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Rodeo History
Many years ago a great tradition began in Fortuna; the Redwood Fortuna Rodeo. Humboldt County has been an agricultural center for California, as its first settlers were ranchers. It's a little wonder that Fortuna lays claim to the oldest and longest running annual rodeo on the North Coast. The rodeo has a long-standing history of attracting some of the top livestock and rodeo cowboys on the West Coast.
Fortuna Rodeo had its beginnings way back in 1921 when the Humboldt County Cattlemen's Association planned a big all-day picnic. "Rodeo Stunts" were to be featured after the big barbecue with a dance that evening. Nearly 3,000 people attended this event which proved to be the beginning of the Fortuna Rodeo.
Five years later, in 1926, it turned into a rip-roaring three-day celebration, filled with thrills and excitement. In 1930 there were more changes. The committee decided to use riders from Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity and Mendocino counties instead of professional riders. By 1939, the rodeo had simmered down to a two-day event, but packed with just as much dynamite as the longer celebrations had been because the citizens continued to make everyday preceding it a build up for the real thing.
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