield’s latest mural was completed two and a half months later in mid-July.

The “Dreams of Fairfield” mural essentially replaces the two-story “Faces of Fairfield” mural, painted in 2005, on the side of the former Pepperbelly’s Comedy Club at the corner of Texas and Jackson streets. That mural was created

by Benicia artist Lee Wilder-Snider and a workforce of about 20 volunteers.

The interior of Pepperbelly’s was gutted by a five-alarm fire, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The mural survived with only minor damage. The site was cleared four years later and the mural was lost.

“Faces of Fairfield” was the first major work commissioned by the Fairfield Mural Project and funded by local arts and civic groups.

The last public art project prior to the city’s current undertaking was the “The Beauty of Solano County” mural, created in 2007 by artist Cathy McClelland and located on Webster and Texas streets, facing Webster Street. That mural, also part of the Fairfield Mural Project, still exists.

Suisun Valley artist created the Centennial Windmill sculpture to celebrate the city’s 100-year anniversary. The windmill sits in front of City Hall.

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here is Fairfield?” reads the inscription on a few of the bricks making up the downtown Texas Street sidewalk, posing a pop quiz that at first glance doesn’t seem like Mensa-caliber material.

People walking along glancing at the ground might happen to see one.

There’s an inscribed brick on the north side near Union Street and one on the north side near Pennsylvania Avenue.

It’s not that many, perhaps 16 amid thousands of bricks, but they are there.

“Where is Fairfield?”

There’s a short, practical answer, of course: “Here!” Fairfield is along Interstate 80, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento, on the western edge of the Central Valley, at latitude 38.24 north and longitude 122.04 west, to be exact.

But the inscriptions are designed to evoke a more philosophical answer.

Those seeing the bricks are meant to reflect on Fairfield’s state of being and identity, what’s good about the community and what needs to be changed.

The idea is to spark some soulsearching, in the sense of having residents discover Fairfield’s soul.

It all dates back to 1995, when the inscriptions were made. The bricks are what remains of a large public art event that for one day made “Where is Fairfield?” a burning question, or at least one that locals would have had a hard

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A “Where is Fairfield” brick lays outside Alejandro’s Taqueria along Texas Street in Fairfield.

The brick is a remnant of an April 7, 1995, public art event.

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Shelly Willis, then civic arts coordinator for Fairfield, came up with the idea of the “Where is Fairfield?” public art event along with Oakland artist Seyed Alavi and local artists Lauri Kimberly and Jody Nash.

“We really wanted to get to the essence of engaging the community in a conversation,” Willis has said of the project.

Willis is now director for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.

She remembers the “Where is Fairfield?” event with enthusiasm.

“It was incredible,” Willis has said.

“It’s still one of the most important projects I’ve worked on in my career.”

On April 7, 1995, a plane flew over

the city for two hours dragging a “Where is Fairfield?” banner. That was just the start. All day long, that question popped up in various places.

Three Fairfield High School art students held “Where is Fairfield?” signs at the Interstate 80 overpass at West Texas Street. Patrons at several local restaurants got “Where is Fairfield?” toothpicks. A theater group passed out “Where is Fairfield?” buttons at the mall.

Elementary school students received “Where is Fairfield?” postcards so they could write or draw a response. The Fairfield post office issued “Where is Fairfield?” cancellation stamps. Babies at NorthBay Medical Center got “Where is Fairfield?” T-shirts.

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People who went to a local movie saw the question flash on the screen before the show. People who shopped at local markets found the question on their grocery bags.

Then, to top things off, the words “Where is Fairfield?” that night were projected onto City Hall and onto the former Circuit City and Driven Raceway building along I-80.

Some people responded to all of this with initial puzzlement, judging from 1995 interviews.

“We get smiles, waves, weird facial expressions,” said one of those high school students holding a sign along I-80. “Some people are sarcastic. Some people think we’re serious, like we really want to know where Fairfield is, so they point backwards or whatever. It’s so funny.”

But Willis thinks the question had its effect on observers.

“They started grappling with the question,” Willis has said. “It was amazing. It was a day where Fairfield was alive in a way I’ve never seen before or since.”

Alavi, still a Bay Area artist, views the project as a success. It’s like doing a personal examination, he said recently with a laugh, like looking in the mirror and saying, “Wait. Who is this guy?”

His approach to art events is usually to go to a community and find out what the community is like, what’s special about it, Avali said. “Where is Fairfield” turned

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A plane dangles a banner posing the question “Where is Fairfield?” for the art event of the same name in Fairfield in April 1995.

this approach on its head.

“I turned the process into the project, involving the whole community to participate,” he has said.

Some artists use paints or other media for their work. With “Where is Fairfield?” the community became the art-making tool, Willis has said.

“Now there’s a term for what we did in the art community,” Willis has said. “The term is ‘social practice art.’ Back then, there wasn’t a name for it.”

The New York Times in March 2013 did a story on social practice art. Practitioners “freely blur the lines among object making, performance, political activism, community organizing, environmentalism and investigative journalism, creating a deeply participatory art that often flourishes outside the gallery and museum system,” the article said.

And to think that what was news in New York City’s art world of 2013 is old hat in Fairfield. Been there, done that.

“Where is Fairfield?”

DAILY REPUBLIC FILE made a comeback of sorts Fairfield High students paint a mural on the side of a in 1997. The city had the building on Texas and Taylor streets in Fairfield for the Where is Fairfield? Festival “Where is Fairfield?” public art event in 1995.

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in the downtown. It featured homegrown talent, such as a movie made by a local resident. The event didn’t become a part of the annual, local downtown scene, as the Tomato Festival has.

But the question is still preserved in the downtown. The 1995 event included putting the “Where is Fairfield?” inscription on 16 sidewalk bricks.

“I think it’s part of Fairfield’s history, I really do,” Willis has said. “I’m glad we did those bricks. They’re a reminder.”

Alavi agreed. Virtually all of the project is now a memory, something that happened and ended – except for the bricks.

“We wanted just a small residue left, so the folklore or myth of it would be continued,” he has said.

Today, people who have no memory or idea of the 1995 event might glance down and see one of the bricks. Alavi has said they might be intrigued, perhaps ask a local storekeeper what the bricks are about.

And they might ponder that question posed to the community April 7, 1995.

“I would hope that it would spark their imagination and create a pause or moment of reflection,” Willis has said.

“That would be the perfect thing, even if it’s just a moment, to reflect on the place.”

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The Vallejo Art and Architecture Walk piece “Connections” by Sherry Tobin is on display at the Vallejo Ferry Terminal parking lot, Mare Island Way and Georgia Street.

“Peace 2.0” by Gene “Geneus1” Buban is part of the SolTrans Public Art Installment at the Vallejo Transit Center.

“Little Boy and Girl Hugging” by Lorenzo Crockett is part of the SolTrans Public Art Installment at the Vallejo Transit Center.

Vallejo Transit Center public art project blends with new garden

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itting on Sophia Othman’s Peacock Feather benches outside the Vallejo Transit Center, Tom Arie Donch talked about the public art installment that gave many of the artists their first foray into public art.

The benches sit in the perfect measure of sun and shade from crepe myrtle trees.

A former registered nurse, Othman moved from Oakland to Vallejo and helped students find their artists’ voices.

Recruiting the artists was Donch, a Vallejo Community Arts Foundation board member, whose

“Mosaic Medallions” by Leo Rodas is part of the SolTrans Public Art Installment at the Vallejo Transit Center.

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work can be seen at Children’s Wonderland as well as Mare Island.

He sought those with varying cultural backgrounds to reflect the city’s diversity. The task involved more than just sending out a call for artists.

A meeting was organized to reach out to Black artists in the community. It worked, Donch said.

Two of the selected artists were not going to apply until they heard the scope of the project.

One of them, Lorenzo Crockett, is the creator of “Little Boy & Girl Hugging.” It was inspired by photographs he had collected over the years, with the goal of using them in future paintings.

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have been selected in a normal process,” Donch said.

And, they were paid for their work.

The project was done in conjunction with Solano County Transit and Vallejo Community Arts Foundation.

Donch mentored the artists at his Vallejo studio. Volunteer mentor artists visited to share some tips. Sans finishing touches, the work was done at Donch’s studio.

Gene Buban’s Peace 2.0 weighs an estimated 3,000 pounds. He had to adapt his digital art skills to physical skills to make the physical sculpture.

The footing needed to support the piece was an additional 2,000 pounds of cement and steel. It took multiple people and a forklift to lift the piece from the parking lot over the trees to its final resting place in the flower bed.

Leo Rodas created mosaic medallions for the project; Liberty Pierson, the sculpture “Spirit of the Bay”; and Melissa Berrios-Penny, MalisBEE, a mosaic tile work.

One of the caveats for the artists was to help each of their fellow creators.

