Ferndale: Historic Town Trapped in Time!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2023
- Jeff and Sarah recently visited the town of Ferndale, California in Humboldt County and were awestruck by the collection of historic Victorian homes. The charming town was also the backdrop from the 2001 film, the Majestic starring Jim Carrey, James Whitmore and Martin Landau.
Jeff and Sarah also check out the town's historic cemetery and the nearby beach where victims of an 1860s shipwreck washed ashore.
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As a native of Southern California, I am often amazed at how diverse California’s scenery is - from beaches to deserts and mountains, cities to rural areas - all in one state! Ferndale is truly a town trapped in time. Thank you for showing us around, Jeff and Sarah!
I totally agree! It is perhaps the most beautiful state!
I remember San Francisco and Los Angeles used to be safe and beautiful too.. the homeless and druggies are spreading.. California is sanctuary state..
@@Jripey13yeah Sucks what they've done to the place!
Yeah, so rural and remote. Best place to live!
@@jbenziggy looking only at the diverse geography and natural beauty I would have to say it’s the most beautiful state. Lived in Bay Area 50 yrs of my 58, met and married my wife, raised my kids but unfortunately it’s just moved too far from what we knew and loved. Kids couldn’t afford it and left so we followed them out of state.
Thank you Jeff love your channel and your content!
I grew up in Ferndale. My mother still lives there and I visit often. You said you noticed all the markers in the cemetery for the veterans. The local Boy Scouts put US Flags in all of the markers for Veterans Day. It’s really beautiful seeing all the flags knowing all those people served our country.
Has it changed much since the filming of 'Salem's Lot in the 70s? I watched an interview with David Soul once where he said that it was one of the nicest places that he'd ever seen and the people there were super cool.
@@josebro352hi there. No Ferndale is one of those places that never really changes. It’s stuck in time there. Sure the shops have changed over the years, but all the buildings are pretty much the same. The house that was on the hill was fake. It was build over an existing home on the hill. All the people that live here are the coolest. So friendly. I definitely suggest you take a trip there sometime. Ferndale was all so in the movie Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman and also The Majestic with Jim Carey.
A small town with a fascinating history. Also good to see Sarah back in the adventures.
Thank you, Jim! I l love when I can include her!
@@jbenziggyAwwe, such a good husband ❤
Your tours of small town California are among your best work. I really enjoy them. Thank you for all the time you spend researching, shooting and editing these.
Hi Jeff and Sarah! I had no idea that Ferndale was such a cool little town. Thanks for taking us along. Sarah, don't sell yourself short. True, anybody can point a camera and take a video, but the ones who stand out are the ones that know what they like and capture it. 🙂 My best to you both and thank you for all the hard work!
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Ferndale is an architecural treasure trove! And a backlot to boot! I love old towns like that.The only place I have been with a comparable number of Victorian homes still standing is Lynchburg, Virginia. Thanks for the tour!
Thanks for sharing. My daughter graduated from Humboldt State with a degree in geology. She fell in love with the area and has side jobs throughout the county with Ferndale being the home to some of her clients, not to mention a lot of earthquakes, as 3 tectonic plates meet near Ferndale. Black sand beach, the town, and the cemetery are awesome landmarks.
In 2009 I was on a road trip from Willetts, (gateway to the redwoods) to Crater Lake, I heard about Ferndale and had to stop and spend a few hours there. So glad I did. Beautiful town and I appreciate how you always have those insightful stories to convey, Thank you, Mr. Jeff!
Ferndale is a quaint small community that has the look of European communities. It looks alot like parts of Ireland.
Thanks Jeff and Sarah for showing us Ferndale and all the nuances of the area.
That old bank saw alot of gold come through; it would be nice to go back to gold coins again.
Hi Jeff...
63 years old , all of a sudden over here.
Humboldt is the best. Behind Maui Waui !!!!!
Ahhhhh...remember when.
When I lived in California I took trip up to those redwoods and even camped at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. I never went to Ferndale even though I heard so much about it. I've always wished that I had gone there. Well now I feel like I have gone there. Thanks so much for taking so many of us with you!
Another awesome video... Enjoyed watching. So much history in this town, even more from the cemetery. You and Sarah do a great job bringing us history of places I've never heard of or know anything about. Thank you both. Have a great day Jeff and Sarah. 🇺🇲
Thanks so much!!!! Much appreciated sentiments!
