All About Fortuna, the Friendly City!

Here are just a few images that show why Fortuna's such a great place to live, to raise a family, to work, to enjoy the friendly people and the incredible natural beauty of the area. But there's a lot of intangible things other than the five square miles that make up this wonderful city that we can't show you.

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Good stuff. Some photos were taken near Fortuna, some not so near.

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Photos in this album are courtesy of David Thomson. David has a great eye for composition and we are privileged to see a tiny part of his work here. He captured this image in Ferndale's Russ Park, this is Zipporah's Pond. Have you been to Russ Park? It's a jewel, take the time to go visit.

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This album includes photos taken in the areas of the Lost Coast, Big Sur, Lassen and Trinity Alps. These photos are courtesy of Wayne Yazzolino.

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Files not yet posted to other albums...

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For over twenty years the Apple Harvest Festival has been celebrated throughout Fortuna. The Disaster Preparedness Fair is also a part of this event and its photos are included in this album.

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Album courtesy of Bobbie's Photography in Fortuna.

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Album courtesy of RGCardella.

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Album courtesy of RGCardella.

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Car pictures courtesy of RGCardella

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Pictures courtesy of RGCardella

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A hundred year's worth of pictures of Fortuna and the area, found in the Depot Museum, starting in the late 1800's. That's Henry Rohner's house on the left. The Hunan Village Restaurant sits on this lot today, on Main Street at the north end of 15th Street.

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These are the advertisements, we've listed some of the articles in the site's historical section.

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The downtown events include fun for the entire family and for the entire week. The games include a stick horse race, the egg toss, outhouse races, firemen's competition and the penny scramble.

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Lyle and Janeine Gray from Chico are kidnapped and sentenced to be wined and dined for the duration of the festival. Story here.

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High-res files available at fortunaphotos.com.

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The Rodeo Parade on a warm and muggy day. High resolution files are available at fortunaphotos.com.

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Another fun event in Fortuna! But a problem soon showed itself: the image contrast ratio became much higher as the shoot progressed. It was apparent that we no longer had control of the camera's choice of settings. This was later solved with a re-installation of the camera's software, and before we uploaded the images to this album we lightened them up a bit.

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Another marvelous Rodeo parade!

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It was a glorious day in Fortuna, and according to the Times-Standard newspaper, "Fortuna's Main Street was filled with the sounds of sirens, rumbling tractors, marching bands and clopping hooves Saturday during the annual Rodeo Parade, believed by some to be the best parade north of Pasadena. Under a cloudless sky, the parade seemed to have a little something for everyone, as antique cars, mounted patrols, floats, bands and even a pack-line of mules made their way up Main Street. Kids scrambled in the street to pick up candy tossed by passing paraders, as adults soaked up the early afternoon sun while sitting on lawn chairs and bleachers as they watched the parade go by."
We couldn't say it any better!

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These re-enactments featured the 'Mule Shoe' and 'The Bloody Angle' events during the Battle of Spotsylvania.

Pictures courtesy of Rick and Joanne Center, Linda and Phil Dickson

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The smoke wasn't only from the muskets and cannons but also from the half-million-acre Biscuit Fire in Oregon.

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And once again there were hazy skies during part of the weekend, this time caused by the Canoe Creek Fire and Honeydew Fire a few miles to the south.

Most pictures courtesy of RGCardella.

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One of Northern California's favorite events, again back in Fortuna! Civil War Days 2008 took place in the "bowl" next to the Eel River and behind Fortuna's River Lodge Conference Center. The Rotary Club of Fortuna Sunrise co-sponsored the event. A replica of the Confederate "HL Hunley" submarine, the first submarine to sink a warship in battle, was part of the show. The sub was a full-sized replica with a drop-down side showing the inside of the ship.

All photos by David Thomson.

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