“It was kind of like a barn-raising of old,” Donch said.

Work began in March 2021, meeting for six consecutive Saturdays. The project took a break in May so everyone could get a Covid-19 vaccine. While much of the work was done outdoors, the artists wore masks. Donch said it became a challenge to maintain social distancing as the pieces began to take shape.

It resumed in June for three days a week, through July.

“Some of the work was very complicated,” Donch said.

To frame and showcase the new art, SolTrans also remodeled the garden surrounding the art pieces. Riders and members of the public can enjoy the art surrounded by many California native plants that attract pollinators such as bees, monarch butterflies and hummingbirds.

The new plants help in the conservation of water by being drought resistant.

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“Not Your Average Abalone” is on display along the Vallejo Waterfront.

Donch, a former Vacaville resident who heads up Interplay Design Inc., designs and builds public sculptures and sculptural environments throughout North America.

He got his start in 1978 when he worked with young Fort Logan residential mental health patients in Denver, Colorado, to create an outdoor lion sculpture.

He’s currently working on pieces for juried shows and has returned to working in bas relief.

Vallejo Art and Architecture Walk The Art and Architecture Walk, in the Arts and Entertainment District, is a collaborative project of the Vallejo Community Arts Foundation, Vallejo Arts Alliance, and the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. Funding for this project has been provided by a community-supported Participatory Budgeting Project using City of Vallejo Measure B funds, the Beautification and Design Review Board, and donations and volunteer work from many local businesses and artists. An interactive map is available at http://vallejoartandarchitecture. com/map.

Pieces of art • “Mother and Child,” by Jean Cherie, Waterfront parking lot, Mare Island Way and Georgia Street.

• “Connections,” by Sherry Tobin, Vallejo Ferry Terminal parking lot, Mare Island Way and Georgia Street.

• Project No. 11, by William Sievert, Vallejo Ferry Terminal parking lot, Mare Island Way and Georgia Street.

• “Not Your Average Abalone,” by Benbow Bullock, Vallejo Ferry Terminal, Mare Island Way and Georgia Street.

• Project No. 10, by Nell Blackwell, Independence Park, Mare Island Way at Maine Street.

• “Flaming Lotus Girls: SOMA,” John F. Kennedy Library, Georgia and Santa Clara streets.

• “Genius” sculpture, by Carl Milles, John F. Kennedy Library, Georgia and Santa Clara streets.

• Sculptures, by Rosa Estebanez, John F. Kennedy Library, Georgia and Santa Clara streets.

• “The Sculpture,” Georgia and Santa Clara streets.

• Project No. 3, by Laura Noel, Georgia and Santa Clara streets.

• “Downtown Vallejo,” by Miro Salazar, Georgia and Santa Clara streets.

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The Vallejo Art and Architecture Walk piece “Mother and Child” by Jean Cherie is on display at the waterfront parking lot, Mare Island Way and Georgia Street.

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• Project No. 5, by Christopher Trujillo, Georgia and Sacramento streets.

• Alibi Clock, Georgia Street between Sacramento and Marin streets.

• Project No. 4, by Sean Murdock, Georgia and Marin streets.

• “Diversity at Work” mural, by Miro Salazar, U.S. Post Office, Marin and Virginia streets.

• Children’s Art Camp Mosaic Bench, U.S. Post Office, Marin and Virginia streets.

• Project No. 7, by Cheryl Mitchell, Marin and Virginia streets.

• Project No. 9, by Robin Maclean, Marin and York streets.

• Mosaic Marketplace, Maine Street between Sacramento and Marin streets.

• Project No. 6, by Miro Salazar, Georgia Street and Sonoma Boulevard.

Architecture • 300 block of Georgia Street, near Marin Street, south side, 1890s-1930s, Classical, Beaux Arts, early 20th-century commercial.

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The annual event showcases what’s best about Suisun Valley, which on any given day offers city dwellers a place to escape crowded streets and see the country, buy fresh produce and taste wines.

Suisun Valley is located just west of Fairfield. It has fertile soils with a Mediterranean climate good enough to grow grapes for fine wines, just as in the neighboring, world-famous Napa Valley.

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Wine is a big part of the valley. Suisun Valley in 1982 won federal recognition as the Suisun Valley Appellation, making the valley an American Viticultural Area.

Grape varieties ranging from Sauvignon Blanc to Chardonnay to Gamay to Pinot Noir to Riesling are grown in the valley.

Several small wineries have tasting rooms. In addition, other wineries have grouped together to run a cooperative tasting room on Suisun Valley Road.

A big winery is headed to Suisun Valley. The Wagner family, owner of Caymus Vineyards in Napa Valley, plans to build a winery at the very southern end of the Suisun Valley appellation capable of producing 200,000 gallons of wine annually. It plans to bring grapes and wines from other locations to the Cordelia Road site for bottling, as well as grow grapes there.

But Suisun Valley is more than grapes.

People can go there to buy corn, strawberries, dried fruit and nuts and other produce from small, family run produce stands. They can buy olive oil made from olives grown and processed in the valley.

Solano County wants to get the word out. It has designated Suisun Valley to become an agritourism area. Goals include creating several more small centers with businesses that cater to valley visitors.

This year’s event includes eight locations featuring 12 wineries. The locations are Village 360, Jelly Belly Candy Company, Mangels Vineyards, Suisun Creek Winery, Suisun Valley Filling Station and Visitors Center, Suisun Valley Wine Cooperative, Tenbrink Vineyards and Tolenas Winery, and Wooden Valley Winery.

Passport Sunday takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24. It’s billed as a day of award-winning wines and wine country-inspired food across Suisun

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Valley. The event was canceled in spring 2020 due to pandemic lockdowns. The 2021 installment shifted to the fall, also as a result of the pandemic.

Ticket holders receive a passport map of the participating venues, a custom Suisun Valley wine glass to keep, food pairings from a different caterer at each location, special event day discounts and winery exclusives.

Passport Sunday 2022 participants include: Mangels Vineyards is dedicated to making premium wines from selected varietals grown in the Suisun Valley.

They strive for quality and enhancing the characteristics of each varietal when producing their small lots.

The Mangels family is continuing the tradition of winemaking in the Suisun Valley started by their great-grandfather more than 100 years ago. Gary Mangels purchased land in 1988 that would eventually become Mangels Vineyards. He planted his first vines in 1991. Gary and

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winemaker Gina Richmond founded Mangels Vineyards in 2009.

The winery is located at 4529 Suisun Valley Road in rural Fairfield.

Suisun Creek Winery is family owned and operated winery and vineyard. Brian Babcock, the winemaker is the fourth generation of grape growers in his family. He’s a native Californian and was raised on the same property that he farms today.

The family vineyard offers a wine club and private tastings in addition to 13 different varietal grapes.

The winery is located at 2434 Morrison Lane in rural Fairfield.

Suisun Valley Filling Station and Visitors Center is located at Mankas Corner, which has served as a tavern and meeting place for travelers and locals since the early 1800s.

The Filling Station hosts a vintage, gas station-inspired tasting room that provides locals and visitors with a friendly, hometown venue to sip artisan wine and craft beer made in Suisun Valley and beyond. Local artisan wine sold exclusively by the Filling Station includes Rock Creek Vineyard, Plough Family Vineyards, Capp Family Vineyard and Shed Creek Cellars.

Mankas BackDoor Grill and Plough Family Vineyards will be featured there.

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Suisun Valley Wine Cooperative boasts three distinct, family owned wineries: Sunset Cellars, Blacksmith Cellars and King Andrews Vineyards.

Winemaker Matt Smith built Blacksmith Cellars on the philosophy of crafting distinctive varietal driven and blended wines that he is passionate about. The process of winemaking is a lifestyle he embraces and enjoys and it shows in his releases.

Doug and Katsuko Sparks founded Sunset Cellars in their garage in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset District, Sunset Cellars believes in “Zen Zin” a minimalist winemaking style and respect for our grower’s efforts in the vineyards.

Winegrower Roger King and his wife Carol produce unique and boutique wines of Suisun Valley and Solano County. Small lot winemaking from the vineyard to the winery brings fresh vibrant wines to your palate.

They grow, vint and bottle wines with limited intervention.

The co-op rotates wines on a weekly basis.

It’s located at 4495 Suisun Valley Road in rural Fairfield.

Tenbrink Vineyards & Winery is owned and operated by Linda and Steve Tenbrink, who moved to Suisun Valley as newlyweds in 1982 to live and work in a rustic setting for

• Passport Sunday 2022 info and tickets: http:// suisunvalley.com.

• BackRoad Vines: 707-759-0185; info@ backroadvines.com; https:// backroadvines.com.

• Blacksmith Cellars: www.blacksmithcellars.com.

• Caymus-Suisun: www. wagnerfamilyofwine.com.

• King Andrews Vineyards: http://king andrewsvineyards.com.

