In the Past

In the Past author David Fenimore shares tales of the early days of We the People natural food co-op, which nourished North Shore and Truckee residents in the 1970s, keeping them both healthy and whimsical.

A group of endurance runners and amateur historians retrace the steps of the Grosh brothers during the Comstock Lode to discover that history doesn’t always get things right.

Ken and Terry Yagura, having spent four-plus decades in North Tahoe and dedicated countless hours to important volunteer community projects, including Arts for the Schools and the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe, detail the changes in their lives that Japanese internment camps made during World War II.

In this month’s In The Past, Michael Kennedy explains why the historic Olympic Valley Chapel sports its peculiar “potato chip” design.

Long before there were Palisades Tahoe and the Base-to-Base Gondola, Alpine Meadows was known for a small ski area at the entrance to the valley.

In 1960, a group skiing the Tahoe “big leagues” for the first time experience a daring rescue. This decades-old story was given new life when shared at a Thanksgiving dinner.

The once-famous Bacchi’s Inn, Tahoe City’s traditional Italian food landmark, closes after 90 years.

The fire on Front Street in October of 1882 was one of the costlier fires in Truckee.

Hans Burkhart had the skills and determination to make Squaw Valley Ski Resort (now Palisades Tahoe) founder Alex Cushing’s dream of a great ski area a reality in concrete and steel. Burkhart talks about his life and projects in an autobiography to be published this fall.

Photographer Larry Prosor’s images elevated both the nascent sport of mountain biking and the concept of Tahoe as a summer destination.