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Uncategorized The November 2017 Events Calendar Here! By Michelle Portesi Well, here we are a few days after Halloween, I just now got the decorations down and just realized that November is already here. YIKES! That means that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away! And as per usual, the area is starting to gear up for ski season. Job fairs abound, […]
Uncategorized Your Tahoe Truckee Garden. Fall is for Planting. By Michelle Portesi   Did you know that a plant lays down 60% of its root system in the fall? It’s true! Fall is the best time to plant shrubs and trees just before they go dormant. While you will have a better selection of plants to choose from in the spring, planting in the […]
Uncategorized Winter is Coming By Tim Hauserman So there we were having a lovely and warm September, when boom baby, it snowed! Fall and winter have a habit of doing that. You are paddling on the lake, or enjoying a warm bike ride and then the next day, there is three feet of snow in your yard. While the […]
Uncategorized Welcome September! By Michelle PortesiFall is almost here, and there is still plenty to do at Tahoe Truckee. Check out the updated Events Calendar for September so you don’t miss out on all the fun. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been looking forward to some cooler temperatures and not as many people on the trails, […]
Uncategorized 45th Annual Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival – July 8 – August 27, 2017 By Michelle Portesi It’s that time of year again. Time to pack up a picnic basket of goodies (or partake of the goodies offered at the festival) and enjoy the Bard Under the Stars. This year’s plays are ‘Love’s Labor’s Lost’ and ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’. Monday nights are dark for the theater troop, so Sand Harbor […]
Uncategorized Sierra State Parks Foundation When the economy hit the skids several years ago, it hit our California State Parks especially hard. As the state slashed budgets and tightened its belt, up to 70 parks were threatened with closure.  You can read more about it here. www.huffingtonpost.com/2012 Enter the stepped up efforts of local non profits to raise money for the […]
Uncategorized Getting Your House and Yourself Ready For Winter By Michelle Portesi THE HOUSE October was a month of heavy precipitation with both rain and snow.  The ski areas are anticipating opening before Thanksgiving, and before you know it, winter will officially be here. The Sierra Sun has a wonderful article on getting your house ready for the season. Among their suggestions were these […]
Uncategorized Lake Tahoe’s 2016 Concours d’Elegance The ThunderbirdBy Michelle Portesi Long time locals have often lazily just called this ‘The Wooden Boat Show’, but as South Shore has a similar event by that name, it’s more accurate to call it by it’s real moniker – The Concours d’Elegance. This marvelous annual event is put on every year by the Tahoe Yacht […]
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Uncategorized Truckee Thursdays is Back! By Michelle PortesiSummer is officially here, and this year, Truckee Thursdays has added the best thing ever!For anyone who enjoys strolling Old Downtown Truckee during Truckee Thursdays, there is one thing that has been a bit of a challenge: Finding parking. Well, fret no more!  Truckee has added an evening FREE shuttle service from June […]
Uncategorized North Tahoe Summer Festivals By Michelle Portesi It’s summer at Lake Tahoe, and as usual, the list of events and things to do come at you fast and furious. This weekend kicks off a few local Tahoe City area festivals you might want to partake in. Alpenglow Sports presents their Summer Mountain Festival from June 18 through the 26th. Celebrating nine […]
Uncategorized Made in Tahoe Festival By Tim Hauserman Lake Tahoe is known for it’s amazing recreational opportunities and outgoing group of residents who are dedicated to enjoying the Sierra. It is not known as a manufacturing center and it is certainly too cold to make it as an agricultural hub, but it might surprise you to hear that Tahoe and […]
Uncategorized Winter Again! By Tim Hauserman It happens just about every winter in the Sierra. A sustained period of little snow and warm temperatures. The deep snow pack starts to dwindle around the edges, and the formerly bright white blanket starts to brown, like it too is getting tanned in the warm Sierra sunshine. In the lower elevations, […]
Uncategorized Alpenglow Mountain Festival by Tim HausermanA few years ago Brendan Madigan, owner of Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City, and an active member of the Tahoe City Downtown Association, came up with the idea of producing a mountain festival centered to highlight what we love to do at Tahoe. The idea was simple: Introduce the public to human powered […]
Uncategorized Getting Ready for Winter in the Sierras By Tim Hauserman   Hey we didn’t get a lot of snow last winter, and we’ve had a gloriously mild fall with an abundance of great hiking and mountain biking, so we don’t have to worry about getting our houses ready for winter, right? Ummm…wrong. In fact it was below freezing this morning as I […]
Uncategorized February Events for 2018 at Tahoe Truckee There is often so much going on at Tahoe, Truckee and the surrounding areas that we can’t always showcase every event on the main page of the blog.  The Events Calendar page is here for more local events info. Check the page often, as it will be added to frequently.  For more local events info, pick […]

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