• Mangels Vineyards: 707-410-5392; www. mangelsvineyards.com.

• Suisun Creek Winery: 805-704-2822; info@ suisuncreekwinery. com; www.suisuncreek winery.com.

• Suisun Valley Filling Station and Visitors Center: 707-863-1555; www.suisunvalley fillingstation.com.

• Suisun Valley Wine Cooperative: 707-4508603; www.svwinecoop.com.

• Sunset Cellars: http:// sunsetcellars.com.

• Tenbrink Vineyards & Winery: 707-480-7334; www.tenbrink vineyards.com.

• Tolenas Vineyards & Winery: 707-372-1434; http://tolenaswinery.com.

• Village 360: 707-863-0646; https://village-360.com.

• Wooden Valley Winery: 707-864-0730; info@ woodenvalley.com; www. woodenvalley.com.

• Jelly Belly Candy Company: 800-9-JELLYBEAN, www.jellybelly.com.

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Maria Quaintance, left, gets some wine poured for her at the Passport Sunday event at Wooden Valley Winery, Aug. 8, 2021.

the rest of their lives. They have farmed in Suisun Valley for most of their lives.

Over the years they’ve acquired farmland, which now includes approximately 60 acres of vineyards and 52 acres planted with walnuts, a variety of fruit trees and an heirloom tomato patch.

They grow several hundred varieties of tomatoes each year for fine dining restaurants.

In 2006, at the urging of renowned winemaker Abe Schoener, they decided to build their winery and focus on growing wine grapes. Today they handcraft 1,500 cases in Tenbrink’s red barn winery, which was added to the remnants of a 100-year-old redwood barn.

Tenbrink uses both traditional and new methods of winemaking to craft wines that are uniquely their own.

Because they’re farmers first, they use a shovel on the label; they say it captures what they are all about. Tolenas Vineyards & Winery will also be featured there. Tenbrink is located at 4185 Chadbourne Road in rural Fairfield.

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a Makers Market with local vendors, Suisun Valley wine tasting from BackRoad Vines and both fine dining and café dining.

Village 360 is located at 4949 Suisun Valley Road. Its affiliation with BackRoad Vines brings wines crafted from hand-picked berries that are sourced from the winery’s complementary terroir, which ensures the premium foundation of the wines. Small-vessel fermenting paired with stainless steel and French oak barrel aging structures and balances the winery’s varietals.

The winery features a wine club, tastings, a vibrant calendar of events and bocce play on site. It is located at 2221 Julian Lane in rural Fairfield.

The Lanza family at Wooden Valley Winery has been producing awardwinning wines from the Suisun Valley Appellation for more than 85 years, well before there was a Suisun Valley American Viticultural Area.

The family has been in the winemaking business for three generations. The family shares a strong connection to the land and an unrelenting commitment to improving the way they farm their vineyards and craft their wines.

Taking time to share food and wine with family and friends has always been

a part of the family’s heritage. They warmly invite people to visit their winery and tasting room to sample their wines, learn more about the family’s history and experience for yourself some old-fashioned Lanza family hospitality.

The winery is located at 4756 Suisun Valley Road in rural Fairfield.

From being a local secret to worldfamous, the pint-sized jelly bean offers a variety of flavors and colors at the Jelly Belly Candy Company.

Starting in the lobby filled with jelly bean art and eclectic decorations, guests can tour the factory daily. Tours leave every 10 to 15 minutes and last about 40 minutes. Free samples of Jelly Belly products are available.

During the 40-minute walking tour, Jelly Belly guides will show guests a working factory where more than 150 different sweet treats are made.

The factory, however, is not in operations during the weekends and on major holidays. Learn the secrets to how they create the legendary Jelly Belly jelly bean and discover why it takes more than a week to make a single bean. Jelly Belly features a Wine & Chocolate Experience that complements Passport Sunday options throughout the nearby Suisun Valley. The Jelly Belly visitor center is located at One Jelly Belly Lane in Fairfield.

Passport Sunday is designed for guests who are 21 or older. People will be asked to show identification at venues where alcohol is being served.

Tickets are $50 each and include a signature wine glass, featuring a new logo, along with a tasting pass to enjoy wine at all participating venues.

Passport Sunday is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Suisun Valley Vintners and Growers Association. The safety of guests and the community remains a top priority for the wineries and farms. None of the wineries will be serving food. Instead, guests can purchase items from food trucks that will be parked at various locations around the valley. Every venue will follow all of Solano County’s Covid-19 safety protocols. DS SPRING 2022

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hose who want to hike this spring and summer along scenic trails have ample opportunities to do so here in Solano County, both near the city and well off the beaten path.

Bay Area Ridge Trail Bay Area outdoors enthusiasts have long dreamed of having trail systems circling the region along its hilltops and along its waterways.

The Bay Area Ridge Trail tackles the hilltop route. Some 330 miles of a targeted 550 miles of trails are open, including about 29 miles in Solano County. The Solano County portions pass through such areas as Lynch Canyon Open Space and Rockville Hills Regional Park in Fairfield and along McGary Road.

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years. For example, the Solano Land Trust bought what was then known as the 1,500-acre Rockville Trails Preserve property in the hills above Suisun and Green valleys, providing the opportunity to extend the trail from adjacent Rockville Hills Park toward Napa County. The Rockville Trails property has since been renamed the Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space in honor of the native Patwin people who originally settled across the region.

The Bay Trail envisions a 500-mile trail along the shorelines. Existing segments in Solano County include the Benicia Bridge and Carquinez Bridge pedestrian paths, as well as segments along the Benicia and Vallejo waterfronts.

MORE INFORMATION: Bay Area Ridge Trail, www.ridgetrail.org; Bay Trail, www.baytrail.org

Brannan Island State Park This 365-acre park with its many waterways through the SacramentoSan Joaquin Delta is located on the lower end of Brannan Island. The Sacramento River is on its west, Three Mile Slough to the southeast and Seven Mile Slough is on its northeast.

The park offers both day use and camping with a multiple-lane boat launch, picnicking, swimming, windsurfing and wildlife habitats within a maze of waterways. Anglers

Brannan Island State Park can catch a variety of striped bass, sturgeon, catfish, bluegill, perch and bullhead. Dogs are allowed but must be on a leash.

LOCATION: 17645 Highway 160, Rio Vista (Highway 160 a few miles south of the city of Rio Vista in Sacramento County) MORE INFORMATION: www.parks.ca. gov/?page_id=487

Grizzly Island Grizzly Island Wildlife Area is a 115,000-acre Suisun Marsh showplace that contains 10 percent of the state’s remaining wetlands, as well as sloughs and upland habitat.

Much of the land is owned by 150 duck clubs and is off-limits to the public. The 8,600-acre Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, 10 miles south of Suisun City, is open. Owned by the state Department of Fish and Game, it provides a place where people can

hunt, fish and bird watch. The state also owns other land in the marsh that forms what it calls the 14,300acre Grizzly Island Complex.

On Grizzly Island itself, visitors can see such sights as tule elk, ducks, otters, herons, California clapper rails and many other types of wildlife. The Department of Fish and Games grooms land behind levees to grow vegetation favored by waterfowl, flooding and draining these areas at certain times of the year.

Some historians say the name “Grizzly Island” comes from grizzly bears that long ago traveled to the area from Mount Diablo to eat rosehips and other vegetation.

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Jepson Prairie Jepson Prairie Preserve is one of California’s best remaining examples of a vernal pool ecosystem and native grassland prairie. Dry and dormant most of the year, the prairie is transformed each spring by winter rains into a tapestry of stunning colors, and its vernal pools host a rich diversity of rare aquatic life. Enjoy an easy guided walk which may include portions of the preserve that are only accessible with a Jepson Prairie docent. Learn about vernal pools and see the aquatic invertebrate and flowering plants that depend on them.

The vernal pool flora at Jepson were first described in 1892 by botanist Willis Linn Jepson, but it took another 80 years for scientists and conservationists to gain enough momentum for protection. In the mid-1970s a committee was formed to protect Olcott Lake and the surrounding prairie.

Two years after the Nature Conservancy purchased the 1,566-acre site, it was dedicated as the Willis Linn Jepson Prairie Preserve in 1982. In 1983, the University of California brought the preserve into the University’s Natural

Lagoon Valley Park Reserve System. In 1987 the National Park Service designated Dixon Vernal Pools, of which Jepson is the centerpiece, a National Natural Landmark.

Solano Land Trust assumes primary responsibility for the management of the land with the goal to preserve, protect and enhance the habitat for native plants and animals.

Knowledgeable docents share information during guided tours about the beautiful flowers, and certified dipper docents show participants some of the fascinating aquatic invertebrate that live in the vernal pools.

LOCATION: Cook Lane off of Highway 113, 10 miles south of Dixon in rural Solano County.

