Tag: donner summit historical society

The Donner Party Hike on Oct. 4 and 5 brings history alive with docent-led hikes, historical talks, and a live play.

It’s long been held that Chinese railroad workers in the late 1800s stocked what is now known as Catfish Pond with its eponymous fish. But is that the real story?

Unless you know the area, it’s hard to know where to go for your Donner Summit adventures. A new open-air museum atop Donner Summit, a trailhead of trailheads, aims to help folks find their way.

Those trained through the Institute for Canine Forensics can detect human remains up to 3,000 years old.