Grass Valley Cornish Christmas

Posted by Karen on 04-Dec-2009

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Lori and I headed up to Grass Valley to enjoy their Cornish Christmas Fair, and we arrived a bit early so we decided to see what the the little historic town of Washington looks like. Washington is a old gold mining town that I thought might be a ghost town, but it’s alive and kicking. There are a couple hundred residents, but main street only consists of a few buildings.  We spent some time at the Yuba River photographing it from the bridge and as the sun went down, we headed back to Grass Valley and enjoyed the festivities of the street fair. There were lots of vendors selling hand-made gifts, the most delicious smelling food being cooked and delightful music being played by young musicians. We grabbed some freshly roasted chestnuts and listened to the carolers and had a relaxing stroll through the fair.