Mountain History

Mountain History

Those Were The Days — The Little Bear Reservoir project ~1891-1900

The investors in the Arrowhead Reservoir Company, which will create Little Bear Lake, (aka Lake Arrowhead) in 1891, were very optimistic. They saw a water project they liked transferring water from the mountains to the valley, which had a budding orchard and...
Diane Wilk on Lake Arrowhead architecture

Diane Wilk on Lake Arrowhead architecture

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Rim of the World Historical Society held a special event for members only, which was similar to a public event they held last year with author Diane Wilk. Last year, Wilk entertained a standing-room-only crowd with a PowerPoint...

Smokey Bear to celebrate birthday at museum

Smokey Bear to celebrate birthday at museum

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY - Staff Writer The Mountain History Museum has been quite busy this summer in their air-conditioned building, both sharing local history with locals and entertaining and informing mountain visitors about the differences of living in a forest...

Snow artistry at work

Snow artistry at work

As destructive as Snowmegeddon was to our mountain communities, he/she also had an artistic side. This photo is of a piece of art exactly as it was found under a 12-foot snow berm. Artist: Snowmageddon 2023. Media: Snow on aluminum Price: $24,000 (it’s a Picasso!)...

Free weekly trolley ride through Lake Arrowhead history

Free weekly trolley ride through Lake Arrowhead history

By Rhea-Frances Tetley - Staff Writer This summer, through Sept. 2, on Saturday mornings, anyone may jump onto the free Lake Arrowhead trolley for trip one, departing at 10:30 a.m. from SkyPark at Santa’s Village for an authentic hour-long, narrated trolley ride...

Share

Business Directory

goodwin-web-ad
kw logo adopt a highway
MCH-web-ad