MORE INFORMATION: Solano Land Trust, 707-432-0150,

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Joice Island Joice Island is a 2,150-acre property in Suisun Marsh that has been a state wildlife area since 1931, making it one of California’s first refuges.

The island is managed by the Department of Fish and Game as part of its Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. Joice Island allows less public access than Grizzly Island itself, which has the Department of Fish and Game headquarters. Waterfowl hunters can hunt on Joice Island during the duck hunting season by reservation only.

Joice Island is also the site of the annual wild pig hunt. Hunters during

King-Swett Ranches the spring can get permits to help control the wild pig population there.

LOCATION: About 4 miles south of Suisun City and Highway 12 near Grizzly Island Road MORE INFORMATION: 707-425-3828, www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region3/ grizzlyisland/index.html

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King-Swett Ranches The King-Swett Ranches are a hidden treasure yet to be discovered by most Bay Area residents. This recently protected 3,956-acre expanse of land straddles the southwestern corner of Solano County. Views from atop King Ranch sweep across the Suisun Marsh all the way to the Sierras, with Mount Diablo rising to the south. On the western edge of Vallejo-Swett Ranch, views include the Golden Gate Bridge and Mount Tamalpais, the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays, and the Napa River and marshes.

The steep hilly grasslands, oak woodlands and riparian corridors provide habitat for a wide variety of species, including many that are rare and endangered. Johnny jump-ups provide habitat for rare butterflies.

Several ponds provide prime habitat for the endangered California red-legged frog. Slivers of serpentine soils support native grasses such as purple needlegrass, blue wild rye and numerous wildflowers.

The hills are a raptor’s paradise where golden eagles, Northern harriers, burrowing owls, and Swainson’s, Cooper’s and red-tailed hawks scan the open grasslands for food. Birders will delight in spotting Northern orioles, towhees, Western bluebirds, Swainson’s thrushes, Western kingbirds, black phoebes, tree swallows, and western meadowlarks. Mammals include black-tailed deer, coyotes and ground squirrels.

The King-Swett Ranches are currently open to the public for staff- or docent-led activities only. A nature hike takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Saturday of the month most months.

LOCATION: Between Interstates 680 and 80 near Fairfield (to the northeast), Benicia (to the south) and Vallejo (to the west) MORE INFORMATION:

www.solanolandtrust.org

Lagoon Valley/ Pena Adobe Park Lagoon Valley/Peña Adobe Regional Park offers a great mix of recreation and history for residents, with hiking and biking trails, a lake for fishing, picnic areas, a dog park, the Peña Adobe and the GoheenMowers Museum.

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The 106-acre lagoon is the home to a considerable population of geese and ducks, as well as a nice backdrop for the many running and bicycling events that take place in the parking lot and use the trails that run through the surrounding hills.

Historic Peña Adobe was built in the 1840s by some of Vacaville’s first pioneers and hosts many spring and summertime youth parks programs.

Both the adobe and the adjacent Goheen-Mowers Museum were renovated and reopened to the public more than a decade ago.

Volunteers now offer demonstrations of early pioneer and American Indian life the first Saturday of every month in conjunction with the Rush Ranch Educational Council.

LOCATION: Entrance to both Lagoon Valley Park and Peña Adobe on Peña Adobe Road just off Rivera Road, just west of Vacaville MORE INFORMATION: Lagoon Valley Park: www.cityofvacaville.com/index. aspx?page=375. Peña Adobe/ Goheen-Mowers Museum: 707-447-0518, www.penaadobe.org

Lynch Canyon Lynch Creek, at 1,039 acres, is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna that includes buckeyes, oaks and wetland meadows, and deer, fox, bobcat, waterfowl, and many raptors to include red-tailed and redshouldered hawks, and the majestic golden eagle. Also of interest are specimens of native grasses. A small reservoir provides a home to muskrats, great blue herons and endangered California red-legged frogs.

Lynch Canyon is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Mondays. It may be closed on short notice in case of high fire danger, extreme rain or construction.

For those who want more of a hands-on experience, volunteer work days are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of most months. Guided horseback rides are available to experienced riders with fit horses on any day that a docent agrees to lead such a ride.

LOCATION: Just north of Interstate 80 between American Canyon Road and Highway 12 (Jameson Canyon Road) MORE INFORMATION:

www.solanolandtrust.org

Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve Visitors to the preserve at Mare

Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park COURTESY OF JORGE FLEIGE

Island in Vallejo can take in both history and nature.

A trail leads to the top of a 284-foot hill overlooking San Pablo Bay, with distant views of Mount Tamalpais, Mount Diablo and Mount St. Helena. Those who don’t want to hike can still see Mare Island cemetery and century-old stone buildings at the old ammunition depot left over from the island’s long history as a naval shipyard.

Access to the preserve was restricted for several months due to wildfires that occurred there and on Mare Island in the fall of 2019. The preserve reopened to the community in the spring of 2020. Check ahead of time for access requirements.

LOCATION: Railroad Avenue at southern tip of Mare Island MORE INFORMATION: Erin Hanford, erin.hanford@cityofvallejo.net, 707-648-5406

be the gateway for visitors from the local community, the Bay Area and the Central Valley into the western hills of Solano County and beyond.

Solano Land Trust will preserve and protect Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park and its biological and cultural resources for generations to come. The nonprofit values sustaining agriculture on this property and foresees compatible public access, education and scientific discovery as a means to connect this land with the community.

The property is only available for specified docent-led tours. Guided horseback rides are available to experienced riders with fit horses on any day that a docent agrees to lead such a ride.

MORE INFORMATION: Solano Land Trust. 707-432-0150, www.solanolandtrust.org

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Rockville Hills Regional Park

Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park, formerly Rockville Trails Preserve, epitomizes the beauty, rural character and quiet splendor that is Solano County. Filled with stands of blue and live oaks, temporal vernal pools, wildflowers and wildlife, the preserve’s 1,500 acres provides a connection to the region’s past and a vision for the future.

As you explore this land, it is easy to imagine a time when Patwin Indians walked the oak forests and stood on the highest mesa to look out over the valleys below. The forests, rugged hills and high ridges that they saw hundreds of years ago are largely unchanged. This new natural park will

The park includes 633 beautiful acres of grasslands and oak woodlands, with a dense mixed broadleaf forest. The rich, biological and diverse habitats provide shelter to a variety of wildlife that make the park their home. The park is maintained by the city of Fairfield and features hiking and mountain bike trails.

LOCATION: 2149 Rockville Road in Fairfield, about three-quarters of a mile west of the intersection of Rockville Road and Suisun Valley Road. Park entrance on the left side of the road.

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olano County is among the most geographically diverse of California’s 58 counties.

Vallejo, in the southern corner of the county, sits along San Pablo Bay and has the graceful Carquinez suspension bridge to take Interstate 80 motorists over the Carquinez Strait.

Here, summer skies are often gray in the morning from the high fog that streams through the Golden Gate on the opposite end of the bay.

Benicia’s views are also dominated by water. The city sits along the Carquinez Strait and Southhampton Bay. Solano County is considered part of the Bay Area and the Vallejo/Benicia area shows why.

In the northernmost county near Dixon, the Bay Area seems a world away.

The flat Central Valley land is dominated by agriculture. Summer temperatures often soar into triple digits and winter brings a type of fog called the tule fog.

There are no major waterways to be seen, though there are canals that bring irrigation water to farms.

Eastern Solano County is Delta country. Here, near the small city of Rio Vista, the Sacramento River and a network of sloughs are a watery highway for boats.

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Zakayda Chatman, 8, cools down at the Aquatics Complex at Allan Witt Park in Fairfield.

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Cache Slough to Ryer Island, a farming community behind levees.

The western county has oak-studded hills and valleys, in places presenting an appearance similar to the Wine Country of Napa and Sonoma counties. Not coincidentally, this is Solano County’s own wine country, with acres of vineyards and several wineries in Suisun Valley.

The central county near Fairfield and Suisun City is a land of transition between the Delta and the bays. Among its features are Suisun Marsh, the largest contiguous estuarine marsh in the United States. Duck clubs dominate this land of tules and wetlands. State preserves feature such sights as tule elk.

Solano County, with 454,000 residents, retains a rural feel. A voterpassed law funnels most growth into the county’s seven cities. Fairfield has established open space buffers between it and Vacaville to the north and Benicia

and Vallejo to the south.

That leaves agriculture as the main land use in rural Solano County. Farmers grow everything from tomatoes to peaches to sunflower to alfalfa. Ranchers have sheep, cows and other animals.

Crops in 2020 had a value of $357.2 million, according to the county’s most-recent crop report.

The county’s rural areas also provide places for recreation. People can boat and fish in local sloughs, hunt in Suisun Marsh and hike in Lynch Canyon, Rockville Hills and Lagoon Valley parks. They can camp along Putah Creek at Lake Solano park and along the Sacramento River at Sandy Beach park.

