Tahoetopia

Tahoe Tessie Returns

The famed, "Lake Tahoe Monster," stuck its head above water off Tahoe City early this week. A runner on the Commons Beach was heard to shout,"There's Tessie!!"

September Snow Graces Tahoe-Truckee

Quick changes in the weather provide prime photo "ops." Cold air sitting on warmer water generates steam that creeps around piers and the boats still tethered to their buoys. The picture below was taken near the dam in Tahoe City just as the Marathon run to South Shore was beginning at the Tahoe City Commons on the chilly Saturday morning, September 29.

Sandy Poulsen: 1918 - September 2, 2007

Born August 3, 1918 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of a textile industrialist, the young debutante grew up in the penthouse of the Sherry Netherlands Hotel in New York City. In 1941 on the ski slopes of Sun Valley, Idaho, Sandy first met her future husband and heard about Palisades Tahoe.

Northwest Passage Almost Open

Their quest was to promote commerce. Ferdinand Magellan found a channel across the bottom of South America in 1520. But it is a long, difficult route from Europe to Asia. So the search has gone on for a way "over the top," namely, across the frozen north above Canada.

Martini Madness

He was working in anticipation of several regulars who'd arrive like clockwork with a setting sun on their backs as they pushed through the west-facing, front door.

Lake Tahoe Warming by Almost Degree/Year

In addition, since 1911, "the number of days with average air temperatures below freezing has decreased by 30 days per year" and "the fraction of snow in the total precipitation has decreased from 52 to 34 percent."

In short, the lake and days are growing warmer; the snow/rain ratio is dropping.

Wooden Boats Grace North Shore

The event gives the public the opportunity to appreciate the beauty and the history of vintage wooden boats for three days, August 9-11. The stamps will give the world a continuing taste of Lake Tahoe and its historic boats.

New Look: Tahoe-Truckee Art

A new art exhibit, Tahoe-Truckee: Modern Regional Art, opens in September (2007) in Truckee at Carole Sesko Contemporary Art Gallery in Truckee. "If you like your art strong, smart, and hot, you need to see this show," says the gallery owner and artist, Carole Sesko.

California Population is 38 Million

The growth affects businesses, communities, and land values in the Truckee-Tahoe Region as people push up the hill from both sides of the Sierra Crest--west and east. For example, during the winter local ski areas are heavily dependent on "drive-up" skiers, i.e., those from the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Reno. If snow conditions are weak, as they were this last season, people simply stay home.

McLaughlin wins Book Award for Donner story

The NCPA is an alliance of publishers, authors, and associated members from throughout Northern California. Each year judges from the NCPA board evaluate the content, design, and professionalism of recently published books.

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