Lake Tahoe

Writers’ Wednesday – Hiking in Lake Tahoe: A History and Trail Guide
January 10, 2024 | Category: | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Writers’ Wednesday
April 10, 2024
5:00 – 5:30 pm – Book signing and wine/cheese Reception
5:30 – 6:30 pm – Lecture

Hiking in Lake Tahoe: A History and Trail Guide

Hiking Lake Tahoe

The history of Lake Tahoe, nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, stretches far beyond its shores. Travel back in time on more than […]

Mark Twain portrait Lake Tahoe Series – Clemens & Twain in Nevada
May 4, 2023 | Category: | Tags: , , , , ,

Lake Tahoe Series

Clemens & Twain in Nevada

September 30, 2023 from 1-2:30pm

Bob Stewart, Nevada Historian and author

Territorial Enterprise building interior.

The Adventures of Sam Clemens. During the thirteen months Sam Clemens was in Nevada Territory before hiring on at the Territorial Enterprise, Sam was on a series of get-rich-quick paths that led […]

Lake Tahoe Series – From Timber to Tourism
April 6, 2023 | Category: | Tags: , , , , ,

Glenbrook: From Timber to Tourism

May 13, 2023 from 1-2:30pm

Susan Magee Clemons, guest speaker

Today Glenbrook is a peaceful community nestled on the east shore of Lake Tahoe.  Before the turn of the last century, however, Glenbrook was just the opposite: a bustling, industrial center where the trees surrounding Lake Tahoe were milled and sent off […]