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This Day in MendoHistory: June 23, 1926- The Campfire Girls Return from Camping on Big River

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In collaboration with Mendocino’s Kelley House Museum, MendoFever will be publishing their “This Day in Mendocino History” Facebook posts. The Kelley House Museum works hard to document and curate Mendocino County’s rich history and can be visited in the seaside town of Mendocino.

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Photo: Campfire Girls at Big River, 1926. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs)

On this day in Mendocino history…

June 23, 1926 – The Camp Fire Girls returned to Mendocino from their camping trip on Big River. They had spent two weeks camping near the Lumber Company’s Lower Ranch.

The longest hike taken was up the river to Two-Log. Each girl carried her own food and blankets. After an invigorating swim at Two-Log, the girls cooked supper over an open camp fire. The next morning, the girls hiked back from Two-Log to their camp fighting off wood ticks and blackberry brambles.

“The girls all agreed they had a splendid time and the eats – well, they couldn’t be beat.”

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𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘈 𝘋𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 1852-1938 𝘣𝘺 𝘞. 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯 – 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯. $18 https://www.kelleyhousemuseum.org/store/
https://www.kelleyhousemuseum.org/camp-fire-girls-return…/

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I like to think of myself as a reporter for the Average Joe. Journalism has become a craft defined largely by city dwellers on America's coasts. It’s time to take it back. I have been an Emerald Triangle resident since 2006 and this is year ten in Mendocino County. Please, email me at matthewplafever@gmail.com if you know a story that needs to be told.

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