Been to Ferndale, my wife and I(today is our 40th wedding anniversary!) absolutely adore the architecture. In the 80s thru the 90s we were
very passionate with Victorian architecture, still are today just a bit subdued. I did my best transforming our 1948 Lakewood Ca. track
home into a Victorianesque home. And did a damn good job at it. Enough so that our home inspired neighbors a mile down the street to
do the same with their home. Their rendering was beautiful, perhaps maybe a cut above ours?
We also strolled through the Ferndale cemetery during our visit there(2009). Terrific episode guys, see you on the next one.
You sound very inventive! I did some significant home remodeling myself so I know the effort it takes! Happy anniversary to you guys! Good for you! Glad you liked the video!
Neat little town, I remember touring that graveyard in the pouring rain once. It was a strange and depressing experience.
I could handle being trapped in time in that beautiful town. Amazing!
You and me both! Thanks! Let’s hope Ferndale stays just as unspoiled as it is currently!
I grew up in Humboldt county and lived in Fortuna for a few years. You should go back to Ferndale at Christmas time. The whole town is decorated like in one of those Christmas movies.
Very nicely done Jeff. I was raised in the area and have visited Ferndale forever. Great place and wonderful people. Had lunch with a priest at the Cemetery when i was a kid. Always loved it there, very peaceful.
Very cool! I can’t say I’ve ever had lunch in a cemetery, let alone with a priest!
I love the attention to care and the value put on these beautiful historical buildings by the community! Just gorgeous!
Hi Jeff. Always better when Sarah is with you.
I lived in Arcata in the 80s to attend the university there. Met my wife there. We have visited Ferndale, but not in the detail that you did in this video. I just didn’t know all this history. But now that I’m older, I have a deeper appreciation of historic towns and take time to learn about them. Thank you for taking me down memory lane and showing stuff I missed. 😉
Thank you for the tour. I spent a couple of nights there a few years ago. We had dinner in the Victorian Inn. We browsed downtown, and visited the Museum. It's every bit as charming as it appears in your video.
Love all the gingerbread on the houses and buildings. I've been through Fermdale a few times, but for some reason never stopped to look around. Thank you for the tour. So happy to see Sarah again too! As always spotting some wild life! 💗
Another great video! Thanks you for taking us along for the ride, Jeff and Sarah. The siren going off in Ferndale reminded me of being a young kid in the small Oregon town where my grandparents lived and and my mom grew up. The fire department there was volunteer and seeing as it was the '80s, they didn't have the pagers they do now. The way they alerted the volunteer firefighters of a fire or other emergency, was by using the air raid siren, as it was so loud it could be easily heard outside of town. It brings back a lot of memories hearing that. If only I had a DeLorean I could use to go back in time, lol. God bless and Godspeed.
What a cute little town. Loved the movie Outbreak. I'll have to watch it again after seeing this. Sarah is an old name. That's why there are so many in the cemetery. The old bank with the teller windows still in place was really cool.
Ferndale! I loved visiting this charming town when I lived in Northern California. ❤❤❤❤❤ California
Me too!! Sarah loved it too!
Significance of coins on Military grave.
A penny means you visited. A nickel means you and the deceased veteran trained at boot camp together. A dime means you and the deceased veteran served together in some capacity. A quarter is very significant because it means that you were there when that veteran died
There is something so relaxing and peaceful about visiting a remote area. I love history and I enjoyed the Hobbit and Victorian house. I remember that Dr. Pepper commercial. TY for another great video. God bless. 😇👍💕♥️
Jeff and Sarah, thank you for spotlighting this quaint town. ❤
I enjoyed this video a lot. I lived in the area in 1978-9 and worked at a small naval facility that used to be on the bluff above Centerville Beach. I well remember the excitement when they filmed Salem's Lot and had a house 'burn up' for the movie. It is still a beautiful area and I'm really glad to see it has retained its small town charm.
I believe the town will look the same in another 50 years! We can hope so!
They demolished the base years ago.
Very beautiful part of California’s coast. No mention of the many earthquakes over the years, but the community always survives.
I was there for the big one in '92. No fun.
I took my son to Ferndale last September in 2022. We went camping north of Eureka in Klamath, that's where we found the old WW2 radar station.
We stayed at the cute hotel behind the red store. We were only there for two night and fell in love with the small town and the people.
The owner of the store and hotel was so friendly and welcoming.