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Interested in seeing something interesting?

Benicia Downtown Benicia Downtown Benicia offers myriad festivals and events for all ages. The fall season offers plenty of activities, from a farmers market to various community celebrations and more.

MORE INFORMATION: 707-745-9791, www.beniciamainstreet.org

Sepay Groves Olive Oil Sepay Groves Olive Oil, the oldest olive oil store in Solano County, offers an expansive variety of award-winning extra virgin and flavored olive oils and serves as an outlet store for the oldest operating olive oil producer in Suisun Valley, who arguably produces the best Tuscan extra virgin olive oil in Northern California. All oils and vinegars are bottled by hand in small batches to maintain their integrity, with the oils sold in their first year of life.

LOCATION: 364 First St., Benicia FOR APPOINTMENTS AND MORE INFORMATION: 707-434-8222,

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Benicia Capitol State Historic Park MORE INFORMATION: 707-648-1911, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=476

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park Benicia briefly served as California’s capital 150 years ago. Benicia Capitol State Historic Park commemorates the era of 1853 to 1854. The old capitol building remains and is open to visitors. Vallejo was the state capital before Benicia, but Gen. Mariano Vallejo failed to provide the promised buildings and lawmakers moved it.

Benicia has a Greek temple-style capitol building, but this too failed to convince state lawmakers to stay in Solano County. Sacramento became the capital in March 1854. The Benicia Capitol building over the years served as a fire station, police station and even a dance hall. The Benicia Capitol is the only pre-Sacramento capitol building that remains.

LOCATION: 115 W. G St., Benicia MORE INFORMATION: 707-745-3385,

Benicia State Recreation Area

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The shores of Southampton Bay are home to one of Solano County’s few state parks. People come to Benicia State Recreation Area to walk, run, cycle, birdwatch and fish. The state lists the Dillon’s Point marsh as an area in the park particularly favored by anglers. A few motorhome campsites are available, though no tent campsites. It has 2.5 miles of roads and paths. Benicia State Park is also home to the Forrest Deaner Native Plant Botanic Garden. The only other Solano County state park is Benicia Capitol State Historic Park, though the county does have state wildlife refuges.

Located between the Sacramento River Delta and San Francisco Bay, the Benicia Marina is a jewel located on the north side of the Carquinez Strait, with spectacular views from every slip in the harbor. It offers guest berthing, power, water and a safe environment.

It is also only a short walk away from downtown Benicia’s charming First Street and its shops as well as walking and bike trails. Guest boats must check in at the marina office for berth assignments. Call in advance for the availability of either transient or overnight berthing.

LOCATION: Columbus Parkway exit

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LOCATION: 266 E. B St., Benicia MORE INFORMATION: 707-745-2628,

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Make Benicia Main Street your first stop when exploring the scenic town of Benicia. The Downtown visitor center is located in the historic train depot at the foot of First Street. You’ll find lots of information, gifts, and souvenirs. Then explore the shops, restaurants, spas, historical sites and artful whimsy that line the 12 blocks of First Street.

We’re located at 90 First Street, on the waterfront.

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Dixon Dixon May Fair The Dixon May Fair returns May 5-8 after a two-year pandemic hiatus. This year’s theme is “Super Fun” and will celebrate the fair’s 145th year.

Livestock will once again be at the fair, featuring young agriculturalists showcasing their skills.

Talented artists, photographers, crafters, bakers and more will once again be able to show off their skills to the community during the four-day event.

Carnival rides, live entertainment, food and fun are planned for the fair.

LOCATION: 655 S. 1st St. MORE INFORMATION: https://dixonmayfair.com

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery The Sacramento Valley National Cemetery is the seventh national cemetery built in California and the 124th in the nation. It opened to burials in 2006. It is located on Midway Road between Vacaville and Dixon. The cemetery should serve the needs of the area for the next 50 years. It opened with 14 acres for interment of local veterans and their loved ones, and has steadily expanded.

LOCATION: 5810 Midway Road, Dixon

MORE INFORMATION: 707-693-2460,

www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/sacramento.asp

Fairfield 2022 Wings Over Solano Open House Travis Air Force Base hosts the 2022 Wings Over Solano Open House program May 14-15. Gates open at 9 a.m. each day with events scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The open house is open to the general public. Admission is free.

LOCATION: Travis Air Force Base MORE INFORMATION: https://www.travis.af.mil/

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legendary Jelly Belly jelly bean and discover why it takes more than a week to make a single bean. The factory is not in operation Saturdays and Sundays.

Tours continue when the factory is not in operation.

LOCATION: One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield MORE INFORMATION: 800-9-JELLYBEAN,

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From being a local secret to world-famous, the pint-sized jelly bean offers a variety of flavors and colors at the Jelly Belly Candy Company. Starting in the lobby filled with jelly bean art and eclectic decorations, guests can tour the factory daily.

Tours leave every 10 to 15 minutes and last about 40 minutes. Free samples of Jelly Belly products are available. During the 40-minute walking tour, Jelly Belly guides will show guests a working factory where more than 150 different sweet treats are made. Learn the secrets to how they create the

Solano Town Center Solano Town Center mall is one of Solano County’s major shopping and restaurant areas. The two-story mall has about 130 storefronts, ranging from department stores to recruiting offices to movie theaters. It is also a destination for various walking clubs that want to escape the weather.

Children can climb and explore the bright, colorful play area filled with animal characters, large puzzles and plenty of space to stretch their legs.

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Developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the mall has gone through various renovations through the years. The latest brought an $8.5 million, 33,000-square-foot dining court to the mall in April 2011. The mall was renovated end-to-end in 2006 at a cost of $20 million.

LOCATION: 1350 Travis Blvd., Fairfield MORE INFORMATION: 707-425-1164,

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Fairfield Aquatics Complex Whether it’s exercise, a birthday party or swim lessons, the Fairfield Aquatics Complex offers a lane or slide for all occasions. The center features a natatorium with retractable roof, a zero-depth entry play area, a lazy river current for fun and a six-lane activity pool with a slide and diving board.

The outside shallow play area for kids includes slides, climbing structures, water-dumping toys and water-spray toys adjacent to a grass area for families to lounge and enjoy the sunshine. There is also a picnic area for large groups to use for the day or rent the entire facility after hours for company parties, school field trips or special occasions.

There is an indoor meeting room and party rooms for smaller groups to enjoy the facilities and catered to in a private setting. A concession stand provides hot and cold drinks and food.

LOCATION: Allan Witt Park, 1741 W. Texas St.,

Fairfield

MORE INFORMATION: 707-428-7428,

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Sonoma Harvest Olive Oil & Winery’s stylish tasting room offers complimentary tastings of almost all of the available Sonoma Harvest food products, including its gourmet olive oils, vinegars, mustards, honey, tapanades, jams, sauces and more. A wine tasting includes the full flight and features four varietals. The tasting room features a well-equipped kids’ club so the little ones can be entertained by puzzles, games, and movies while the adults sip some wine, sample yummy bites and shop among wine country merchandise. Sonoma Harvest’s tasting room is open from noon to e p.m.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The tasting room reopened in March as restrictions to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus eased. The kids’ club remained closed in early June.

LOCATION: 770 Chadbourne Road in Fairfield MORE INFORMATION: 707-389-4815,

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taking a stroll can be seen at the waterfront almost daily. Much of the activity is centered around the Harbor Plaza at Main and Solano streets, which has hosted concerts and plenty of community activities. The waterfront is often referred to as “a jewel” of the community.

LOCATION: Main Street, Suisun City

Suisun City Waterfront

MORE INFORMATION: www.suisunwaterfront.com

A bevy of shops, restaurants and cafés beckon local residents and visitors to the Suisun City waterfront. Fishermen, dog walkers and people just

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for injured birds and wildlife and a place where people can learn about the natural world of the Suisun Marsh. It is located at the foot of Kellogg Street next to the Suisun City boat ramp. The center’s predecessor, the Wildlife Rescue and Release Services, began in 1977. The center relies heavily on volunteers who do presentations and guide field trips. It is also home to about a dozen nonreleasable raptors, raccoons, coyotes and other animals that help with the staff’s wildlife education program.

Nut Tree Plaza

LOCATION: 1171 Kellogg St., Suisun City MORE INFORMATION: 707-429-4295,

www.suisunwildlife.org

Suisun Valley Il Fiorello Olive Oil Company

golden-green oil and savor the rich taste. Certain times of the year, Il Fiorello opens the mill to the public and processes what people bring in. There are also tastings available, as well as various classes throughout the year.

