Publisher’s note: This is reprinted from the May 1988 Lake Tahoe Historical Society newsletter. It was never the most exclusive, the grandest or the most beautiful resort on Lake Tahoe but it had a prime location. The first hotel on the lake was built in 1860, a two and one-half story hewn log building with […]
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The Monday Night Creative Writing Workshop is designed to revitalize creative juices. Learn writing techniques and tips. Meet other writers and strengthen your writing practice. Play with language and meaning in longer writing prompts. Use the workshops to develop new material or to deepen your writing on a current writing project. Each workshop is different […]
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The 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is Jan. 30-Feb. 4 in Elko. The event is as much about the music of the West as it is about its poetry. This year’s event includes musical icons including Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Ian Tyson, Michael Martin Murphey, Mike Beck and the Bohemian Saints, Martha Scanlan, Stephanie Davis, Wylie […]
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By Robert Schimmel Here’s a trivia question for you: What do 476 AD, Gentile da Fabriano, auras, cloisonné, and the Grinch have in common? I’ll bet if you weren’t asked this at this time and with “the Grinch” as a clue, you’d have been challenged. But you’re right; they are all significant in the history […]
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By Rick Steves If my hotel was burning down and I could grab just one thing, it would be my digital camera with its memory card filled with photos. Every year I ask myself whether it’s worth the worry and expense of mixing photography with my travels. Then, after I see my images and relive […]
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By Venessa Wong, Bloomberg Businessweek She looks great for 52. She also has a sweet boyfriend, an hourglass figure, a positive attitude and a penchant for pink. And despite some people who think she can be too superficial or overly plastic, she’s super-popular. In fact, she’s so popular that for the second year in a […]
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The Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee is recognizing three residents for their community service. The Partner of the Year Award is given in recognition of regional collaboration and vision for our community. River Coyote has demonstrated initiative and leadership in the health education field regionally for over a decade, most recently through her role at […]
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By Howie Nave It’s that time of year again where family and loved ones gather together to be thankful for what we have and what the bank doesn’t. I love this time of year. And even though we haven’t had much in the way of a white Christmas, there are plenty of holiday movies out […]
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By Jean Chatzky, Newsweek What’s the most requested gift this holiday season? It’s not a flat-screen TV or the iPad. It’s a gift card, according to the National Retail Federation. This season alone, the NRF projects that gift-card spending will reach $27.8 billion—a substantial portion of the $100 billion in card sales anticipated for the […]
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Publisher’s note: This is printed from the Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s 1977 fall quarterly newsletter. There was a time, the Amundsons remember, when bears walked down the Tahoe streets. In 1946, when Patricia Amundson moved to the South Shore’s Al Tahoe area, she recalls, “The mountain lions would still come down to the meadow and […]
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