Lagunitas Brewing is once again firing up the boiler on the Skunk Train and making a steam-powered beer run from Willits, California to the Northspur Station and back again.
The Skunk Train rumbles through the Redwoods.
On Saturday, September 9, beginning at 10:00 a.m., Lagunitas will be hosting a beer festival on wheels. With music by the Dog Town Ramblers aboard the train (and at the station), beer from several local brewers and barbecue from Jerome’s it’s the recipe for a perfect afternoon. Tickets are $54.20 and will benefit the Trees Foundation, which supports various nature conservation projects. As of this morning about half the available tickets had been sold, so if you want to come you should call soon for reservations. After the train gets back to the station, they’ll be an after party at the Shanachie Pub in Willits.
The Skunk line runs 40 miles from Fort Bragg on the coast to Willits on US Highway 101. Along the way, the tracks cross some 30 bridges and trestles and pass through two deep mountain tunnels. The half-way point of Northspur is popular lunch spot, giving passengers a chance to snack before continuing to Willits or heading back to Fort Bragg.
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Lagunitas Skunk Train Rolling Beer Festival
Skunk Train Station, Willits, California
sponsored by:
Lagunitas Brewery, 1280 North McDowell Boulevard, Petaluma, California
707.769.4495 [ Skunk Train website ]
What many of us do, along with many from Lagunitas, is camp at the Willits KOA. They will pick and drop off from the event. There is usually nice gathering there that night, for those with there eyes still open.