If you need an excuse to motorcycle to the Mendocino coast, check out Paul Bunyan Days in Fort Bragg this Labor Day weekend. Named for the bigger-than-life logger and his giant blue ox, Paul Bunyan Days celebrates the history of Fort Bragg and pays tribute to the strength of the people who live here. This year marks the 74th anniversary of the annual event, held Labor Day Weekend, September 1–3.
The plan is is motion, the destination set: Ride some of the twistiest roads connecting Mendocino and Lake counties, find a better-than-decent lunch in Lakeport, overlooking beautiful Clear Lake, and ride some more. The only meals I've partaken of in Lakeport prior to today are burgers and fries at the drive-in (Renee’s Cafe with 15 flavors of milkshake, most excellent on a hot Lake County day), burgers and fries at the local chain restaurant, or burgers and fries at Lakeport Speedway (but more on that later). Today we'll be sampling the fare at Park Place Restaurant, reputedly one of the finer eateries in town.
