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Fresno features a number of award-winning wineries. If you love your vino, visit some of the following wineries.

Westside Wineries:

Engelmann Cellars
3275 N. Rolinda Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722
(559) 274-9463
www.engelmanncellars.com

LoMac Winery
2674 N. Westlawn Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722

Nonini Winery
2640 N. Dickenson Ave.
Fresno, CA
(559) 275-1936
www.noniniwinery.com

Milla Vineyards
7465 West Mckinley Avenue
Fresno, CA 93722-9209
(559) 277-1656
www.millavineyards.com

Cardella Winery
41424 W. Panoche Rd.
Mendota, CA 93640
(559) 655.4216
www.cardellawinery.com

Eastern Wineries:

Cedar View Winery
1384 South Frankwood Avenue
Sanger, CA 93657
559-787-9657
www.cedarwinery.com

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The San Joaquin River can easily be called “a river betrayed.” However, much has been done to restore the river that used to be the longest in California. If you are a nature lover, and passionate about ecology, check out this weekend’s upcoming event featured guided walks along the San Joaquin River. Each trail is about two to three miles long.

Date: February 10, 2007

Time: 8:30am-12pm

Location: 11605 Friant Rd., Fresno

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Are you a “chocaholic”? Do you love a good glass of wine? Did you just answer yes to both questions? Check out the Wine and Chocolate Lovers Weekend at three local wineries. Award winning chocolates and locally produced wines will be featured.

As the cliché goes, eat, drink, and be merry!

February 10-11, 2007

Milla Vineyards
7465 West Mckinley Avenue
Fresno, CA 93722-9209
(559) 277-1656
www.millavineyards.com

Nonini Winery
2640 N. Dickenson Ave.
Fresno, CA 93711
(559) 275-1936
www.noniniwinery.com

Engelmann Cellars
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Do you love architecture from the early 1900s? Downtown Fresno features a number of homes listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The architectural style of the homes ranges from Period Revival, Craftsman English Cottage, Italian Villa, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival.

For more information see http://historicfresno.org/nrhp/nrhp.htm.

Another great place to take the kids while you are in town is the Downing Planetarium. Located on the campus of Fresno State, it features a 74-seat star theater with a 30-foot dome. Learn all about the cosmos!

Address:
5320 N. Maple Ave. M/S DP132
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA 93740

Website: www.downing-planetarium.org

Email: kharriso@csufresno.edu

Hours of operation: Selected Friday and Saturday afternoons (Call 559-278-4121)

Price of tickets:
Adults $5.00
Seniors (65 and over) $4.00
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Are you in town for a convention? Or will you be in Fresno soon? Are you wondering where to take your kids? Check out the Chaffee Zoo! With everything from large animals (lions, tigers, and bear…oh my!) to a rain forest exhibit, your children are sure to love it.

Address:

894 West Belmont Avenue

Fresno, California 93728

Phone: (559) 498-2671

Website: www.fresnochaffeezoo.com

Hours of operation: 9am-4pm

Prices:

Adults (12-61 yrs.) $7.00

Seniors (Ages 62+) $3.50

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If you love old Victorian homes, then you have to visit the Meux Home located in downtown Fresno. Featured in a painting by popular artist, Thomas Kinkade titled “Christmas Memories, the Meux Home was built in 1888 by Dr. Thomas Richard Meux, a Civil War Confederate surgeon from Tennessee. It is a well-preserved and beautiful house worth visiting.

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Open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon until 3:30 p.m.

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Fresno is often the butt of jokes in commercials, movies and television shows. However, Fresno is a great city smack dab in the center of California. Situated in the fertile San Joaquin Valley, which is commonly referred to as the “agricultural center of the world,” Fresno offers numerous farmers markets featuring locally grown produce.

YEAR ROUND FARMERS MARKETS

Fulton Street Farmers Market
Located in Downtown's Central Business District
Open Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays 7am ...