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VACAVILLE — The Vacaville Museum’s very successful Nut Tree Centennial Exhibit will close at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit featured all things original Nut Tree, including displays of the restaurant, retail shops and the Post Office. The colorful art of Nut Tree graphic artists, led by Don

Nut Tree legacy began 100 years ago, bringing forth a world-famous roadside destination VACAVILLE — When Helen Power opened her fruit stand in Vacaville on July 3, 1921, under the famed “Nut Tree” that Sallie Fox once planted in 1859, her husband Edwin I. “Bunny” Power told her, “If you’re going to do it, you better do it right.” She did. That simple stop for weary travelers rose over decades under the leadership of the entire Power family into the iconic, must-see California roadside destination. The Nut Tree would become famous worldwide, and though it closed its original do...

VACAVILLE — Employees of the original Nut Tree are invited to a reunion June 19 at the Vacaville Museum to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famed roadside stop. The Nut Tree for years was among the leading employers in Solano County. The anniversary celebration will be an opportunity to share

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Items from the Vacaville landmark Nut Tree are on display in the Vacaville Museum's new exhibit. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic) Vacaville Museum honors century of Nut Tree history And the Nut Tree was born. The Power family started a roadside fruit stand in July 1921 that would become one of California’s favorite road stops and put Solano County on the map for travelers all over the country. Luminaries such as President Ronald Reagan, President Richard Nixon, Queen Elizabeth, Bing Crosby and even Bozo the Clown made the Nut Tree part of their holiday plans. Vac...