The Red Thistle Dancers performed at the first inaugural Mother Lode Highland Games at the Amador County Fairgrouns in the historic town of Plymouth, California, also known as the "gateway to the Shendoah Valley" in Gold Country, California, on Saturday, June 18, 2016.

Plymouth (formerly, Puckerville, Pokerville, and Poker Camp) was settled during the time of the Gold Rush and is now a popular wine producing region in the Sierra foothills. The Ione Band of Miwok Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Miwok people, is headquartered in Plymouth.   Historic Highway 49 passes through Plymouth. a scenic route connecting many of the historic towns of the California gold country.