LOCATED: 2625 Mankas Corner Road, rural Fairfield FOR APPOINTMENTS AND MORE INFORMATION:

Named after the small white flowers of the olive trees, Il Fiorello Olive Oil Company offers tours of the mill that produces the oils from the locally grown fruit. The family owned company produces artisan olive oil from the Suisun Valley and Green Valley orchards. Using a modern continuoussystem olive mill, it can process 1,700 pounds of olives per hour. Tours give folks the chance to stand at the final separator, the cucciolo, as the olives are milled. They can dip pieces of fresh bread in the

707-864-1529, www.ilfiorello.com

Manka’s Corner Manka’s Corner is a small commercial area amid the farmlands of Suisun Valley. Solano County is promoting Suisun Valley as an agricultural tourist draw and Manka’s Corner is a key part of the plan, given that it has restaurants and shops where valley visitors can stop. People can eat at the Mankas

BackDoor Grill, sample local wines at Suisun Valley Filling Station, Vezer Family Vineyards, or buy used and collectable items at John’s Hauling. The area’s name comes from Christley Manka, a pioneer to Suisun Valley around 1850. He established a tavern at what is now Manka’s Corner.

LOCATION: Mankas Corner Road and Clayton Road MORE INFORMATION: www.suisunvalley.com

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Vacaville, is an entertaining blend of the old and new, with a wide host of retail businesses sharing the land with a family oriented town plaza that features the restored Nut Tree train and a carousel.

The plaza inherited the legacy of the original Nut Tree, which was founded in 1921 when the Power family set up a small fruit stand under a large oak tree beside the road that is now I-80. It grew into the most popular road stop between Sacramento and San Francisco, offering a restaurant, dried fruits, toys, children’s rides, aviation books, souvenirs, gemstones and a post office. The original Nut Tree closed in 1996, only to be reborn as the Nut Tree Plaza, which offers a mix of more than 40 restaurants and businesses that includes the Fenton’s Creamery, See’s Candy and major businesses such as Best Buy. Nut Tree’s town plaza typically hosts special events.

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and fitness centers. The downtown’s businesssupported activities include the mid-spring to mid-fall Certified Farmers Market each Saturday at the Creekwalk Plaza at Andrews Park.

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LOCATION: Area surrounding Merchant and

LOCATION: East Monte Vista Avenue at MORE INFORMATION: www.nuttreeusa.com

Clustered around the intersection of Merchant and Main streets, Vacaville’s downtown is an active and entertaining neighborhood with activities that range from summertime farmers markets and town square concerts to major community events. It is a historically well-preserved town center with more than two dozen restaurants, cafes and bars sharing the sidewalks with a healthy selection of small shops and businesses that run the gamut from bicycle stores and travel agencies to photo studios

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MORE INFORMATION: 707-451-2100;

www.downtownvacaville.com

Vacaville Premium Outlets It’s easy to spend an entire day shopping at the impressive collection of more than 120 retail outlets in the Vacaville Premium Outlets. The retail campus is one of the largest shopping destinations in the Sacramento/San Francisco Bay area.

Reviews by shoppers laud its wide selection of stores that includes major names such as Calvin Klein, Nike and Polo Ralph Lauren, as well as some really good deals for those who are willing to hunt.

Reviewers’ only downside is the sheer size and its popularity for everyone from local shoppers to tour buses, which can make finding weekend parking an adventure of its own. For those who want a break from all the bargain hunting, there is a good selection of sit-down restaurants such as The Olive Garden and fast food joints such as In-N-Out Burger within walking distance.

LOCATION: 321 Nut Tree Road, Vacaville MORE INFORMATION: 707-447-5755; www.premiumoutlets.com

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Known years ago as Marine World/Africa USA for its ocean and continental wildlife, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is now known more for its rides. Take a topsy, turvy spin on the thriller coaster, Superman, or one of the many other thrill, family or children’s rides. See cougars and dolphins, walruses and penguins, among other animals. Take in a wildlife show, eat some food and take in an exhibit. The park also transforms during some holidays, adding special attractions for the Fourth of July, Halloween and Christmas celebrations.

Season passes are available.

LOCATION: 1001 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo (From

Fairfield: Take Interstate 80 westbound. From Interstate 80, take the Discovery Kingdom exit) MORE INFORMATION: 707-643-6722 for recorded information; 707-644-4000 for administrative office, www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom

Vallejo Solano County Fair The Solano County Fair returns June 16-19 after a two-year virtual hiatus. “Bale of Fun” is the theme for the 2022 Solano County Fair, the 73rd year in a row that Solano County has celebrated the special

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place that we all call home. Solano residents and visitors alike are invited to come for the carnival rides, the fair food, the entertainment the special talents of people from across the region. Livestock will be on hand, celebrating the hard work Solano’s youth have invested in raising their animals. Equally important are the exhibits showcasing Solano’s artists, crafters, garden enthusiasts and more.

LOCATION: Solano County Fairgrounds,

900 Fairgrounds Drive

MORE INFORMATION: https://www.scfair.com/

Children’s Wonderland Park Acres of pure childhood joy await at this Vallejo park, with castles, a giant teapot, fire truck and other play structures as well as Cinderella’s carriage and modern play structures. A fully fenced park with plenty of high-imagination play areas, picnic facilities, open space, a craft area and an outdoor theater, Children’s Wonderland provides plenty of fun for the youngsters. Birthday party packages and multiple-visit passes are also available.

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San Francisco Bay Ferry Used by both commuters and tourists headed from Solano County to San Francisco, the San Francisco Bay Ferry, formerly the Vallejo Bay Ferry, offers another option to traveling to the interior Bay Area.

The San Francisco Bay Ferry leaves the Vallejo waterfront several times daily to bring travelers across San Pablo Bay to the San Francisco Ferry Building. Ferry commuters avoid the traffic and get stunning views of the region. The trip takes about an hour. Some ferries also stop at Pier 41. In addition to the daily trips, the ferry offers special service to San Francisco Giants games. There is a fee to park.

LOCATION: 289 Mare Island Way MORE INFORMATION: 877-643-3779,

swimming, picnicking, hiking, biking, bird watching and wildlife photography. More than 200,000 visitors a year enjoy the activities, which include 83 campsites – 36 have water and electric hookups.

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Winters

LOCATION: 8685 Pleasants Valley Road, rural

Winters

MORE INFORMATION: 530-795-2900, www.co.solano.

Lake Solano County Park Located between Winters and Lake Berryessa, Lake Solano Park is found along the coastal foothills along Putah Creek. The park offers a variety of activities: fishing, boating, camping,

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dating back to 1876. The Main Street business district is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among the buildings is the one-time Hotel DeVilbiss, built in 1889. Its Italianate design and arched windows contribute to the effect of its being a grand hotel. It is home to such businesses as the Buckhorn Restaurant. The downtown has wine tasting rooms, restaurants and a restored Putah Creek. The creek has walking trails and can be seen from the restored Trestle Bridge.

LOCATION: Main Street, Winters MORE INFORMATION: 530-795-2329,

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Passengers catch views of the native flowers that cover Solano County’s green hillsides and fields. The views change weekly and Museum docents are on board to point out whatever happens to be blooming along the way such as poppies, goldfields, and sheep’s sorrel.

Visitors can also tour the Rail Car Display House and the Exhibit Hall, picnic in the Museum’s spacious park, and shop in the Museum Store. Parking is free.

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apa County is still a land of wineries, restaurants and the good life, despite a devastating Aug. 24, 2014, earthquake and the deadly wine country wildfires in October 2017 and 2020.

The county has about 400 wineries.

Beringer and Mondavi are among the most famous and are corporate-owned.

But most are family owned. The historic Inglenook Winery is owned by famous director Francis Ford Coppola. Vintner Dario Sattui built the Castello di Amorosa winery, which is housed in a reproduction of a 13th century Tuscan castle.

The Napa Valley is the focus of Wine Country. It is about 30 miles long and contains the towns of Napa, Yountville, Rutherford, St. Helena and Calistoga.

Highway 29 on the west side of the valley and the Silverado Trail on the east side are the major roads in the valley.

Napa is the county’s largest city and the county seat. It got hit particularly hard by the South Napa Earthquake, with the stone facades of some of the historic buildings crumbling. Still, various restaurants and stores remained open in the wake of the quake and the rebuilding continues.

The downtown is a mix of the old and the new. Some buildings date back to the 1800s. The Riverfront development is a multiple-story mix of restaurants, shops and residences that opened a few years ago.

Running through the downtown is the Napa River, which then cuts over to the Oxbow District, another area with restaurants and shops.

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French Laundry, a world-famous restaurant. It’s been included among Restaurant Magazine’s 50 top restaurants in the world and has repeatedly earned three Michelin stars, the most possible.

Calistoga in the north end of the valley is famous for its spas and mud baths.

People who want to travel the Napa Valley but not drive have an option. They can eat, drink and watch the scenery from the Wine Train that runs along tracks parallel to Highway 29.

