History
Pick’s Drive-In by Mary Jo Winter
Pick’s Drive-in has been a Cloverdale landmark since it was built in 1923 at the height of Prohibition. The building was originally a Reed and Bell’s Root Beer stand. Until 1945 when the franchise agreement expired, Reed and Powell was a franchise of A&W Root...
Love is in the air at the Cloverdale Citrus Fair By Mary Jo Winter
Like this year, many of Cloverdale’s past Citrus Fairs have been held on weekends that included Valentine’s Day, a day synonymous with love and romance. Over the years, at least three couples have exchanged wedding vows during the Fair, albeit none of them on Feb. 14....
FACTS FROM THE PAST by Kay Wells
Ever wonder why we call our fair grounds the Cloverdale CITRUS Fair, when you don’t see that many citrus trees about town or on surrounding farmlands? Well, in the 1880s, there were 1170 acres in fruit including 500 orange trees and 2000 fig trees. The new...
Russian Riverkeeper
Russian Riverkeeper’s mission is to inspire the community to protect the Russian River forever and they have been fighting since 1993 to ensure a thriving river system and your rights to fishable, swimmable and drinkable waters. The Russian River is 110 miles long...
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