The Press Democrat

Vallejo brewery’s new beer celebrates Mare Island’s dry docks as major operator plans to close

While the news of 85 lost jobs definetely fits into the category of a glass half empty, the Mare Island Brewing Co. wants the ...
Vallejo Times Herald

Mare Island Founders Day Festival Set to Celebrate 170 Years of History

Mare Island Historic Park Foundation is set to host multiple events over the weekend to celebrate the founding of Mare Island 170 years ago. The annual event aims to highlight the island’s significant ...
ABC7

Winemakers turned brew masters Kent Fortner & Ryan Gibbons honor the history of Mare Island

VALLEJO, Calif. -- Situated off the coast of Vallejo is historic Mare Island. This once shipyard and naval base is now the home to Kent Fortner and Ryan Gibbon's Mare Island Brewing Company. Both ...
The Reporter

Open Mare Island Explores Vallejo’s historic past

Nearly every corner of Mare Island has a unique history, a series of fascinating stories the Mare Island Historic Park Foundation is working to tell its upcoming Open Mare Island self-guided tours.

Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo to close permanently, all employees to be laid off

Vallejo city officials say they've been informed that the Mare Island Dry Dock will be closing permanently and all workers ...
SF Weekly

Mare Island Brewing Co.: Beers Chased With History

If you've been to Vallejo's waterfront, it was most likely on your way to the Napa Valley. Vallejo is an old Navy town that fell on hard economic times after the military closed the shipyard on Mare ...