Riders of the Alisal ~ Summer Edition 2009

  Introducing the all new Riders of the Alisal Newsletter

Alisal is pleased to share with you our newly redesigned newsletter.

Please enjoy great stories from our guests and get a sneak peak on what's happening on the ranch the rest of the year!

Enjoy ~

Alisal Guest Ranch Staff

~ Highlights from this Edition ~

Outback at the Alisal
Meet Celebrity Chef, Curtis Stone

The Alisal, together with the South Australian Tourism Commission and the Great Australian Outback Cattle Drive, invites you to experience a unique event.

Enjoy gourmet meals including a special wine dinner with Curtis Stone - Australian celebrity chef, BBQ's featuring Australian cuisine, a lakeside lunch, unlimited activities including an authentic cattle drive and much much more!

Cowboy Ethics Bootcamp
What Wall Street Can Learn from the Code of the West

Join us as we team up with renowned author and speaker James Owen to create the first-ever Alisal “Cowboy Ethics™ Bootcamp”. Based on Mr. Owens’ best-selling book, this intensive four-day/three night leadership program is the perfect way to reconnect with your company’s traditional “cowboy” values in a secluded, picturesque Western setting.

The Land & Its People
At the Old Adobe

"... Erminia's family and friends built the original adobe during 1935 and 1936 when the Alisal was owned by C.E. Perkins. Along with her sons, Angelo and Tom Jr. who were ranch hands and cowboys, Erminia worked for the Alisal through the change of ownership to the Jackson family in 1943 and continued living year round at the adobe until the mid to late 1940's..."