Napa County also has outdoor recreation opportunities. People can hike amid redwoods in Bothe-Napa Park between St. Helena and Calistoga. They

can hike brushy hills for views of the Bay Area in Skyline Park near Napa.

They can take a brief hike north of St. Helena to see the Bale Grist Mill, with its wooden water wheel.

Lake Berryessa in the eastern county offers water recreation opportunities, from boating to fishing. The huge reservoir has seven resorts that are amid a transition that has left two at full-strength, two closed and three with limited services. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation runs public fishing and day-use areas along the lake.

More information: www.countyofnapa.org SPRING 2022

Spend the day, see some sights Napa Valley Wine Train Take trip on the Napa Valley Wine Train for a unique dining experience along a 36-mile round trip, a threehour meandering course through the Napa Valley. The trip runs from Napa to St. Helena and back, traveling through the towns of Yountville, Oakville and Rutherford. The train has three kitchens, allowing patrons the chance to choose either lunch or dinner trips with regional cuisine.

Three packages are available: Silverado Package, Gourmet Express Package and the Vista Dome Package.

A host of winery tours and events, such as the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, are also available.

LOCATION: 1275 McKinstry St., Napa MORE INFORMATION: 800-427-4124,

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Old Faithful Geyser No need to go out of the state to see Old Faithful. A quick trip to Calistoga, in the Napa Valley, will bring you to California’s version of the famous geyser that shares a namesake. It’s one of three geysers in the world with the “old faithful” moniker, which are geysers that perform at regular intervals. Old Faithful in Calistoga erupts about every 30 minutes, shooting water 60 to 100 feet in the air. The grounds have a picnic location, a snack bar and gift store in addition to a petting zoo that features Tennessee fainting goats, Jacob’s four-horn sheep and guard llamas.

LOCATION: 1299 Tubbs Lane, Calistoga MORE INFORMATION: 707-942-6463,

www.oldfaithfulgeyser.com

Robert Lewis Stevenson State Park Famous author Robert Louis Stevenson spent his honeymoon in 1880 on the site of the state park that bears his name. The park includes a 5-mile hike to the top of Mount St. Helena, from which much of the Bay Area is visible, as well as Mount Shasta – 192 miles away – on a clear day.

LOCATION: 7 miles north of Calistoga

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di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art The di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, located on more than 200 acres in the Napa Valley’s Carneros Region, offers a wide variety of Northern California art. Gallery 1 is open for drop-in visits, while Gallery 2 is available only through tours.

LOCATION: 5200 Sonoma Highway

(Highway 12), Napa

MORE INFORMATION: 707-226-5991,

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Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park The park is the site of a waterpowered grist mill that was built in 1846 to provide Napa Valley settlers a place to have their corn and wheat ground into meal or flour. The mill remained in use until the early 1900s.

Mill demonstrations and tours are offered on weekends. The park also offers several hiking trails.

LOCATION: 3 miles north of St. Helena

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MORE INFORMATION: 707-963-2236,

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olo County is home to the vibrant cities of Davis and its University of California campus, Woodland and Winters as well as a vast agricultural countryside, which has something to offer year-round.

For those who want to connect closer with Yolo County’s agriculture, there’s Harvest Hub Yolo, which links people to the county’s diverse number of organic farms, traditional farms, olive oil, wine vineyards and farmers markets.

The county is home to 17 art galleries, many of them in Davis. One of the centers of the art community is YoloArts and Gallery 625 in Woodland, which typically hosts 10 exhibitions a year to showcase Yolo County’s artists.

The county hosts a fine collection of bike paths through its communities as well as through the farmlands, aqueducts and orchards.

For anyone interested in learning, there’s the California Raptor Center, the UC Davis arboretum, the Bohart Museum of Entomology, the Explorit Science Center, the Heidrick Ag History Center and the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.

The Gibson House Historical Museum in Woodland gives visitors a glimpse at Yolo County’s agricultural history from the early 19th century. Not far away is the historic Nelson Ranch and Cattle Company, which is still a working horse ranch that offers equestrian events and training.

Festivals in Yolo County offer a little something for everyone, with the annual California Landscape Painters Conference, the Capay Valley Almond Festival, California Duck Days, the annual Petite Sirah Port Weekend, Earthquake Street Festival, the Davis Feminist Film Festival, the Woodland Scottish Festival & Games, La Raza Cultural Days, Picnic Day and the Cache Creek Lavender Festival.

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The county’s outdoor public areas are surprisingly diverse, ranging from the Native American Contemplative Garden at UC Davis to the wild and mountainous Quail Ridge Wilderness Area near Lake Berryessa.

Visitors Bureau: Yolo County Visitors Bureau, 132 E. St., Suite 200, Davis; 530-297-1900; visityolo.com

Chambers of commerce: Davis Chamber of Commerce, 604 Third St., Davis, 530-756-5160, www.davischamber.com; Winters Chamber of Commerce, 11 Main St., Winters, 530-795-2329; www.winterschamber.com; Woodland Chamber of Commerce, 307 First St., 530-662-7327; www.woodland chamber.org SPRING 2022

Spend the day, see some sights Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Robert and Margrit Mondavi gave $10 million in 2001 to help build the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, which opened in 2002. It is now recognized as a regional performing arts landmark. The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts presents nearly 200 performances each year, making it one of Northern California’s premier arts destinations. Performances include some of the best talent from around the world and performances by both professional and student artists in music, dance, theater and spoken word. The Mondavi Center’s main performance space, the 1,800-seat Jackson Hall, features next-generation theatrical equipment and superb acoustics, making it a favorite for the world’s greatest orchestras, jazz bands, and dance and theater companies. The center’s 200-seat Vanderhoef Studio Theatre provides high-tech space for rehearsals, film screenings and intimate musical experiences.

LOCATION: One Shields Ave.,

children and adults. Explorit features a museum. Groups, particularly school groups, can enjoy a wide range of onsite and offsite programs such as discovery lessons, inquiry labs and nature safaris. Traveling programs include family science nights, school assembly programs, classroom adventures and a young scientist series. A summer science camp is also available.

LOCATION: 3141 5th St., Davis MORE INFORMATION: 530-756-0191,

www.explorit.org

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing American competitive cyclists and contributors to the sport for their significant achievements. Its mission is to preserve the history of American cycling in order to educate people about the past and encourage them to participate in the future of the sport.

Encouraging all levels of cycling, the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame promotes cycling development and fitness.

LOCATION: 303 3rd St., Davis MORE INFORMATION: 530-341-FAME

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Heidrick Ag History Center

MORE INFORMATION: 530-754-2787,

SkyDance Skydiving Skydiving from the Yolo County Airport in Davis with SkyDance Skydiving offers a variety of dives from beginner tandem jumps to advanced solo dives. Free falls include 30 seconds at 9,000 feet and 60 seconds at 13,000 feet. There’s also the “Ultimate Tandem Challenge” from 18,000 feet, with a free fall of 90 seconds.

LOCATION: 24390 Aviation Ave., Davis MORE INFORMATION: 530-753-2651,

https://skydanceskydiving.com/

Explorit Science Center Located in Davis, Explorit is a nonprofit hands-on science center for

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The Heidrick Ag History Center is a museum dedicated to enhancing people’s understanding and appreciation of California’s rich cultural heritage through the presentation of its collection and rotating exhibits. The museum’s core collection was established by Fred Heidrick Sr. and consists of rare examples of tractors, harvesters, trucks, autos, horse-drawn implements and other artifacts that tell the California story. The museum continues to grow through the generosity of California growers and collectors.

LOCATION: 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland MORE INFORMATION: 530-666-9700,

https://www.aghistory.org

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Sonoma C unty Close to home

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onoma County offers more than 375 wineries, providing a genuine and adventurous wine country experience. Sonoma County features 15 distinct wine-growing areas that allow vintners to produce a stunning array of wines. But the sprawling vineyards and elegant wineries are just part of the many attractions the county has to offer.

The county is made up of small towns and larger cities. Among the smallest is the hamlet of Bodega, where movie director Alfred Hitchcock filmed “The Birds.”

Incorporated cities include Sonoma, Petaluma, Sebastopol, Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Windsor, Healdsburg and Cloverdale.

For many Sonoma County visitors traveling from the east, the Sonoma Raceway is a landmark motorsport racing destination, with 12 turns on a legendary raceway that was built on land that was a working farm called Sears Point Farm in the early 1900s.

The county’s namesake, Sonoma, sits 15 miles west of Napa off Highway 12. The center of the town is at the plaza between Spain and Napa streets where chickens stroll with impunity. Historic attractions such as the mission San Francisco de Solano and Sebastiani Theater (established in 1933) are free for touring. Restaurants, shops, bakeries and more surround the town square where a public park, duck pond and Sonoma City Hall reside.

