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Punxatahoe Pete: Marmot Day Winter Outlook

This is the time of year where most Tahoe folks start to wonder and pontificate about how the coming winter will turn out. Big snow? No Snow? We've had both in the past two years. One standard to turn to for an opinion is Punxatahoe Pete, who today, on what is now becoming known as 'Marmot Day' has provided his own take on what is yet to come.

Webcam Captures Giant Bug Over Lake Tahoe

A giant bug appeared over the Tahoe City Marina Tuesday afternoon, and was caught in action by a local webcam.

LOST LEGEND #4: Why Tahoe is so Blue

Untold thousands of people, maybe millions, have marveled at the striking color of Lake Tahoe. One of its nicknames is “Big Blue.” Most people think the color is from the sky. Another nickname is, “The Lake of the Sky.” But the unmistakable color of Tahoe is not from the sky.

LOST LEGEND #11: Origin of Tahoe’s Only Island

Over the years the island has had different names including Hermit’s, Coquette, Emerald, and the current, Fannette Island. There are colorful stories associated with these names, and two are re-told below, in brief. But the unanswered question has remained: How did the only island in vast Lake Tahoe get there? The answer is now at hand.

LOST LEGEND #6: Bear Slides of the Comstock Lode

After the Comstock Lode was found in Nevada near Lake Tahoe in 1859, fortunes were made and lost by the turn of a card, the fall of a pistol's hammer, the clicking of dice, and, some say, the rumble of bears tumbling down mountainsides and into the big blue lake.

The Story of Punxatahoe Pete

This is the time of year where most of us Tahoe folks start to wonder and pontificate about how the coming winter will turn out. Big snow? No Snow? Much of the psuedo-scientific predictions and chatter revolves around bees, pinecones, chipmunks, and other local observation factors.