Jack’s Turkey Party Of course having big parties for a meal or a night for outsiders as guests of a cabin owner was a common occurrence, and some of these … [Read more...]
Tales of Big Bear Lake CA
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Peddar’s Road – Jessoran’s Toboggan Mr. Peddar had the finest cabin near town in the early days and for locomotion he had built a kind of sleigh to go on … [Read more...]
Sunset Over Big Bear Lake
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The sunset tonight was gorgeous. This quick clip shows Sugarloaf Mountain, Bear Mountain, Baldwin Lake, Snow Summit and Big Bear Lake CA! … [Read more...]
Big Bear's Old Miner's Days, California!
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Old Miners Relive Golden Days Gold in Holcomb Valley! This magic call was just as compelling in 1860 as it had been twelve years before when it drew hordes of … [Read more...]
Big Bear’s Old Miner’s Days, California!
January 23, 2011 by · 5 Comments
Old Miners Relive Golden Days Gold in Holcomb Valley! This magic call was just as compelling in 1860 as it had been twelve years before when it drew hordes … [Read more...]
Tales of Big Bear Lake CA
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When the Big Bear Lake CA Dam was completed, many many trees were submerged. Ninety-One Hundred Stumps Those out on the lake today have little idea what the … [Read more...]
Tales of Big Bear Lake CA
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The Lake Claims Its Dead The lake has seen many drowning. I can remember only a few. A few years after completion of the first Dam a fight occurred in two … [Read more...]
Conditions in the Southern California Mountains
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A Big Bear CA Weekend Expect great conditions in Big Bear City and Big Bear Lake CA this weekend. Spring-like temperatures have given way to amazing … [Read more...]
Tales of Big Bear Lake CA
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Road to the Dam It was in 1923 that the Deep Creek cut-off, so-called, was being built on the side of the mountain to give a direct road out of the Valley from … [Read more...]
Big Bear City Real Estate
January 20, 2011 by · 1 Comment
This is from the Big Bear Land and Water Company Real Estate Booklet dated June 1st, 1925: Building Big Bear City in the Heart of Big Bear Valley Bare … [Read more...]
