b'MERRILL, OR: heartofpotatoDISCOVERIndian War. Merrill makes a perfectTuckedinthequaintquilters5 Townscountryisthecurated historicalFriendly paradise of Merrill. The wide, grand Front Street is home to restaurants, cozy places to stay, unique shopping, and an elegantlyNATIONAL PARKSmuseum that spans the settlementTHEof the city up through today with an entire room devoted to the Modoc home base for exploring the year-round wildlife and storied history of Klamath Country. of Klamath CountryTULELAKE, CA: KEY EVENTS/ATTRACTIONS:Tulelake is named for the vast lake that long dominated the area until itMerrillwas drained to create farmland underKlamath Basin Potato Festivalthe Reclamation Act of 1902. Still athrivingagriculturalcommunityQuilters Paradisewith a strong ranching and hispanicLost River Bluegrass Festivalculture,mustvisitsincludethe museumatthefairgroundswhichTulelakehousesbuildingsfromthenearbyGateway to Lava Beds NM InternmentCampthatimprisonedthousandsofJapaneseAmericansduringTwo National Wildlife Refuges WWII, and of course the Lava Beds National Monument just south of town. Tule Lake National MonumentDORRIS, CA: DorrisBuiltin1908whentherailroadTallest Flagpole west of the Rockiescamethrough,DorrisisproudlyAnnual Youth RodeohometothetallestagpolewestJuanita LakeoftheRockies.ThehistoricandMalincharmingtownisanexcellent base camp for enjoying the naturalHistoric Broadway TheaterbeautyalongtheCaliforniaandBeautiful City Park and PoolOregonborderwiththebirdersAnnual July 4th CelebrationparadiseofMeissLakeWildlifeDiscover caving thats fun and Refuge just a few miles to the south. Anyone looking for an unusual place toBonanza accessible for the whole family! sleep must stop and stay the night or better yet a few at Butte Valley Bed &12 Ranch Wines Explore Skull Cave, one of the Breakfast, which was once a turn-of-the-century country hospital. Annual Bonanza Extravaganza largest in Lava Beds National Monument, named for the Working Dairy Tours collection of bones once foundMALIN, OR:In 1909, Czech immigrants sent ain its depths.scouting party to nd the perfectHOME to the: placetosettleandrecreatethe agrarianlifetheyleftbehindin Modoc War Audio Tour EasternEurope.Theyfounditin Tulelake Refuge Audio Tour the idyllic farmlands of what soon becamethecharmingtownofand the Malin. Set amidst lush, rolling hills Connecting Borders Barn Quilt TrailMalin greets visitors with a vast city park of towering Ash trees that features a newly revitalized swimming pool. The picturesque downtown boasts a refurbished 1930 movie theater, and several yes-of-course-we-cook-from-scratch eateries.Klamath Falls Bonanza140BONANZA, OR:Nestledbetweenthreedistinct valleysandrestingonthebanks97of the Lost River sits the western townofBonanza.Bonanzaisan agriculturalcommunityhometo39 Merrill Malinworkingfarms,dairies,ranches,OREGONandevenaranch-turned-winery. 12 Ranch Wines and Windy RidgeDorris CALIFORNIAOrganic Dairy are both more thanTulelakeworth calling ahead to schedule a tasting and a tour, while Bonanza proper139features a general store, a BBQ food cart, a saloon, and a turn of the century jail. Big Springs Park is a local favorite for a picnic and some bird watching. RuralKlamathConnects.com17'