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Courtesy Gatekeeper's Museum
The Gatekeeper’s Museum has announced its 2025 featured exhibitions, offering visitors a fascinating glimpse into Lake Tahoe’s rich history and culture. From the elegance of the Gilded Age to the heartwarming tales of Tahoe’s canine companions, this …
California women have played a significant role in shaping every major industry within the U.S. and the world. Here are a few of them.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Valhalla Tahoe is proud to announce the beginning of a significant preservation project at the beloved historic Heller Estate (Valhalla). This preservation effort, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, will ensure that Valhalla remains …
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Folsom’s renowned Big House Prison Museum, a longtime destination for history enthusiasts and curious visitors, has abruptly closed its doors. The closure, which occurred this past week, is reportedly due to financial challenges faced by the organization that operates the …
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The Folsom Powerhouse State Historical Park, nestled on the hillside just southwest of Folsom’s Rainbow Bridge, is a preserved, significant national treasure from 1895, largely unknown to many in our region. Its non-profit cooperating association, FFPA–Friends of the Folsom Powerhouse, …
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Hundreds of students, families, teachers, and staff from across the Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD) took part in the nationwide celebration of Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on November 14. The event, which honors Ruby Bridges' legacy as …
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Author Paul Nelson recently released his book “Lost Grand Resorts of Old Lake Tahoe,” chronicling some of Tahoe’s most opulent former resorts along with historical profiles of some fascinating characters from Lucky Baldwin to Harry Comstock, Duane Bliss, …
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LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – When Paul Nelson first explored the abandoned grounds of the Brockway Hot Springs Hotel in 1968, he couldn't have known that decades later he would become the chronicler of Lake Tahoe's lost golden age of grand …
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Before considerable scientific research by Western Nevada College Professor of Geosciences Dr. Winnie Kortemeier, it was understood that Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America, was created during the Pleistocene era, also known as the Ice Age, roughly …
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