(BCN) -- The 108th anniversary of the death of one of the Bay Area's best-known authors will be honored Saturday with songs and a visit to his grave in Sonoma County. Jack London, author of works including "The Call of the Wild," spent the last years of his life in Sonoma County and is buried there. Jack London State Historic Park will hold a memorial event Saturday morning for him. Lawrence Livermore Lab’s ‘El Capitan’ crowned world’s fastest supercomputer The memorial will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Happy Walls Museum in the park at 2400 London Ranch Road in Glen Ellen, an unincorporated community in Sonoma County where the author lived. Participants will walk a half mile to the grave site. A golf cart will be available for those needing assistance. As part of the memorial, songwriter and vocalist Jeff Falconer will perform a song he wrote in memory of the author. London died of kidney failure on Nov. 22, 1916, at the age of 40, according to the Jack London State Historic Park website. Born in San Francisco and mostly associated with Oakland, where Jack London Square is named after him, he died in Sonoma County. The memorial is open to the public at no charge. The park entry fee of $10 per vehicle applies. Copyright © 2024 Bay City News, Inc.