Santa Cruz Travel Guide 2009 - (Page 7) Complim entary Contents Features s to Raise a glas Z COUNTY SANTA CRU food wine and iNg wATCh wildlife s abound nitie CUl ARTS ANd opportu tive with Getting crea TURe PRODU CED Y CRUZ COUNT BY THE SANTA CONFE RENCE AND VISITOR IL S COUNC • W W W.SANT ACRUZ COUNT Y.TRAV EL Welcome to santa Cruz County 9 The Call of nature: Birding and Wildlife 17 Locally Made 19 From the Mountains to the sea 20 Field to table 23 Culture and Creativity 25 The santa Cruz Mountains Appelation 37 Galleries and Museums 40 exploring santa Cruz County’s Great outdoors 42 The Official Santa Cruz County Traveler’s Guide is a publication of: The Santa Cruz County Conference & Visitors Council 1211 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Ph: 831.425.1234 / 800.833.3494 / Fax: 831.425.1260 www.santacruz.org CEO, Executive Vice President, Maggie Ivy Sales Director, Gary Green Editorial Director, Christina Glynn Web-Data Coordinator, Beth LaBreche Support Staff John Doty, Stella Manukyan, Marsha Mullins, Ellen Pauly, Derrick Psaros Published by: destinations marketing advertising design hutton sherer santa Cruz 12 Monterey Bay 38 Pajaro valley and Watsonville 45 san Lorenzo valley 47 scotts valley 49 Capitola and soquel 53 Aptos 55 Pleasure Point 57 davenport 58 2901 Park Avenue, Suite C2, Soquel, CA 95073 Ph: 831.479.0123 / Fax: 831.479.0103 www.hutton-sherer.com Publishers, Karla Hutton, Howard Sherer Senior Designer, Donna Webster ©2009 SCCCVC, all rights reserved. No portion may be reproduced without written permission from the SCCCVC. The Official Santa Cruz County Traveler’s Guide is printed on recycled paper. 110k 1/09 COVER PHOTO: For over fifteen years Paul Zaretsky has been photographing the natural beauty of our Central California Coast. As a father of two, Paul is motivated by the current threats to our environment and hopes his photos can be used as a voice for the natural world to help protect the wild places that remain for the next generation. His popular award-winning website, w w w. p a u l z a r e t s k y. c o m , i s v i s i t e d monthly by thousands all over the world. Photographs by Paul Zaretsky can be seen in many local businesses, websites, local papers and publications. Paul can be contacted by em ail at paul@paulzaretsky.com or by phone 831.685.2180. information 2009 events Calendar 27 Maps 32-35 restaurant Guide 59 Lodging Guide 63 visitor Activities 71 Advertisers All Suites Inn Best Western 4 Annieglass 10 Arbortetum 24 Baby Shoppe Santa Cruz 11 Bargetto Winery 51 Bay Front Inn 61 Beach House Rentals 50 Beachview Inn 32 Belle Notte 57 Best Western - Capitola-By-the-Sea Inn & Suites 50 Best Western Inn - Santa Cruz 4 Best Western - Rose Garden Inn 46 Best Western Seacliff Inn 56 Bonny Doon Vineyard 22 Bookshop Santa Cruz 10 Capitola Boat & Bait 50 Capitola Hotel 56 Capitola Mall 18 Capitola Soquel Chamber of Commerce 50-51 Capitola Village & Wharf 52 Carousel Motel 63 Casa Blanca Inn + Restaurant 2 Casa del Mar 51 Center Street Antiques and Interiors 51 Chaminade Resort & Spa 1 Chardonnay Sailing Charters 31 Chefworks 11 Cheshire Rio Realty & Property Mgmt 36 City of Watsonville 44 Cliff Crest Bed & Breakfast Inn 36 Clouds Downtown 11 Club Ed Surf School, Camps & Rentals. 54 Coastview Inn 61 Comfort Inn - Watsonville 16 Craft Gallery 50 Crow’s Nest 52 Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County 26 Davenport Roadhouse 31 DeLaveaga Golf and Lodge 31 Dolphin Restaurant 15 Downtown Santa Cruz 10-11 Early Bird Airport Shuttle 50 Edgewater Beach Motel 36 Gayle’s Bakery & Rosticceria 22 Gilbert’s Seafood Grill 15 Gilda’s 14 Goodwill Industries 31 Guesthouse Pacific Inn 62 Hampton Inn 67 Harbor Inn 57 Hilton Santa Cruz / Scotts Valley 48 Hoffman’s 11 Holiday Inn Express - Santa Cruz 5 Holiday Inn Express - Watsonville 46 Howard Johnson Inn - Boardwalk/Wharf 6 Howden Castle 32 Ideal Bar & Grill 15 Inn at Pasatiempo 48 Inns of Santa Cruz 62 Kayak Connection 54 Kendall & Potter Property Management 32 Kiantis Pizza & Pasta Bar 22 La Posta Vecchia 32 Lanai Lodge Boardwalk 36 Many Hands Gallery 51 Miramar Seafood Grotto 14 Mission Inn 56 Motel Santa Cruz 70 Museum of Art & History 16 Nolands on the Wharf 15 Ocean Pacific Lodge 67 Olitas Cantina & Grille 15 O’Neill Surf Shop Capitola 50 O’Neill Surf Shop Downtown Santa Cruz 10 Pacific Thai 10 Pacific Yachting and Sailing 54 Pajaro Dunes Company 16 Pajaro Valley Arts Council/Gallery 46 Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture 46 Paradise Beach Grille 51 Pelican Point Inn 68 Pleasure Point Inn 56 Ports of Call 15 Red Roof Inn 62 Richard Schmidt Surf School, Inc. 54 Roaring Camp Railroads 8 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Back Cover Santa Cruz Beach Inn 62 Santa Cruz Boat Rentals 14 Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Company 11 Santa Cruz Dream Inn Inside Front Cover Santa Cruz Harbor 54 Santa Cruz Hotel Group Inside Back Cover Santa Cruz KOA Kampground 22 Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce 48 Sea & Sand Inn 63 Seascape Beach Resort - Monterey Bay 3 Seymour Marine Discovery Center 24 Shadowbrook Restaurant 52 Shakespeare Santa Cruz 24 Sierra Azul Nursery & Gardens 46 Soif Wine Bar 11 Stagnaro Bros. Restaurant 14 Stagnaro Charter Boats 54 Star Bene Ristorante Italiano 57 Sunset Inn 4 Surf n Shack 50 The Village Mouse 51 Thomas Kinkade Capitola Gallery 51 Torch Lite Inn 70 University Inn & Conference Center 65 Venture Quest Kayaking. 14 Vinocruz 10 Vino Prima Wine Bar 15 Well Within Spa 10 West Cliff Inn 8 Zelda’s On The Beach 50 www. s a n t a cr u z co u n ty. t r a v e l http://www.santacruz.org http://www.santacruz.org http://www.hutton-sherer.com http://www.paulzaretsky.com
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