Reporting from Lake Tahoe — Its deep-throated engines temporarily squelched, the Thunderbird idles in the crystal-clear waters of Lake Tahoe, a few hundred yards offshore from Crystal Bay, Nev. A ...

Nestled into the trees of the Toiyabe forest lies Lake Tahoe’s hidden jewel. A true pièce de résistance crafted by architectural mastermind, Frederic Delongchamps. Once home to notorious socialite, ...

The historic estate of the late San Francisco real estate magnate George Whittell Jr., the Thunderbird Lodge, is set to open its summer tour season later this month. The East Shore lodge will begin ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X There was a pet lion named Bill. Mingo, a 2-ton Indian elephant, lumbered around the grounds. Both ...

We’re perched above a sandy beach on the tip of Lake Tahoe’s east shore, touring the fairytale-like estate of the late George Whittell, Jr., the reclusive millionaire who began building this six-acre ...

At the apex of his career, legendary Tahoe land baron George Whittell owned more than 40,000 acres of land in the basin, including 27 miles of shoreline. Over the decades, Whittell - the heir of two ...

Cruising across Lake Tahoe’s blue waters in a vintage wooden boat, its varnished mahogany and chrome lines glistening in the sun, feels like a trip back in time to the days when Frank Sinatra graced ...

If your soul is crying for a sky’s-the-limit experience of a lifetime, one needn’t look any further than Reno’s neighbor, Lake Tahoe. There is a plethora of exhilarating options when budget is no ...