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100 Reasons to Be Ecstatic About Summer In OC!
Summer here is bliss, better than anyplace else in the States
6. PILLAGING THE COUNTY'S SUPPLY OF ALOE VERA
Summer! Outdoor activities! And for those who aren't lucky enough to have an olive complexion, sunburn! Fortunately for the melanin-deficient, aloe vera grows wild just about everywhere in Orange County. Cut off a branch, split it in half, then rub it on the sunburn—ahhhh, sweet relief.
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Orange County Fair & Exposition Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Costa Mesa
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Mo Ran Gak Restaurant
9651 Garden Grove Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92844
Category: Restaurant > Korean
Region: Garden Grove
Fullerton Farmers' Market
801 W. Valencia Drive
Fullerton, CA 92832
Category: Restaurant > Street Food
Region: Fullerton
Irvine Lake Cafe
4621 Santiago Canyon Road
Silverado, CA 92676
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Silverado
Villa Romano Green Farms
200 Avenida La Pata
San Clemente, CA 92673
Category: Restaurant > Street Food
Region: San Clemente
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
12827 Harbor Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Category: Retail
Region: Garden Grove
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
2200 S. Ritchey St.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Category: Retail
Region: Santa Ana
Knott's Berry Farm
8039 Beach Blvd.
Buena Park, CA 90620
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Buena Park
Aliso Beach
31131 S. Pacific Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA 92652
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Laguna Beach
The Fisherman's Restaurant
611 Avenida Victoria
San Clemente, CA 92672
Category: Restaurant > American
Region: San Clemente
Costa Mesa Speedway
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Category: Sports/Recreation
Region: Costa Mesa
Mugs Away Saloon
27324 Camino Capistrano
Laguna Beach, CA 92677
Category: Music Venues
Region: Laguna Niguel
Fullerton Sports Complex
560 E. Silver Pine St.
Fullerton, CA 92835
Category: Sports/Recreation
Region: Fullerton
The Festival Amphitheatre
12852 Main St.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Category: Performing Arts Venues
Region: Garden Grove
Ocean Institute, Dana Point
24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive
Dana Point, CA 92629
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Dana Point
Angels Stadium Of Anaheim
2000 E. Gene Autry Way
Anaheim, CA 92805
Category: Music Venues
Region: Anaheim
Irvine Meadows Fairgrounds
8800 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Irvine
Art-A-Fair
777 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Community Venues
Region: Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach Festival of Arts
650 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Laguna Beach
Sawdust Art Festival
935 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Laguna Beach
Richard & Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center
6200 Atherton St.
Long Beach, CA 90815
Category: Music Venues
Region: Long Beach
Captain Dave's Dolphin & Whale Safari
24440 Dana Point Harbor Drive Dana Point
Dana Point, CA 92629
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Dana Point
United States Sailing Center
5689 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90803
Category: Services
Region: Long Beach
Oaks Blenheim Riding Park
Via la Plata
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: San Juan Capistrano
Pacific Marine Mammal Center
20612 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Services
Region: Laguna Beach
AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Long Beach
Dockside Boat & Bed
316 E. Shoreline Drive
Long Beach, CA 90802
Category: Hotels/Resorts
Region: Long Beach
Cook's Corner
19122 Live Oak Canyon Road
Coto De Caza, CA 92679
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: Coto de Caza
Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Pacific Coast Highway and Warner
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Huntington Beach
Hi-Time Wine Cellars
250 Ogle St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Category: Restaurant > Wine Bar
Region: Costa Mesa
Wild Rivers Waterpark
8770 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Irvine
Doheny State Beach
25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive
Dana Point, CA 92629
Category: Parks/Outdoors
Region: Out of Town
The Rinks- Anaheim Ice
300 W. Lincoln Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
Category: Sports/Recreation
Region: Anaheim
Oak Canyon Ranch
5305 E. Santiago Canyon Road
Orange, CA 92869
Category: Attractions/Amusement Parks
Region: Orange
Las Brisas
361 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Category: Restaurant > Mexican
Region: Laguna Beach
Tanaka Farms
5380 3/4 University Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
Category: Restaurant > Raw Food
Region: Irvine
Portfolio Coffee House
2300 Fourth St.
Long Beach, CA 90814
Category: Coffeehouses
Region: Long Beach
Art Theatre of Long Beach
2025 E. 4th St.
Long Beach, CA 90814
Category: Movie Theaters
Region: Long Beach
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Photography and post-production: Star Foreman
Hair and makeup: Autumn Sanders
Styling: Devon Nuzer
On-set stylist: Sunshine Harding
Models courtesy of Models International: Haley Bartlett, Thor Knai, Samantha Summers
SEE ALSO:
VIDEO: Click here to go behind the scenes of our cover photo shoot.
INFOGRAPHIC: Click here to see the last orange groves in Orange County.
