SNOW Sports Museum exhibits to open
An extensive skiing and Winter Olympics artifacts collections will soon be displayed at The SNOW Sports Museum at Boatworks at Lake Tahoe in Tahoe...
Lewis Keseberg’s life full of misfortune after Donner Party
When Lewis Keseberg reached Sutter’s Fort (Sacramento), his relieved wife Philippine was there to greet him. They consoled themselves with tears over the deaths...
Lewis Keseberg: Ghastly Ghoul or Luckless Emigrant, Part I
The tale of the Donner Party has been told and retold so many times that it can start to feel like an old movie...
Expedition to retrace Comstock Lode discovery
Extreme athletes with History Expeditions are retracing the route of the ill-fated Grosh Brothers starting on Feb. 27, with stops in the Tahoe region....
Tree ring historical exhibit on display
The first of six history tree rings was unveiled at South Lake Tahoe City Hall on Jan. 23 as part of South Lake Tahoe...
Atmospheric rivers of 1862 trigger devastation in Sierra, Northern Nevada
An ARkStorm (1,000-year weather event) swamped the Pacific Coast with historic amounts of rain and snow during the winter of 1861-62.
Potent and relentless,...
Are megastorms in Tahoe’s future?
Much of California, including the Tahoe Sierra, has a higher risk for catastrophic storms and flooding than any other region of the country, including...
Snowshoe tours at Sugar Pine
Sugar Pine Point State Park is offering guided snowshoe tours every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m. along the Blue Trail through General Creek...
Longboard Races on tap
The Plumas Ski Club host longboard races on Jan. 15 on noon that recreate the first downhill ski races in the Americas at Johnsville...
Ski journalist William Berry coins Lost Sierra
From the 1930s to the early 1960s, when Nevada marketed itself as a destination for quick and easy divorce, journalist William Banks Berry gained...
