In 1845, Lansford Hastings published The Emigrant’s Guide to Oregon and California, the lengthy subtitle of which promised “a description of the different routes to those countries and all necessary information relative to the equipment, supplies, and the method of traveling.” Hastings, a lawyer and...
It’s a gorgeous day in March, and Ralph Backstrom, co-owner of Pacific Crest Coffee in Truckee, has the roll-up door next to his coffee roaster wide open. ...
The connective tissue between the bars that made up the narrative during North Lake Tahoe’s après-ski heyday and today is remarkable. ...
When a couple began looking for a summer home at Lake Tahoe, they fell in love with the tranquil setting of a Tahoma property. The 3,895-square-foot home on the forested lot was conveniently located within walking distance of the lake—an added perk for a family...
James II of Scotland banned golf in 1457 because the game was distracting the men from their archery practice. Almost 600 years on, no one claims the sport threatens the realm, but plenty claim the obsession with long drives down the fairway and putts for par...
Just off the main drag in Tahoe City, up the wide wooden staircase of the Boatworks Mall, sits one of the area’s most unlikely treasures. Most people pass right by it. These days, few even wander into the aging building, which feels half-abandoned since Jake’s...
While contemplating recent and potential future changes to Tahoe City, I thought I’d tell the tale of what it was like growing up in my town in the 1960s and ’70s. There were no cellphones or Internet; just a few unreliable Reno TV channels, which arrived...
Tahoe residents and visitors selected their favorite places around the lake to eat, drink, shop and play in TQ’s 2026 Best of Tahoe Readers’ Poll. Due to the expansive size of North America’s largest alpine lake, the multiple-choice poll was separated into two categories: South...
Touch it. Touch the art. Feel the texture of the paint. Is it soft? Is it crunchy? Does it make you feel uneasy? Good. Now take a step forward. Let the art touch you....