Hair and makeup: Autumn Sanders
Styling: Devon Nuzer
On-set stylist: Sunshine Harding
Models courtesy of Models International: Haley Bartlett, Thor Knai, Samantha Summers
SEE ALSO:
VIDEO: Click here to go behind the scenes of our cover photo shoot.
INFOGRAPHIC: Click here to see the last orange groves in Orange County.
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7. ATTEMPTING AND FAILING TO PARK IN LAGUNA BEACH
It seems like tourists and visitors to Laguna Beach in the summer follow a defined route. First, they head slowly down Coast Highway, necks craned, praying for a meter spot to open. Then, they pull hopefully into the lots that line Forest Avenue, only to be met by stern-faced security guards or unambiguous no-parking signs. Next, they cruise through the residential neighborhoods, long since lined with cars, and end up heading inland on Laguna Canyon Road before giving up altogether. Laguna Beach has done a good job in recent years of providing inland parking and free shuttles, but even that fills up on the more popular days at Pageant of the Masters and Art-A-Fair. Free tip: Bicycle parking is everywhere, and there are enough people biking Laguna Canyon and PCH that there's strength in numbers.
8.SUMMER EXHIBITS AT THE BOWERS
Orange County's august Bowers Museum always trots out the fascinating and odd during the summer months, and it has a beaut this time around. Anyone who had the misfortune of wading through Herman Melville's yarn Moby-Dick knows there are about 50 pages of profundity and about 50,000 more detailing the intricate details of life aboard a whaling vessel. A far-more-engaging exposure to at least one aspect of the whaler's life should be had in "Scrimshaw: The Art and Craft of the American Whaler." Scrimshaw is American folk art consisting of artifacts and implements created through the carving of whale teeth. Some 100 objects are included in this exhibit, ranging from tools fashioned from whale teeth used for mending clothes and ship sails to amazingly rendered images of pirates, ladies and whalers at work. There is also a selection of carved bone and ivory art produced by French prisoners of war confined to prison ships in the 18th and 19th centuries. One of these small wonders actually includes a working guillotine used to lop the heads from miniature figures. 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, (714) 567-3600; www.bowers.org. Through Sept. 30.
9. VIETNAMESE ICED COFFEE
Vietnam's a famously hot and humid place, so they've adapted their caffeine intake to allow for a refreshing pause. Ca phe sua da, Vietnamese iced coffee with milk, is strong coffee (sometimes espresso) mixed in nearly equal parts with condensed milk, then poured over ice. Drink one, and the king-hell rush of sugar and caffeine will give you enough pep for hours. Drink two, and sit and jitter uncontrollably for an hour. The best places serve this cold concoction over chipped ice, which prolongs the consumption—and the caffeine high. Absolutely any Vietnamese café, sandwich shop or restaurant will serve it, and the going rate in Little Saigon is about two bucks a glass, with or without the near-naked flesh that gives the city fathers of Garden Grove such pause.
10. BUYING YOUR FISH FOR THE DAY FROM THE DORY FLEET
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11. FULLERTON FARMERS' MARKET/BEER GARDEN/CONCERTS
Fullerton has a year-round farmers' market, renowned for its variety of Asian produce, near the DMV every Wednesday. But every Thursday night in summer, there's a smaller market downtown with a festival. Surf bands set the musical scene, street food pops up in tents in the plaza, and families wander through to buy strawberries, cherries and dinner. While there are fewer produce stalls, this is also OC's only farmers' market with a beer garden, located on the patio of the Fullerton Museum Center. Wilshire Avenue between Harbor Boulevard and Pomona Avenue, Fullerton. Every Thurs., 4-8:30 p.m. Through Oct. 27.
12. ADMIRING REAL HOUSEWIVES IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT
Want to meet the real Real Housewives? Head for Pavilions (22451 Antonio Pkwy., Rancho Santa Margarita, 949-858-0164), where the trophy wives from tony Coto like to shop in their workout gear. Still not enough orange flesh? Head for the jogging track around Lago Santa Margarita and watch the silicone jiggle and broil in the sun.
13. FISHING IN IRVINE LAKE
OC has plenty of deep-sea fishing boats for hire, but fresh water for fishing is in short supply, which is why anglers who don't fancy trying for tuna head far, far inland to Irvine Lake. Because it's a private body of water, a California fishing license isn't needed, though there's a $22 admission fee and catch limits. Boats (motor and pontoon) and fishing equipment are available for rent, and kids get special prices. The water of the reservoir is clean enough for you to consider eating the catch, particularly if it's the prized extra-large sturgeons or catfish. (If you catch a fish larger than 20 pounds and get it verified, you get a free entry the next time.) Didn't catch anything? Drown those sorrows at the café—which you'd think would serve fish—in a pitcher of beer and a double cheeseburger. 4621 Santiago Canyon Rd., Silverado, (714) 649-9111.
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