Twenty-two miles northwest of Sonoma is the county’s largest city, Santa Rosa, a city that was hit hard by the deadly wine country wildfires of October 2017.

The city, spanning more than 41 miles, lies along Highway 101. Different neighborhoods across Santa Rosa offer both small-town charms and city activities.

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history, which dates back to the early 1800s. Across town, the Charles M. Schulz Museum displays the works and history of the famous “Peanuts” comic strip creator who lived in Santa Rosa for more than three decades.

West of Santa Rosa and Petaluma, small towns typify western Sonoma County with small communities including Occidental, Freestone and Monte Rio being popular way stations on the roads to the coast – just three of many towns along more than 1,400 miles of country roads popular with cyclists.

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regional and state parks that offer everything from ancient redwood forests, lakes and more than 50 miles of stunning Pacific Coast, with breathtaking Highway 1 panoramas delighting visitors with crashing waves, seals, and sea lions sometimes sunning themselves on the beaches. The ocean vistas include the Sonoma Coast State Park with a series of beaches along 17 miles of coastline running from about 4 miles north of the Russian River to Bodega Head in the south.

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Spend the day, see some sights Jack London State Historic Park

weekend races and many “Track Talk” events, allowing fans to interact with their favorite racers.

The historic state park was once home to writer and adventurer Jack London, the Bay Area native who lived the final years of his life, from 1905 to 1916, at the park. The cottage where he wrote books, short stories and other articles is still there. His wife, Charmian, lived at the cottage until her death in 1995.

Parkgoers can visit “The House of Happy Walls” museum, and take a three-quarters-of-a-mile walk through an area that includes a dam, lake and a bathhouse built by London. Or, take a hike to the Valley of the Moon or on a trail leading to London’s grave.

Bicycling and horseback riding are allowed on some trails and camping is available at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park.

LOCATION: 29355 Arnold Drive,

LOCATION: 2400 London Ranch Road,

Glen Ellen

MORE INFORMATION:

http://jacklondonpark.com

Charles M. Schulz Museum View the largest collection of original “Peanuts” artwork in the world at the Charles M. Schulz Museum. The museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to giving depth to the funny pages through the preservation, display and interpretation of the life and art of “Peanuts” comic strip creator, Charles M. Schulz. Visitors can laugh at Schulz’s original comic strips, learn about the art of cartooning and Schulz’s role in its development, view a re-creation of Schulz’s art studio, watch animated “Peanuts” specials and documentaries in the theater, draw their own cartoons in a hands-on Education Room, and more.

LOCATION: 2301 Hardies Lane,

Santa Rosa

MORE INFORMATION: 707-579-4452; https://schulzmuseum.org/

Sonoma Raceway The Sonoma Raceway offers racing nearly year-round. Located at the junction of Highways 37 and 121, the 12-turn road course hosts a number of major professional events each season. The facility offers free parking for races, a 50-acre campground for

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Sonoma

MORE INFORMATION: 800-870-RACE

(7223), www.racesonoma.com

Sonoma Train Town Train Town is a great little place for kids and kids at heart. The Sonoma Train Town Railroad 1 mile south of the Sonoma Plaza features a quarter-scale railroad on 4 miles of track. Each train ride lasts 20 minutes, trekking over bridges and through tunnels on the way to a petting zoo destination. The 10-acre park features a half-dozen amusement rides, including a carousel, a Ferris wheel and roller coasters.

Train Town opened in 1968 and has claimed to be one-fifth the size of the original Disneyland and twice the fun.

LOCATION: 20264 Broadway, Sonoma MORE INFORMATION: 707-938-3912,

www.traintown.com

Safari West More than 400 exotic animals and birds call Safari West home. The 400-acre wildlife preserve is in Santa Rosa. It opened in 1989 and offers a drive-through look at the many creatures who call it home. Guests can also stay overnight in a canvas tent or cottage.

LOCATION: 3115 Porter Creek Road,

Santa Rosa

MORE INFORMATION: 800-616-2695,

www.safariwest.com

Vintage Aircraft Company The Vintage Aircraft Company, located at the Sonoma Valley Airport, offers a variety of flights, including rides in warbirds, Texans and biplanes.

The company had been providing safe, exciting flying experiences since 1975. You can take a trip back in time in restored vintage airplanes, flying over world-renowned vineyards and the majestic Pacific Coast.

LOCATION: 23982 Arnold Drive,

Sonoma

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DINING GUIDE Mr. Pickles Sandwich Shop 300 E. Monte Vista Avenue•Vacaville 707-453-1283 •MrPickles.com

Huckleberry’s

Southern Cookin’ with a California Twist 3101 Travis Blvd. • Fairfield (707) 427-3800 • huckleberrys.org

Evelyn’s Big Italian Pizzeria & Restaurant

704 Texas Street • Fairfield (707) 421-9000 • bigitalianpizza.com

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325 Main Street • Suisun City (707) 429-5871 • (707) 673-2877 LaCabanaDeSuisun.com

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4513 Putah Creek Road • Winters (530) 441-2337 • greenrivertaproom.net

Red Lobster

1525 Travis Boulevard • Fairfield (707) 421-8292 • www.redlobster.com

Original Mel’s Diner

1501 Travis Blvd, Suite 2 • Fairfield (707) 425-4452 • originalmels.com

California Burrito

Open 24 Hours 4401 Central Place • Fairfield (707)-803-5410 • eatcaliforniaburrito.com 98 Peabody Rd. • Vacaville (707)-359-6100 1347 E Monte Vista Ave • Vacaville 707-474-4913

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History lives on at Solano’s National Register of Historic Places site DAILY REPUBLIC STAFF

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rom the Western Railway Museum east of Suisun City to Stonedene in Fairfield, Solano County is full of historic buildings and sites.

At least 20 Solano County structures are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of them are open to the public. Others are privately owned, but can still be admired for their exterior architecture.

The sites on the historic register are:

Benicia Arsenal, Army Point: Interstate 680, Benicia. www.beniciahistoricalmuseum.org.

Benicia Capitol State Historic Park: First Street and G Street, Benicia. Owned by state. 707-745-3385, www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=475.

Benicia Cemetery: Bounded by Riverhill Drive, Riverview Terrace, Shirley Drive and Incline Place.

Owned by Benicia.

Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot: 90 First St., Benicia.

Bird and Dinkelspiel Store: 2145 Collinsville Road, Birds Landing. Privately owned.

Jackson Fay Brown House: 6751 Maine Prairie Road, Dixon. Privately owned.

Will H. Buck House: 301 Buck Ave., Vacaville. Privately owned.

Carr House: 165 E. D St., Benicia. Privately owned.

Crooks Mansion: 285 W. G St., Benicia. Privately owned.

Dixon Carnegie Library: 135 E. B St., Dixon.

Joseph Fischer House: 135 G St., Benicia. Owned by state. 707-745-3385.

Daniel Webster Harrier House: 739 Ohio St., Vallejo.

Privately owned.

Hastings Adobe: Northeast of Collinsville. Privately owned.

USS LCS(L)(3)-102: 7th and Nimitz streets, Mare Island.

Mare Island Historic District: Includes the old shipyard, on Mare Island. Federally and privately owned.

Masonic Temple-Naval Lodge No. 87 Free and Accepted Masons: 707 Marine St., Vallejo.

Old Masonic Hall: 106 W. J St., Benicia. Privately owned.

Samuel Martin House, or Stonedene: 293 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield. Privately owned.

Peña Adobe: in Lagoon Valley/Peña Adobe Regional Park on Peña Adobe Road. Owned by Vacaville.

707-447-0518,www.penaadobe.org.

Pleasants Ranch: 8212 Pleasants Valley Road, Vacaville. Privately owned but available for some events.www.joyfulranch.com/index.htm.

Sacramento Northern Railway Historic DistrictWestern Railway Museum: 5848 Highway 12.

707-374-2978, www.wrm.org.

Saint Vincent’s Hill Historic District: In Vallejo bounded by Mare Island Way almost to Sonoma Boulevard and from Quincy Alley to Kissel Alley.

Owned by private parties and local government.

Stamboul (Whaling Bark): Foot of West 12th Street, Benicia. Owned by Benicia.

Suisun Masonic Lodge No. 55: 623 Main St., Suisun City. Privately owned.

Vacaville Town Hall: 620 E. Main St., Vacaville.

Owned by Vacaville.

Vallejo City Hall and County Building Branch: 734 Marin St., Vallejo. Owned by Vallejo.

Vallejo Old City Historic District: Bounded by Sonoma Boulevard and Monterey, Carolina and York streets in Vallejo. Privately owned.

Von Pfister General Store: Von Pfister Alley along waterfront between C and D streets, Benicia.

Westminster Presbyterian Church and Cemetery of Tremont: 8290 Tremont Road, Dixon. www. silveyvillecemetery.com/tremont-cemetery. DS

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