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John Craycroft

The Shaver Ranch on Pine Ridge has been in the Shaver family for 100 years and was left in ashes by the Creek Fire one year ago. It is difficult to recognize. The devastation has removed landmarks, but there is the creek and meadow, the familiar curve of the highway, the rock wall, and the Shaver Ranch sign at the entrance.

Donna Baker Martin, Ed.D.

It has been a year and a half since the Creek Fire started and I did not want to write my story. I avoided it because it meant it was real. I encouraged others to write their stories since I was part of the Storytelling Group but just hadn’t gotten around to writing mine.

Elin Van Vleet Anderson

I have a project for us." It was my mom calling from Shaver. My husband ,Tim, and I were getting ready to load our dogs into the car and head up to my parents’ house to spend Labor Day weekend like we do almost every year. This year it was different.

Folklore Webinar Series – Joaquin Murrieta

The California Gold Rush of 1849 and 1850 produced many colorful characters. Since then, many have been idolized, lionized, and vilified. None more so than Joaquin Murrieta. Some claim he was a fictional character, or a Robin Hood of the…

Buffalo Soldier Encampment at the Museum of the Sierra

Buffalo Soldier educators from the Buffalo Soldier Mounted Cavalry Unit, based in Three Rivers, CA will have an encampment of tents that re-create a 19th Century U.S. military bivouac. Representatives in historically accurate uniforms will educate and inform the public…

Museum of the Sierra Pancake & Egg Breakfast

Join the Museum of the Sierra for the Annual Pancake & Egg Breakfast is scheduled for Sunday, July 3rd from 7:00 – 11:00 am at the Shaver Lake Community Center.   Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, juice…

Soak in a Summer Sound Bath in the Pines

Soak in a Summer Sound Bath in Shaver Lake @ The Museum of the Sierra (Camp Edison turn-off) Relax in the Pines with Yoga Nidra while the healing vibrations of crystal singing bowls, chimes, bells, and a symphonic gong invite…