Delta Drive to Locke, Isleton and Clarksburg

Posted by Karen on 25-Oct-2009

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Lori and  took a cruise down to explore some of the little towns of the Delta. Our first stop was the historic town of Locke.  Locke was built and established in 1915 by Chinese and until recently, almost exclusively inhabited by the Chinese. The Delta is fertile farm ground and  many of the Chinese were farm workers here along the Sacramento River. We started with the old boarding house, which is now a museum and the Chinese school, which is also a museum. The rest of main street is occupied by various stores, business and residents, except for that building leaning precariously to one side.  They have a very nice new granite memorial dedicated to the Chinese pioneers. Our next stop was the town of Isleton, home of the Crawdad Festival, which I’ve never been to , but I hear is fun. The last stop was the Old Sugar Mill winery in Clarksburg, where we met a very friendly dog that wanted a little attention while we photographed the building.