Our county is named after the largest freshwater lake in California. It is the oldest lake in North America, according to our local geologists at Homestake Gold Mine. Middletown has a population of about 4,000 people. The main industries in Lake County are tourism, agriculture-we are known for our pears, walnuts and grapes, the Geysers Geothermal Field is the largest of its kind in the world, and produces electricity, and Homestake Gold Mine. We have beautiful State Parks and there is lots of wildlife to see here-deer, fox, raccoon, tule elk, mountain lion, coyote, etc.
Lake County is on the migratory path a lot of bird life.
The wildflowers in the spring are a sight to behold. I live with my husband, Tom, on 6 acres. It seems much larger, however, because there is a wildlife preserve just beyond our property. We live at the foot of Mount St. Helena, on Bradford Creek. We have 4 grown children- 3 in college, one a computer graphic designer.