The Timeless Headliners of the Kings Beach Bowl
In the summers of 1967-1968 Lake Tahoe benefited from San Francisco’s blossoming psychedelic music scene as name acts like the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and Buffalo Springfield played at a converted bowling alley we now know as the North Tahoe Event Center.
Squaw’s Endurance Running Roots
Although endurance competitions are gaining popularity around the world, Squaw Valley is home to one of the oldest trail running events, the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run.
Ice, Ice Baby
Ice, not snow, has been the region’s recreation surface of choice during this snowless start to winter.
The Tahoe Colony That Never Was
Frank Lloyd Wright had a vision in the 1920s for a Tahoe Summer Colony in Emerald Bay that never came to fruition.
The Black Pioneer of Plumas County
Could it be that a mountain man who was a blacksmith, horse thief, cavalry scout, and Crow Indian chief — with peaks, passes, waterways, and towns all named in his honor — was ignored because he was a black man?
The Silent Terror
Next time you’re enjoying life on the North Shore, make sure to take care of your barkeep — sometimes it’s a rough job. Especially if the famed James Stewart walks in asking for a drink.
The Craft and Connection Of Winter Survival
The harsh Sierra Nevada winters were a testament to the Washoe Tribe and their relationship with the land.
A Progressive Jackpot
Two men, with separate businesses and dreams, upped the stakes in Tahoe’s gambling industry to create a lasting legacy.
The Host of Hotel de Chipmunk
Of the cast of colorful characters that have manned Martis Peak Lookout's "Hotel de Chipmunk," circus tumbler and cigar roller Frank "Waddles" Maher was king.
