Rita Crane Photography: Rooftops of Mendocino on a Spring Morning
This is a tiny Northern California coastal town of about 1000 people. The town has a story: Mendocino is on the National Register of Historic Places and was saved from development by a few passionate artists who, in the early 1970's, orchestrated a deal between the logging company that owned the headlands that surround the village, and State Parks of California.
California State Parks purchased the coastal land all around the village and created the Mendocino Headlands State Park, but with the excellent stipulation that Mendocino be preserved as a historic town.
As a result thousands of people from all over the world - and many are families with children - now come visit here and get a breath of fresh air and inspiration. They have the rare opportunity to witness a small American town whose historic buildings have been preserved and whose stunningly beautiful setting is protected from modern development. They go home remembering what the feeling was like, and return sometimes, every year. Visiting the Mendocino Coast is like taking a healing, nourishing journey of renewal.
Rita Crane Photography: Rooftops of Mendocino on a Spring Morning
This is a tiny Northern California coastal town of about 1000 people. The town has a story: Mendocino is on the National Register of Historic Places and was saved from development by a few passionate artists who, in the early 1970's, orchestrated a deal between the logging company that owned the headlands that surround the village, and State Parks of California.
California State Parks purchased the coastal land all around the village and created the Mendocino Headlands State Park, but with the excellent stipulation that Mendocino be preserved as a historic town.
As a result thousands of people from all over the world - and many are families with children - now come visit here and get a breath of fresh air and inspiration. They have the rare opportunity to witness a small American town whose historic buildings have been preserved and whose stunningly beautiful setting is protected from modern development. They go home remembering what the feeling was like, and return sometimes, every year. Visiting the Mendocino Coast is like taking a healing, nourishing journey of renewal.