Photos from Ladies Hat Day at the Races

by Mark Larson on August 26, 2019 at 5:26PM

A large crowd of fans of horse-racing and ladies in hats showed up for Saturday's free admission to the eighth annual Ladies Hat Day at the Races at the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale.

Piping Up: Photos from the Highland Games

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 16, 2019 at 11:33AM

Blue Lake's Perigot Park was awash in tartan and the music of bagpipes on Sunday during the Highland Games. Competitors brought the hammer down — or rather up — throwing 12-pound hammers and cabers (basically logs, folks) for distance.

Hot Wheels: Photos from Fortuna's AutoXpo

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 30, 2019 at 6:58PM

Bubbling Over: Photos from the Fourth in Arcata

by Mark Larson on July 6, 2019 at 5:50PM

Photos of the Fairy Frolic

by Mark Larson on July 4, 2019 at 3:15PM

Photos from Oyster Fest 2019

by Mark Larson on June 17, 2019 at 6:23PM

Photos from the Rhody Parade and Salt & Fog Fish Fest

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 30, 2019 at 10:22AM

This Crab is Metal

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 24, 2019 at 12:46PM

The crab, which is 26 feet long and around 15 feet tall, made its debut at Burning Man last summer before returning to Humboldt and resting in pieces at Spaulding Construction. “It all disassembles," says McCauley. "The main shell breaks apart in four sections … the legs individually pull off.” Those legs articulate, too, and the pincers snap.

This is Going to Hurt a Little: Photos from the Inked Hearts Expo

by Mark Larson on February 11, 2019 at 8:31PM

American Pickers Wants to See Your Junk

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 13, 2019 at 3:41PM

Staff from the show put out the call for potential antique picks via email, saying, "we are looking for different, unusual and unique items too — something we’ve never seen before and with an interesting story!" That said, the crew doesn't visit  "stores, malls, flea markets, museums, auctions, businesses or anything open to the public."