Butte County, California, Attractions

Hello, Everyone!

I suppose I could be speaking not only to Butte County residents, but to people from all over the world, so I guess I should give some background information about our county. For the past 12 years I've been having fun with a web site which I created called ButteCounty.Com. It's a guide to a county in Northern California which I think is absolutely beautiful... rolling hills, an expansive river valley, sturdy oaks and majestic pines, fascinating rock formations, a mini-Grand Canyon, a magnificent lake (Oroville), as well as a variety of other waterways that permeate the whole area. The Sacramento River, Feather River, Butte Creek and Chico Creek run right through Butte County and give endless pleasure to the people who live there and to the multitude of people who like to visit.

All kinds of special events take place during the year that attract visitors to Butte County from all over the country: Gold Nugget and Johnny Appleseed Days in Paradise; Feather Fiesta Days in Oroville; Red Suspender Days in Gridley; the Silver Dollar Fair and Artoberfest in Chico... just to mention a few out of many, many other special events.

Actually, the local university, CSU-Chico, could keep a person completely entertained throughout the year with its wide variety of plays, sports, concerts, lectures, art shows, recreational activities, and numerous other offerings. Well-known personalities from all over the world come there to perform, lecture, give educational workshops and teach classes.

For people who like history, there are all kinds of interesting places to see in Butte County: Bidwell Mansion; Chico Museum; Gold Nugget Museum in Paradise; the Ishi Monument in Oroville; the Chinese Temple; Oroville Dam; the Feather River Fish Hatchery and more...

Instead of going on and on about the wonders of Butte County, myself, what I would really like is to have other people tell about their favorite places and enjoyable times they've had there. I think ButteCounty.Com would really benefit from having a variety of personalities expressing themselves about the area.

I'm definitely new at blogging, so bear with me until I figure out how this whole thing works! In the meantime, if you're reading this, I hope you will choose a topic to share with the rest of our readers. Thanks for sharing, and have fun!