Steeped in history, this park commemorates the ill-fated Donner Party, a group of pioneers stranded during the ... For seasonal programs and trail maps, visit California State Parks. For winter ...

EVEN IN DONNER SUMMIT, WE’RE SEEING JUST RIG AFTER ... THIS WAS ONE OF TWO BILLS DISCUSSED. IT FAILED ON A PARTY LINE VOTE WITH ALL DEMOCRATS, INCLUDING THE SPEAKER, VOTING NO. THE OTHER IS ...

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) released Connections 2050, the draft update to the Regional Transportation ...

I have always been intrigued by Calistoga history, so on a gloomy afternoon, I was strolling through the Pioneer Cemetery. As I walked among the worn headstones, one caught my attention: it was ...

who onscreen embodied the stalwart pioneer spirit central to the mythos of her Sacramento family—descendants of settlers who prudently avoided the fate of the Donner Party by refusing to take a ...

It was anything but a party. Having heard the news of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California, dozens began their journey out west in search of wealth. A few years after the Donner ...

"You can go way back to the Donner Party," the judge said, referring to the 19th-century group of pioneers who resorted to cannibalism after their wagon train was stranded during the winter in the ...

George was surprised when he learned the doll had become famous as the artifact 8-year-old Patty carried when she and the Donner Party became snowbound in the Sierras in the winter of 1846.

They're all pioneers in a way – as lost and hopeless as the Donner Party. Then, for a split second, I thought something had gone awry when audio from inside the capsule was played and we heard ...

Explore the history of the area and its people, including Native Americans, the Donner Party, and builders of the Transcontinental Railroad. Visit Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park for a ...

(Barry Williams/ New York Daily News) Spencer McCleish plays trumpet with the Alex Donner Band at a party celebrating the 100th anniversary of ‘The Great Gatsby’ at The Empire Steakhouse ...