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Imagine...tasting delightful wines in elegant shops and galleries just steps from the dramatic Pacific Ocean cliffs. You can experience this and many more luxuries of the eye and palate at this year's Mendocino Coast Whale Festivals! |
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March 6 & 7, 2010
Wine tasting and whale watching
will be the featured attractions of the 28th Annual Mendocino Whale
Festival March 6 and 7 in Mendocino. On Saturday, many wineries will set
up tasting stations in inns, galleries and shops throughout Mendocino
Village and Little River, while the area’s top chefs produce their
favorite seafood chowders in a tasting event. A marine mammal art
exhibit, plein-air (live outdoor painting demonstrations) and docent-led
walks are all part of the two-day festival.
With some 20,000 gray whales migrating north from birthing grounds in Mexico to their winter home in Alaska, there will be plenty of whales to view from the Mendocino Headlands State Park, which surrounds Mendocino Village.
March 13 & 14, 2010
A Taste of Little River is what visitors are promised during this
festive weekend. Savor bites from the kitchens of the town's noted
chefs, sips from Mendocino County vintners, history and birding walks in
Van Damme State Park, artist studio tours, cheese making class, fireside
talks with local historians, and a free night's stay at many Little
River inns.
With some 20,000 gray whales migrating north from birthing grounds in
Mexico to their winter home in Alaska, there will be plenty of whales to
view from an unspoiled ocean bluff at the old Spring Ranch.
March 20 & 21, 2010
Microbrew tasting and whale
watching will be the featured attractions of the 28th Annual Fort Bragg
Whale Festival March 20 and 21. On Saturday the area’s top chefs will
produce their favorite chowders, along with dozens of microbrews
provided by the Fort Bragg Rotary Club. A marine mammal art exhibit and
crafts fair are also part of the two-day festival.
With some 20,000 gray whales migrating north from birthing grounds in
Mexico to their winter home in Alaska, there will be plenty of whales to
view from the Pomo Bluffs Park in Fort Bragg and miles of beaches in
MacKerricher State Park just north of the city.
