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Feb 13, 2025 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
It may not be a banner year for snowfall in our neck of the woods, but there’s still snow much fun happening as winter marches on! From Truckee to North Tahoe, the season to celebrate all-things snow-driven is just getting warmed up — and you’re looking at nearly two weeks of fun and games as winter marches on. Truckee Winter CarnivalFollowing a decades-long hiatus, the Truckee Winter Carnival made its grand return last winter thanks to the Truckee-Donner Historical Society.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
Nestled at the end of a long dirt road in Soda Springs is Hoyfjellet, an old stone lodge dating back to the 1930s. It has seen its share of action throughout its years on Donner Summit, but in recent times, new life has been breathed into its sturdy walls after the Gateway Mountain Center started leasing the space two years ago.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
There’s still a bit of waiting around to be done until it’s officially ski season. So what’s every skier and snowboarder’s favorite way to pass the weeks leading up to that first chair ride? Watching ski movies, of course! This year, there’s no shortage of films to get you amped up for the winter ahead. Teton Gravity Research will premiere Beyond the Fantasy at Reno’s Greater Nevada Field on Oct. 17.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
Rabbi Lauren Ben-Shoshan’s face lights up as she speaks of the coming high holidays for the local Jewish community. After all, for a religion in which nature plays an integral part, the raw beauty of the Lake Tahoe region makes for the ideal convergence of spirituality and connection.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
Dancing days are here again as the 12th Annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival comes to Kings Beach. This 4-day festival, presented by the Lake Tahoe Dance Collective, has become a summertime staple here in North Tahoe. So grab a blanket, pack a picnic, and get your tickets to the Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, held against the breathtaking backdrop of Big Blue. The dance festival kicks off July 23 with an opening night gala at 5:30 p.m. at William B.
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May 9, 2024 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
Graduation season is upon us, and soon another generation will be faced head-on with big life changes as they embark on a new chapter, moving on to higher education, entering the workforce, or even enlisting in the military. We’ll be telling graduates about Oh, the Places You Will Go, à la Dr. Seuss, and that today is the first day of the rest of their lives. But they’re not the only ones who will be faced with change; so, too, will their parents.
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May 9, 2024 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
It’s a quiet Saturday morning in the Tahoe Youth Ballet studio in Tahoe City’s Cobblestone Center. In the early morning hours before the young dancers arrive, Sensei Douglas Dale looks on as Sensei Zach Hymanson trains two students in the martial arts style of aikido. Dale, chef-owner of Wolfdale’s Cuisine Unique in Tahoe City, is a sixth-degree blackbelt in the style and former dōjō-chō (head of the dojo) of North Lake Tahoe Aikido.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
While winter’s late arrival makes it feel as though the season is just getting warmed up, we’re already starting to dream of spring and all the fun that comes with it. In Tahoe, springtime means it’s time for one thing: WinterWonderGrass!Every year, this three-day musical celebration takes over Palisades Tahoe and transforms the resort from a ski area to a full-on music festival.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
For a lot of people navigating the I-80 corridor between Truckee and Reno, Farad is a blink-and-you-miss-it exit. But there was a time in history that Farad was a bustling entity, drawing power from the mighty Truckee River and bringing electricity to those downriver in Reno and Sparks. Before getting into what exactly is “Farad the exit,” we need to answer one question: What is a farad?
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
moonshineink.com | Juliana Demarest
Nicole Roland buzzes around a Glenshire backyard, stringing up strands of lights and laying out vibrantly colored pillow and blankets. Two little sets of eyes are peeking above the windowsill from inside the home’s second floor. Busted! Realizing they’ve been spotted, the children quickly duck away. Their excitement for the coming evening’s festivities got the best of them. Roland is at the home to set up a party organized by her year-old business, Silly Sleepovers.
