The city of Grass Valley (originally named Centreville) was incorporated in 1860. Many of its inhabitants who came during the Gold Rush were tin miners from Cornwall in England. The same skills used in deep tin mining were necessary for extracting gold for deep gold mining.
Yesterday we explored the Empire Mine State Historic Park as well as the scenic Yuba River State Park. Today we will visit the city of Grass Valley.
Places to Stay:
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The A&E Biography channel recently did an episode at the hotel entitled, "My Ghost Story". You can reserve the "Black Bart" room no. 9, where the infamous highway robber stayed. Fall asleep to the sounds of little ghost children jumping on the mattress springs.
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| The Bridal Suite |
Not feeling quite so brave? You may prefer room no. 2 - named after Mark Twain. He enjoyed the saloon at the Holbrooke whenever he was in town. Feeling presidential? You could choose the Grover Cleveland, James Garfield or Ulysses S. Grant (the Presidential Suite). The hotel features live music six days a week inside the Saloon.
The Travel Channel recently wrapped up an episode of "Hotel Impossible" at the hotel. It will be airing in early August of this year.
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| Lamp in the main lobby, Holbrooke Hotel |
The Victorian Lady Bed & Breakfast: 304 S. Church St. (530) 477-8181 www.victorianladyinn.com. The house was built in 1861 and was the family home of a mine employee.
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| Victorian Lady Bed & Breakfast |
Places to Eat:
South Pine Cafe: 102 N. Richardson St. (530) 274-0261 www.southpinecafe.com. Breakfast & lunch. Featuring Lobster Benedict, Huevos Rancheros, South Side Sampler, Ollaliberry Pancakes.
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| Stephanie, one of the wonderful staff at South Pine Cafe. |
Back Porch Market: 135 Colfax Avenue (530) 271-7111 Your gourmet grocery store in Grass Valley. Featuring Molinare and Fra Mani Salume, La Brie breads, imported cheese and a great selection of wine. Perfect for a picnic! They also pre-make two gourmet sandwiches of their choice each day as well as prepared meals and pasta.
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| Bryan Frost (left) and Debra Hynson, owners of Back Porch Market. |
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| Plenty of gourmet delectables on the shelfs at Back Porch Market. |
Marshall's Pasties: 203 Mill St. (530) 272-22844 Cornish pasties for that Cornish miner in you.
Diego's Restaurant: 217 Colfax Ave. (530) 477-1460 www.diegosrestaurant.com. Central & South American cuisine with funky (in a good way) vibe.
Places to Shop:
Junk in the Trunk: 129 Neal St. (503) 274-8991 Antiques, great jewelry & home decor. We love this store!
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| Hand painted chest of drawers at Junk in the Trunk. |
Serendipity: 108 Mill St. (530) 274-0777 www.serendipity.com. Clothing, Jewelry, Home Decor and Ear Piercing.
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| Dave & Laurel Hunter, owners of Serendipity. |
Yuba Blue: 116 Mill St. (530) 273-9620 www.ubablueonline.com. Gifts, home decor, clothing, lingerie, jewelry & accessories, bath & body.
The Antique Emporium: 150 Mill St. (530) 272-7302 A well-stocked Antique store with lot's and lot's of goodies to oogle over.
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| Some items at the Antique Emporium date back to the Gold Rush era. |
Tribal Weaver: A World Trading Company 105 Mill St. (530) 274-0251.
www.tribalweaver.com. Accessories, Women's Clothing, Jewelry.
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| Ashley of Tribal Weaver |
Wine Tasting:
Sierra Starr Vineyard & Tasting Room: 124 Main St. (530) 477-8282
www.sierrastarrwine.com.
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| Anne Starr of Sierra Starr Vineyard |
To top off a great time in Grass Valley we discovered 'Sparkling Peach' wine at Sierra Starr tasting room. Think Peach Mimosa! Worth the drive all by itself!
Stop by next week as we continue our journey on Historic Highway 49 with a visit to Auburn, CA. Ciao for now.
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