Back in Hot Chili Charlie’s day, it was guys like Buckaroo Bill you could count on to step up when the step needed uppin’. Bill’s the...

One For All is more than just a slogan…it’s the rallying cry to keep the 49er Festival alive for years to come. Just when it looked like...

Does the thought of quilting conjure up sepia-toned scenes of your grandmother sitting around a large frame making tiny stitches and...

Opening the festival on its traditional high note, three of our most talented and experienced aerobatics pilots treated us with daring...

At the core of every copper penny is bronze. Bronze tools began replacing stone in 4000BC and contemporary American sculptor Frederic...

Yurts, Homes & Yonder. Free Beer Tomorrow. New Careers for Vets It's a sterling line-up of 2022 49er Festival Silver Sponsors. As...

Rush Creek and Evergreen are bringing it again this year as Gold sponsors of the 49er Festival. The sister properties are as unique as...

In 1914, when Groveland was selected as the construction headquarters for the Hetch Hetchy Water Project, the area boomed with a sudden...

It's Official! James Tate and his team closed escrow this week on the 35-acre undeveloped property on the south side of Highway 120 in...

MAR-VALous? MARket-VALue? The 49er Festival Platinum sponsor’s name even conjures up images of galactic superheroes. Bet you didn’t know...

It's a first for the 49er Festival Chili Cook-Off and the first for the Groveland Hotel and Provisions Restaurant. And there's more....

You didn’t have to know Miguel Maldonado to know that, no matter who’s doing the dancing, the Chicken Dance generates lots of silly...

Yosemite Chamber Partners with Trail Less Traveled Bike & Gear and ROOFBB Your Yosemite Chamber is offering a new ebike as this year’s...

Kiefer Insurance Agency has our backs, and our backsides covered. In our high fire-risk community, having a reliable and steadfast...

There's even more fun at this year's 49er Festival as the Yosemite Chamber proudly introduces the Pine Mountain Auto Pavilion sponsored...

Introducing your information-loaded cyber connection to all things 49er Festival. From sponsors to specials, vendors to volunteers, the...

When California achieved statehood in 1850, 27 counties (including Tuolumne County) were formed, and by 1852, post offices had been...

May His Community Spirit Live On There simply aren’t enough ways to honor a man like Miguel Maldonado, who gave his all for community,...

49er Festival Helps Drive Tourism; Strengthens Visitor Economy The ink was barely dry on the 49er Festival Sponsorship brochure when...

Michael Hahn is an equalizer…a doggedly determined hunter of facts, data, and sometimes, people. Mike is an award-winning writer of fact...