Communities
Sunday night flights sailing high again
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer The Crestline Kooks are at it again! Every other Sunday night during the summer they will be offering a free parasailing show at the Crestline launch site. These Sunday night flights began on June 6. They started the summer season...
Celebrating 75 years of friendship and water skiing
By Mary-Justine LanyonEditor In 1946, George “Mac” McKenzie and his wife, Lucy, founded the McKenzie Water Ski School in Lake Arrowhead. For more than 50 years, they shared their passion for water skiing with the residents of visitors to Lake Arrowhead.Eventually, the...
Lake Gregory Yacht Club celebrates opening day
Submitted by Rick DinonLake Gregory Yacht Club The Lake Gregory Yacht Club celebrated its opening day on Saturday, June 5. This year, the club’s 17th, was especially memorable, marking the reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown that had the clubhouse and events closed...
Memorial Day kicks off summer activities
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer The mountains saw blue skies and sunny weather for Memorial Day weekend 2021. It also saw thousands of visitors, coming out of a year of imposed COVID restrictions, visiting the mountain communities to enjoy the festivities offered....
What’s our yodeler’s name?
Shortly after restored yodeler wooden sculptures began appearing around Crestline in January, The Alpine Mountaineer newspaper had a visitor come knocking on our door. To our delight, it was another yodeler sporting a bushy grey moustache and an alpine cap. What our...
Memorial Day weekend events
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEYStaff Writer Memorial Day was created to honor and remember all who died in service of the United States. It was originally inspired by the 63,200 deaths of soldiers in the Civil War and was originally called Decoration Day but renamed Memorial...