If you were to go pass the cross on the beach, to the south a few miles, there used to be an old military installation. There's no buildings anymore but there's a trail with signage that talks about the history.
There's also a beautiful overlook a mile or so up from there. I bought hotdogs and drinks from the red store and we had a picnic while enjoying the scenery.
The mexican restaurant has amazing food, we ate there twice.
We really enjoyed spending time in a few of the small towns up along the cost in the redwoods. I love the small town feel and everyone we met along our trip were so friendly.
Ferndale had an earthquake about a month after our visit, glad to see them recover from it.
Glad you got to visit. You did great as always finding more history. There's so much of it up there.
Jeff and Sarah, Thank you for the tour of Ferndale! I really enjoyed this.
Loved it all. Ferndale is now on my list of beautiful towns to visit. Again, thank you for sharing this with us all.
Our pleasure! Hope you make it up there! Thank you!
Enjoyed the video! Good to see Sarah again! Thanks guys!
Northern Cal has an unusual vibe! I loved it. Ferndale has a ton of quakes daily out in the ocean!
Nice to see you made it to Humboldt County. I live in Arcata so maybe we passed each other ion the road. I my last career I worked on several buildings in Ferndale. All of them are very interesting. Yu almost made it to the old Navy Base on Centerville road. Now de-comissioned it was a product of the cold war tracking submarines at sea. Lots of other interesting places in the county if you ever get back, Eureka, Arcata, Samoa, Ferndale and Garberville all have interesting old buildings. Thank you for sharing this part of California!
Great little coastal victorian town! Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was just there 2 1/2 weeks ago. Love Ferndale :))) The cemetery is beautiful in the spring time when its green and the rhododendrons are blooming.
Another wonderful episode! I used to travel through that area on my way to the Hoopa Indian Reservation where I was training tribal members in toxic waste handling. (They cleaned up the old paper mills). Never spent time in Ferndale. Now that I saw your video, I am definitely going back with my wife to see it. Thank you, Jeff and Sarah!!
This was very interesting from beginning to end. This town has so many fascinating substories. Thank you for taking us along on this excursion, Jeff and Sarah. I know there's a lot of research involved. 🛣 🌊 🪦 🏡👏🏻👏🏻
Nice place, have to visit there sometime for sure, Hello Sarah 🙂
We love Ferndale! We stayed in the gingerbread mansion for our anniversary last year. And also visited that great cemetery.
How was your stay in the mansion and what did you think of the town?
What a beautiful area and it was also nice seeing Sarah. thank you!☕️
Ferndale is such a quaint town! If we could afford it we’d consider moving there!
Oh this brought back so many memories for me. My boyfriend in the late 1980’s took me there for a visit, we lived in Fort Bragg, CA. Got a beautiful pair of amethyst earrings for Christmas from there that I passed on to his daughter. It was a wonderful small town to visit and the history is wonderful. Thanks for the memories
Thanks for sharing that, Stephanie! Aren’t memories great? If we could afford it, Ferndale would be on our list of places to possibly move to!
A town that embraces and keeps its roots and architecture alive. I love it. The area is stunning and the stories are great.
Couldn't agree more! Thank you!
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What a BEAUTIFUL little town !! Thank you for taking us there ! What a kick that Guy Fieri grew up there ! Never knew that !
Glad you enjoyed it! I didn’t know about Guy being from there either until I did this visit! He’s kind of a good legend California. He visited our hometown one time but we missed him.
Hi Sarah and Jeff. What a beautiful town. I love to see towns that have not been "modernized". Michigan has a Ferndale too. It's a suburb of Detroit. It's too new to be this beautiful. I wonder how common that name is for towns. Keep finding these towns and I will "see" you next week.
Thanks! There is also a Ferndale in Washington state too! Beautiful town!
Wow ! Great job you 2. I was totally surprised of all the History this little town has. Loved this. ❤ Sarah and Jeff Thank you.
With the exception of all the movies filmed there and near a the ocean, it reminds me so much like a small town that I spent many years as a child living in Michigan. Definitely a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing.
Door County Wisc., too.
What a cool little town with so much history💯 I'm so jealous of Guy growing up in such a beautiful place.
Thanx for sharing 💯
I live in Modesto,Ca and love the local history you present. I will add Ferndale to my list of places to visit.
Love learning history about old towns. Jeff you and Sarah do a wonderful job. It's amazing what movie crews will go through in order to make a movie. Anyway appreciate your effort and appreciate your channel.
