Many of you may not know that Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park in the Sierra District is the home of the 1960 Winter Olympics biathlon event. After the hard work and determination of the Lake Sector staff and partnership with its nonprofit partners, the Sierra State Parks Foundation (SSPF), the trail snow grooming program is finally off the ground to provide recreational opportunities.

If Lake Tahoe is the Jewel of the Sierra, then Emerald Bay is the crown jewel. Vikingsholm Castle, the stunning summer home on the shore of the bay, is surely the queen. And Dr. Helen Henry Smith was the one who brought Vikingsholm Castle to the world’s attention.

Read the latest blog on the live dive State Parks did in the Underwater Heritage Trail!