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.
Follow the Old Dirt Road
The old Dutch Flat-Donner Lake Wagon Road on Donner Summit was so traveled that vegetation still doesn’t grow where the wagon wheels once rolled. You can go see it for yourself.
Design and Community Thrive at Olympic Valley’s ‘Potato Chip’ Chapel
In this month’s In The Past, Michael Kennedy explains why the historic Olympic Valley Chapel sports its peculiar “potato chip” design.
The First Rescues: Alpine Meadows’ Forgotten Avalanche Survivors
The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche is often remembered for its death toll and devastation. But there is also the largely untold story of three men who were saved within minutes by their colleagues.
Gamblin’ on the History of a Beach Town
It is rumored that Kings Beach was given its name in 1925 when card shark Joe King won the land after an all-night poker game.
Acts of Grace
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.
Back to School
A tour of the remodeled Tahoe Lake Elementary takes Tim Hauserman on a trip down memory lane.
Dancing for Snow
Did the Great Basin tribes actually dance in hopes it would snow, or has the tradition been romanticized by ski resorts and ski bums alike?
Villains of the Past
Since its early days, Truckee has had a colorful history of noble lawmen and ruthless criminals — here are some of the most infamous.
Horsing Around Downtown
The most common pack animal that can be seen in downtown Truckee these days is an automobile, but in 1907, before these noisy beasts took over, helpful horses used to “break the plaza,” aka compact the snow to enable people to travel on skis and sleds.