The collection of postcards in “Yosemite’s Historic Hotels and Camps” chronicles Yosemite’s accommodations from the 1900s to the 1950s. Author Alice van Ommeren notes “The park’s natural beauty attracted significant photographic interest and several photographers opened studios in the valley. They used the popularity of postcards in the early 1900s to their advantage by publishing […]
The local ski area (base elevation, 6,600 ft.; summit, 8,200ft.) for Sonora is located within Stanislaus National Forest. It operates under a Special Use Permit from the U. S. Forest Service. When Dodge Ridge opened in 1950 the first owner, Earl Purdy offered a state-of-the-art chairlift built for $95,000, a considerable sum in those days, […]
We are heartily celebrating these holidays and the New Year as the process of distributing the new and improved old fashioned print version of the Mountain Home Gazette (Winter) will continue. We plan to add pages to our seasonal quarterly as we include new items of interest to the publication, which can be also received […]