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The Santa Ynez ranch McDonald’s built
You may know that the Egg McMuffin was invented in Santa Barbara, but did you know McDonald’s tycoon Ray Kroc owned a ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley?
By Jonathan Bastian • • 1 min readYou may know that the Egg McMuffin was invented in Santa Barbara, but did you know McDonald’s tycoon Ray Kroc owned a ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley? The so-called J & R Double Arch Ranch was the home base for parties, food experiments, and, strangely, health conferences.
A remnant of the Kroc days is still visible on a signpost on Happy Canyon Road: A small, metal set of golden arches. Photo credit: Lisa Napoli
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3 of 4Valley Fever is spreading, and climate change may be to blame- 0:00Valley Fever spreads along the Central Coast
- 6:22Can DOGGR oversee oil and protect the planet at the same time?
- 16:36The Santa Ynez ranch McDonald’s builtYou’re reading this
- 24:38Female surfers ride the wave toward equal pay