As we celebrate Tuolumne County’s 175th year, we’re reminded that our history began long before white men came to make their fortunes as...

You can’t have a birthday party without a cake. And for Tuolumne County’s 175th Anniversary, not just any old supermarket cake would do....

Trust Mar-Val to have a great selection of pumpkins, gourds, and other Halloween necessities. School has begun. The wind is picking up....

By Kathy Brown, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum/Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society Irene Clark’s drawing of the former...

We’re delighted to welcome Aroma Restaurant & Wine Bar at The Groveland Hotel back for another year as 49er Festival Main Stage sponsor....

By Kathy Brown, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum/Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society For such a small town, Groveland seems to...

Left to right: Carol Willmon, Anita Millard, Grade to Gate Foundation Chair Eric Voogd, and Dee Small proudly display the finished...

The third in a series on Groveland/Big Oak Flat's past featuring historic families and the businesses and services they provided to our community over the past 175 years. Illustrations by Irene Clark are being transferred to a Heritage Quilt, up for Live Auction at the 49er Festival on September 20, 2025.

Where the Hell is Groveland? You’ve seen it on the t-shirt* and undoubtedly heard it countless other times from friends-of-friends,...