You should have seen the false front movie set used for the Back to the Future III movie. I saw it before it burned down but it was out in the middle of the wild. Thanks again for the view and comments!
And I was raised in Kneeland CA. First through eight in a one room school. Sadly had to leave the mountain in the summer of 79 😢
Born and raised in CA, and traveled all over the state with my parents...but somehow, I've never been to Ferndale. Thanks for the tour!
Thanks so much! Ferndale is out of the way so don’t be surprised that you haven’t visited! But it is a cute place!
I think Sarah is very talented . She can push ‘Go’ on a camera . No one else in history has ever been able to even find the ‘Go’ button on their cameras. Congratulations Sarah!
What is the "go" button called? I almost said pull the trigger...
Go button it is 😁
Great to see n hear from Sarah again.
Yes! She adds so much!
love love those older houses
Hi Jeff n Sarah.. great lil place. Every year at this time I’m up in humbly county. Couldn’t make it this year. Thanks sharing.
We visit here often with family, that live here, and friends that come to visit. There are many occasions happening year long. We are very fortunate. thanks
Ferndale is a wonderful place to visit, i lived in little river California and traveled there often
Took a trip to Avenue of the giants to see the trees 2 years ago, Stayed in Fortuna, stopped by Clendenen's Cider Works but they were closed. checked out Eureka for a bagel and coffee. Got gas at Costco and some local beer and local roasted coffee beans. Stopped by Ferndale on the way back home. Had some beignets at Fat Annes. Saw the rubber duck at the blacksmith shop Huell Howser saw so many years ago, checked out the cemetery and shops too. Lucky those homes were untouched for us to see and enjoy. Must visit Ferndale again, didnt see this Hadley garden. Thanks for sharing. Road Trip with Huell Howser episode 149 also came here many years ago.
11:25 I used to think an anchor is linked to the person's work or love of the sea, but when I noticed it on various gravestones in Switzerland (far away from the sea, deep in the mountains) I learned that it is a classic symbol for stability, constancy and faithfulness. Enjoyed watching, as always :)
FYI for anyone visiting, if you have a car or a small truck you can drive up through the cemetery, when the gates are open. Steep climb to the top.
What a beautiful town, Jeff and Sarah. Thank you so much for sharing. I live in Leavenworth, Kansas and we have a lot of the same type of style, buildings and homes. It always amazes me that a lot of the same buildings that you see from early decades from the previous century are still standing. Thank you so much for sharing. And maybe one of these days, I'll be able to go out and see that town.
Our daughter went to HSU and everytime we see her going to Ferndale is a must.
What a beautiful town! Thank you Jeff and Sarah! I love that part of the country, the redwoods and ferns would be my ideal place to live and finish out my days. I'm disappointed that my travels never took me through Ferndale.
It's no wonder why i absolutely Love your channel. History should always be remembered because, in a way, it is the foundation of our present, which will in time not only be our future, but also will be "history". Hope that made sense.
Good to see you and Sarah both out and about. Hope you're all doing well.
Looking forward to your next episode.
God Bless you all.
I've wanted to go to Ferndale for many years, and one day I will. It's a long drive from Southern California. Until then, I'm glad I can enjoy wonderful videos like this one. Thanks for sharing, Jeff, and it was good to see Sarah again.
P.S. I just ordered a shirt.
The reason we have not visited this area of California is because of the distance. It was like 6-1/2 hours from central California! You’d have to make a vacation of it from your part of Southern California. It’s an effort that would more than pay off! We always appreciate your input!
@161papa- even from the Bay Area it’s not an easy or short drive. It’s worth the time to drive the coast and explore, it’s very different from SoCal and even the Central Coast.
Great job Jeff. Loved looking at the old buildings.
You and me both! Thank you!
Loved your visit to Ferndale. Inspires me to visit myself.
I've wanted to go to Ferndale ever since I saw The Majestic. It looked like a great town with such fantastic energy. So glad you did a video on it!!
