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....

Your Local Bankers (L to R): Alissa Ahlswede, Michele Dixon, Linda Kocher, and AVP Branch Manager Michelle Mecredy with the 175th...

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....

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

The first 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.

Heritage Quilt Slated for 49er Festival Live Auction Irene Clark's 1970's pen-and-ink illustrations were resized to 8x8 inches, converted...

If there’s one thing Leonard Cassaretto loved, it was the annual Old West Days/49er Festival and the Main Street Parade. If there’s one...

Access to Yosemite Valley in the 1800s was an ordeal and an opportunity, especially for businesses along Big Oak Flat Road.

On February 21, and again on March 4, 2025, the Yosemite Chamber of Commerce sent an appeal to Congressman Tom McClintock to be a voice...