SYMBOLS OF MOUNTAIN LIFE: "Growing up in Oakhurst, carved bears were everywhere; they were a quirky, cheerful part of ...

At a meeting in the mountain community itself, the Madera County Board of Supervisors formally acknowledged Oakhurst as the Carved Bear Capital of the World.

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Central California county was recently named the carved bear capital of the world. The title went to… Madera County. The county’s board of supervisors made the ...

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