The Tales of Tahoe
This was the stuff of Tahoe legend. Behind a weekly newspaper column from the ’60s and ’70s that informed a hometown.
The Immemorial Journey of the Forlorn Hope
These ultrarunners will be following in the footsteps of one of the most grueling survival stories in California’s history.
Honoring ‘The Work of Giants’ at Donner Pass
Chinese workers were master builders who made possible the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Their nearly lost history is being revived and Donner Pass is proposed as a national landmark.
KNOT Radio: A Not-Radio Radio Station
Back in the time of awesome rock ’n’ roll – now called Classic Vinyl – a radio DJ on Tahoe’s West Shore celebrated the era in a one-man show that only the hip folk cottoned onto.
A Local Journey Through Women’s Politics
The progress made, shortcomings to still overcome, and perseverance women today still celebrate for the 100th anniversary of their right to vote.
A Tale of the River Streets
Eugene Gini, 89, has lived in Truckee all his life. Owner of the riverside Moonshine office, he shares stories from over the decades including unplowed roads and segregated neighborhoods.
Dogs on the Hunt
Those trained through the Institute for Canine Forensics can detect human remains up to 3,000 years old.
Pre-Colonization Peoples
The Truckee/North Tahoe region is rich in Native American history.
The Great Plague of 1918 Hit Truckee Like a Runaway Train
Masks, social distancing, overtaxed medical resources … we’re not talking about THIS pandemic, but the Spanish Influenza of 1918, which hit Truckee hard and necessitated some of the same measures we now have in place.
Rosie the Riveter and the WASP
Placer County’s own Rosie the Riveter was a trendsetter in female mechanics. She still lives in Auburn as we look back to another time the nation needed to come together, WWII.