Saved: McCloud River Mercantile Hotel, McCloud, CA.

Photo by Rob Huebschmann

The benefit of local travel is to see places throughout California that are threatened or saved.  An earlier posting from McCloud discussed the threats facing the McCloud Hospital, but today is a happy story of a place saved.  The 1897 McCloud River Mercantile Hotel has been diligently restored by its owners and includes two cafes, candy shop, and retail spaces including the Mercantile itself.  McCloud was a company logging town, but today it has become a destination at the base of Mt. Shasta.  The McCloud River Mercantile Hotel is listed with the state office of historic preservation as a historic resource.

Threatened: McCloud Hospital, McCloud, CA

I stumbled upon this rare find in the historic community of McCloud, a former company town in northern California.  This circa 1903 company hospital was until recently still operating as a hospital, but unfortunately has suffered with us through poor economic times.  It's up for sale for $135K, on a couple acres and in great need of attention.  The 1976 film Baby Blue Marine was filmed here.  It's located among elegant mountain homes, lodges, and bed & breakfasts at the base of Mt. Shasta.

The Mt Shasta News covered this property in September of 2010.