ADVISORY/Truckee Steps Back in Time to Visit Old West: 'Windows on History' - May 17 & 18, 2003.Calendar Editors ADVISORY...for May 17 and 18 (Sat. and Sun.) TRUCKEE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 The Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce's 9th Annual "Windows On History" begins Thursday, May 1, 2003, as merchants display original historic photos in their windows throughout the historic downtown Truckee. The weekend of May 17 and 18, the streets roll back to the late 1800's as characters from the Wild West emerge to portray the historic events that shaped the hundred and forty year old town and helped settle the west. The weekend celebration includes guided tours, historic presentations, gold panning, acting and musical performances. The Truckee Railroad Regulators "601" western performance group will reenact actual historic gunfights on the streets of Truckee. Guided walking tours of historic buildings and photographs are scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday. Historians will present colorful accounts of local residents, emigrants, the Emigrants, The shows Norwegians in Dakota wheatlands striving for better life. [Nor. Lit.: The Emigrants, Magill I, 244–246] See : Hope railroad, the Lincoln Highway
Guided tours of the Truckee Cemetery are scheduled each day, with Chautauqua Chau`tau´qua 1. a meeting, usually held in the summer outdoors or under a temporary tent, providing public lectures combined with entertainment such as concerts and plays. It originated in the village of Chautauqua, N. Y. presentations of the early residents now resting in the cemetery. Newly added guided bus Guided buses are buses steered for part or all of their route by external means, usually on a dedicated track. This track, which often parallels existing roads, excludes all other traffic, permitting the maintenance of reliable schedules on heavily used corridors even during rush tours of historic sites throughout Truckee will be available both days. Visitors can enjoy a five-mile round-trip tour to Hooligan Rocks in Gateway Shopping Center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into , the Historical Society's Cabin, the Truckee Cemetery and more interesting sites. Visitors may also disembark dis·em·bark v. dis·em·barked, dis·em·bark·ing, dis·em·barks v.intr. 1. To go ashore from a ship. 2. To leave a vehicle or aircraft. v.tr. the bus to tour the Truckee Historical Society's Cabin and the Gateway Center. "Part of Truckee's allure and charm is our fascinating history," says Lynn Saunders, President/CEO of the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce. "'Windows on History' is a fun-filled, yet educational, event that invites visitors and residents to celebrate our Western heritage. From the historic buildings, legendary characters and intriguing stories to the emigrant trails, Truckee is a living reminder of the pioneer spirit that settled the West. Visitors can experience our history while shopping and dining in Dining in is a formal military function for members of a company or other unit. The practice is thought to have begun in 16th Century England, in the monasteries and early universities. historic buildings, or discover their own adventure with an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities, all surrounded by the spectacular scenery of the Sierra." For more information on "Windows on History" and Truckee, contact the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce at 530/587-2757. |
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