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In the Past

Tahoe/Truckee’s history

Putting in Paradise

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Miniature golf has a long history of providing entertainment for families, going back to the 1950s in Tahoe.

A Dog Apart

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The story of a race-winning, record-breaking celebrity Samoyed.

Braving the Fire

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The 1960 Donner Ridge Fire is known as one of the most destructive local fires in modern history, but original letters recently obtained by the Truckee Donner Historical Society outline the devastation felt by survivors.

Shirley of the Canyon

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Local resident Trevor Kekke discovers just how far his family name reaches when he realizes that Palisades Tahoe’s Shirley Canyon is named for his great aunt.

Anatomy of a Phone Number

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Reminiscing on the evolution of Truckee’s phone numbers, and what the nostalgia means to one local resident.

Happy Sesquicentennial!

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It’s easy take the transcontinental railroad for granted as it doesn’t overtly affect our daily lives, but in truth, the transcontinental railroad is responsible for shaping the North Tahoe/Truckee/Donner Summit area you see today.

The Derby Dam: A Historic Change in Flow for the...

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Digging into Tahoe’s rich history.

A Surveying Scandal in the Sierra

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A survey scandal from the 1800s impacts White Wolf owner Troy Caldwell as he tries to establish exact boundary lines for the Squaw-Alpine gondola connect.

History in the Making

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Truckee’s Veterans Memorial Building and Rocking Stone Tower are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places following years of effort by the Truckee-Donner Historical Society and others.

The Tahoe Colony That Never Was

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Frank Lloyd Wright had a vision in the 1920s for a Tahoe Summer Colony in Emerald Bay that never came to fruition.