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There are several events planned for Memorial Day weekend. The Auxiliary Rummage Sale to benefit the Mi Wuk/Sugar Pine Fire Protection District will be held Friday and Saturday as detailed here. For the first time ever, Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort will be open Memorial Day Weekend for skiing and snowboarding....

Sonora, CA – Those wanting to get outdoors for Memorial Day Weekend will have another camping choice at New Melones Lake. The Bureau of Reclamation is reopening the Acorn Campground at the lake’s Tuttletown Recreation Area tomorrow, Friday, May 26, through Tuesday, May 30. Resources at the site include a boat launch, a day-use area, a frisbee disc golf course, and around eight miles of trail for hiking or mountain biking.

Angels Camp, CA.(Frogtown, USA)…It was another great pageant that showcased some of the wonderful young ladies from our area. Your Miss Calaveras 2023 Lily Maygren, First Princess Ginger Scheidt, and Second Princess Jamie Piper. This is our summary post with photos & video of this year’s event. We have 118 photos and over two hours of video.

Sonora, CA – A Saturday morning staple, the 2023 Sonora Certified Farmers’ Market, returns this weekend, other markets around the Mother Lode have already begun or will be starting soon. The market, brimming with fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other yummy treats, crafts, and music, is back in...

Angels Camp, CA…The 2023 Calaveras County Fair & Frog Jumping Jubilee is officially underway at the Soroptimist’s Frog Jump Youth Parade led off the festivities. A good crowd was on hand for a great slice of small town Americana, Youth Floats, The Calaveras Marching Band, Beauty Queens, Dancing Groups, this year’s Tom & Becky Thatcher all the way from Mark Twain’s boyhood home of Hannibal MO. & much more. Over 100 photos & full parade video is below.