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Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church
During the 1940s, Ernest and Burton Wungnema built a number of churches in and around Lake Tahoe. We believe that this church, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Kings Beach, California, is one of those churches. This church … Continue reading
Stewart Community Baptist Church
The Stewart Community Baptist Church is on the grounds of the Stewart Indian School (SIS) on the southern edge of the campus. It sits directly across the street from the original Corpus Christi Catholic Church on Snyder Avenue. The church … Continue reading
Tiger Drive
This little cutie sits at the end of the Safari Mobile Home Park in Carson City. She looks unloved, yet we remember when she looked so different. Back in the lat 1970s, early 1980s, a friend of ours lived in … Continue reading
A Hidden Treasure
This little gem sits somewhere in Carson City. Where? Well, that’s a secret. The homeowners made us promise to not reveal its location. And, that’s a promise we intend to keep! What we do know is that the original owner … Continue reading
Stewart Scavenger Hunt
(Originally published June 2019) We ordered the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology’s Scavenger Hunt for Stones Used in the Building of the Stewart Indian School (http://pubs.nbmg.unr.edu/Scavenger-hunt-for-rocks-p/e062.htm). Our copy of the hunt arrived on Wednesday and come Sunday, we were … Continue reading