Tahoe summer packed with events, festivals
Welcome and enjoy the largest edition of Tahoe Weekly since the pandemic upended and halted nearly all events in the Tahoe Sierra for the last three years.
This beast of an edition is packed with hundreds of summer events to enjoy in our Tahoe Music, Events & Festivals guide spanning 17 pages of this 48-page holiday edition. It’s like having two special editions packed into one publication. Frankly, what other publication can you say is offering this kind of coverage of Tahoe’s summer events and festivals?
A heartfelt thanks for our staff for putting out one of the best editions of the magazine’s 40-year history.
Fireworks, drone shows on tap
I want to applaud the efforts by residents and local agencies who worked hard to bring back all of the 4th of July celebrations that have been missed the last few years. These shows take hundreds of volunteers and lots of fundraising. Kudos to everyone who helped make them a reality. You’ll find details on four local fireworks shows, plus the debut of three local drone shows (all on the North Shore) in this edition.
Be prepared for trails
With so many visitors and vacation homeowners arriving for the summer season, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind all trail users, whether you’re out for a short stroll or an overnight backpack, to be prepared before venturing out on our trails.
Trail guru Tim Hauserman, who penned the guidebook to the Tahoe Rim Trail, offers his tips on what to pack, what you need to know and how to enjoy (and be safe) on our trails in his feature “Traveling Tahoe’s trails: What You Need Before You Go.”
This is essential information to all trail users. Remember, when you take that first step onto a trail, you’re in the back country and need to be prepared.
Bill Berry award for Tahoe Weekly
I am honored and proud that Tahoe Weekly has been chosen by the Far West Ski Association to receive this year’s Bill Berry Hard News award. The Association recognized the work of Sean McAlindin, Priya Hutner, Mark McLaughlin and me in awarding us this distinction. This is the second time that Mark has received the award. He received the first award 30 years ago when he was nominated by Bill Berry himself.
Berry was a pioneering journalist who started covering winter sports in 1916 and wrote for San Francisco Examiner, the New York Herald Tribune, the AP and many other news outlets. He was inducted into the U.S. Ski-Snowboard Hall of Fame for his contributions to the winter sports industry, so it’s a great honor to receive the award that bears his name.
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Lake Tahoe Photo Gallery photographer Sky Emerson captured this beautiful image of 2019 4th of July Fireworks as seen from the King Beach State Recreation Area. Fourth of July celebrations are back with fireworks and drone shows. Find details in this edition and at TheTahoeWeekly.com. | LakeTahoePhotoGallery.com, @LakeTahoePhotoGallery