This was another fantastic video, Jeff! What a charming town. I love it that Sarah loves animals as so do I. You can tell a lot about a person’s character if they love and appreciate our beautiful animals. That fountain with the birds spilling water was amazing. I also love that old Rexall sign and glad we saw the Rings’ graves. Thank you both so much! God bless you and anxiously awaiting the next one
One year, stressed from my job & needing a break from the unusual Lompoc heat, I drove the 1 to Eureka hoping to see the 'painted ladies'. Hated the town, took forever to find the miniscule free zoo, but did discover an overwhelming dahlia garden (a never to be forgotten experience!). Didn't get any rain or cool weather until the night before I left. Heard of an antique show in Ferndale, so peeled off the highway & wished I'd known of it first. Sigh. Was hoping to add a few more Mission tours to my bucket list on my way home, but it was scorching that October, so came on home in disgust.---What a kool fountain!!!
Another great video Jeff and Sarah. Great to see Sarah back in the action. Keep up the great work, thank you!
Been across the US many times & been thru a lot of towns,Ferndale always was and remains my favorite place I have ever been!❤
That’s special for someone to say that about a town! Thanks for the comment about Ferndale!
a beautiful clean area,such a beautifully shot video,what a peaceful looking town.
Clean areas are hard to find California so this was a breath of fresh air!
Oh my gosh!!! I am so delighted to see this video about Ferndale because I’m always seeing Ferndale on the maps for earthquakes. I’ve never been there so now my eyes can see this beautiful city through your video. I thoroughly enjoy historic places, buildings, homes, cars, everything. Thank you so much History Hunters for an amazing video and the stories you tell about my beautiful home state California.
You are so welcome! Thank you, Emily! We just loved visiting that little town!
Just beautiful. Thanx Sarah and Jeff. 😊
Our pleasure! Thanks, Red! Hope it was fun to watch!
Hi Jeff and Sarah!! I absolutely loved Ferndale. The charm is just unbeatable. I also remember how haunted it was I remember doing some photography one room school house just outside of town. Had a large swing in the front. There was not one lick of a breeze at all and while I was there, taking pictures, the swing started swinging on its own. I decided I was done and quickly exited stage left.! The Victorian houses are actually phenomenal aren’t they? Thank you so much. I totally missed the cemetery. I would’ve loved to of seen that. Beautiful history. Thank you Jeff. LIZ from your hometown
We loved the old houses! Too bad that we missed the old schoolhouse though. Happy to hear from a fellow Modestan!
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What a beautiful place! Happy Sunday!
Thank you! You too!
I love seeing Sarah with you again.
What a cool little town!
Loved this look at Ferndale. It’s been many, many years since I was there
Oh how I loved this trip. I have been to Ferndale several times and love it. However you did the cemetery which we wanted to but were short on time, you also took us to the beach and we did not get that in. I'm thinking the last trip was probably20 years ago.. I loved the Emporium, especially the upstairs. The bakery was real good too. I'm hoping to get one more trip in by spring, hard for me to walk anymore. Thank you Jeff and Sarah for the memories.
Jeff, again an interesting and nostalgic one. I especially loved the Dr. Pepper commercial. I always loved watching it and wished I could be a Pepper too. Once again, your choice of music adds so much more.
Glad you enjoyed it! It’s hard to believe so many years have passed since those Dr. Pepper commercials! I was in high school then!
Great video and tour of Ferndale! My husband and I stayed at the Gingerbread Mansion several years ago and enjoyed our stay and visit through Ferndale, including the cemetery. 😊
Jeff never fails in making quality videos...his lessons in history are so entertaining 👍😊🇬🇧
Great show thank you for exploring the fabulous TOWN OF FERNDALE .
Our pleasure! Thank you kind sir!
Great video, I really love that town!! 😍
That was a great visit. Learned some interesting tales from you. Have been there before, but decades ago! Glad it has been kept up! I love your cemetery walks, thank you!
Thanks for the tour of Ferndale, true they don't put up buildings like they used to. Interesting history for sure.
Boy I wish I could travel around with you guy’s, America is a wonderful place to see.
Quality! Thanks again for the great video!
Great episode, love the California coast, the Northern California coast is by far the most beautiful on the west coast of the USA! Thank you!
thanks to you both for providing us with knowledge about our beautiful state. You are much appreciated!!nJim&Angie
We enjoyed this episode and want to visit Ferndale now. Great to see Sarah again!
Thank you, John! Sarah really enjoyed our day there! Hopefully you can get up there to visit in-person!
Very beautiful little town I'd like to visit someday . Thank you guys .
Our pleasure! You should plan a trip!
Nice video! thanks for takeing us along
Great job guys, loved it !
Nice to see Sarah.
Thank you! I love when she is able to participate!