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V o l u m e 1 2 • I s s u e 3 fa l l 2008
2008
Tahoe Maritime Museum
board of directors
Tom Bredt, President
Jim Heffernan,
Chief Financial Officer
Kirk Pumphrey, Vice
President, Museum Operations
Suzanne Smith, Secretary
Polly Bredt
Roy Dryer
Sarah Fields
Doug Elmore
Barry Ludwig
Dave Olson
Don Smith
Richard Stout
Sue Stout
Jim Williamson
our team
Bill Kraus, Executive Director
Nicole Cheslock, Director,
Education & Outreach
Heather Leonard,
Director of Development
David Smith, Schools Program
John Erman,
Warehouse Manager
Adrian Thompson, CPA,
Bookkeeper
Carol Van Etten, Historian
visit us
Tahoe Maritime Museum
5205 West Lake Blvd.
P.O. Box 627
Homewood, CA 96141
Truckee Annex
10434 River Park Place
Truckee, CA 96161
(530) 525-WAKE (9253)
(530) 525-WAVE (9283) fax
www.tahoemaritimemuseum.org
[email protected]
Fall and Winter Hours:
10 am - 5 pm
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Admission: $5; Free for
Members and youth under 12
NEW EXHIBITS
on Display through March 2009
Boating Magazine Cover Art
Boating magazines were a key means of publicizing maritime pursuits and fostering an interest in
boat ownership and the many products available
for summer fun on lakes and oceans. On your next
visit, revel in the colorful and vivid boating magazine covers from the early 1900s. In addition, a
variety of historic publications from the Museum’s
archives will be on display.
Tahoe Photos from Jim Bell’s Collection
Through a generous donation by local photographer and compiler of historic photos, Jim Bell, visitors will be transported to the heyday of pleasure
cruises and motorboat racing on Lake Tahoe. We
have chosen a selection of
black and white photos for
the fall 2008 exhibit that
complements the Museum’s
opening theme of “Tahoe
through the decades.”
Images of early industry and
businesses around the lake,
fishing, lakeside retreats and
the allure of winter fill one of
the stairwells connecting the
first and second floors.
Visual Effects
C
onsider an image that tells a story
or sparks your imagination. Whether it’s on the front page of a newspaper, magazine cover, outdoor
billboard, snapshot from your childhood or
digital picture of your children or grandchildren, our interactions with an image – be it
a photo or visual work of art – can be emotionally charged and thought provoking. The
new exhibits at the Museum seek to provide
just these experiences for visitors. In this age
of instant news and communication through
text messages, the power of an image is no less
impactful than it was a century ago.
For me, a simple picture of Holstein cows
reminds me of childhood weekends at Hilltop
Hanover Farm in Yorktown Heights, New York.
One of the highlights of
frequent autumn weekend adventures was running down to Molly
Christal’s home. Molly,
a painter, was in her
70s, and while she spent
by Nicole Cheslock the winters entertain-
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President’s Message
by Tom Bredt
Early Returns Look Good
W
e have finished our first summer in the new building and
the response from members
and the general public has been overwhelmingly positive. All of us who have
worked so long and hard to bring the
Museum to this new level of operation
should feel great pride and accomplishment in the results so far. The early returns on our investments of time and
money are very good.
As we enter the off-season for Tahoe mariners, our thoughts turn to cherishing the
memories of the past summer and anticipating future summers with even better
experiences. All those involved with boating know, however, that the off-season is
filled with activities that we lacked time
for during the summer and projects that
will lead to more adventures in future
years.
One of the cornerstones of our planning for the new
building is to make
the Museum a viTom Bredt
brant place to visit
year round. Off-season activities at the Museum mimic those
of the boating community as we work
with local classroom teachers and students through our Schools Program, catalog the historic and wonderful objects in
our collection and prepare new exhibits
to bring members and visitors back again.
Unlike the lake, which can be unfriendly
during the colder months, the Museum
ing friends in Palm Springs, California,
the remainder of the year she lived on
the dairy farm that she and her late husband had run. Molly herself was a work
of art. Her sparkling blue eyes (a rival to
the azure Tahoe skies and fresh water),
big smile and glorious invitation to join
her for stories and drawing at her small
kitchen table greeted me. Sketches and
art work adorned the walls of her home.
Most eye catching were framed copies of
Good Housekeeping magazine covers,
her illustrations.
Tahoe MariTimes Fall 2008
Bill Kraus, the staff and volunteers are
hard at work on activities that will warrant continued visits. Seventeen percent
of our members list the Tahoe basin as
their permanent residence and another
18% reside in the greater Sacramento and
Reno areas, within an easy day’s drive.
In addition to our members, we expect
visits from local families and the skiers
and snowboarders enjoying Homewood
Mountain Resort and nearby recreation
areas this winter. I encourage you all to
visit and to continue to share your Tahoe
maritime memories with us.
The campaign to finance our new building
and exhibits continues to move to a successful close thanks to our many generous
donors. With the help from a few more
gifts, we will achieve our goal of exiting
the year with a new building that is fully
paid for and free of any long-term debt.
Campaign donations may be made in
there were many more artists whose work
was represented through the thousands of
magazines touting adventure, news, special interests and more. Learn about the
technology behind the printing and see
striking examples of the powerful images
used in boating magazines during your
next visit.
visual effects (continued)
Whether they touch on current events,
science, health, fitness or finances, magazine covers offer powerful visual images
and public exposure for artists. In fact,
from the 1890s through the 1940s, cover
art was a dominant form of American
illustration. Unlike today, most covers
did not relate to a specific story inside the
magazine but rather conveyed a general
mood or season.
remains a warm welcoming place for families and friends throughout the year.
…from the 1890s through the
1940s, cover art was a dominant
form of American illustration.
While the most popular illustrators of the
bygone era, Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell, may be household names,
The selection of Tahoe photographs also
depict an earlier era. One turn of the century summer scene shows horse drawn
carriages in front of the majestic Grand
Central Hotel. Later, a train rounding a
bend adjacent to the Truckee River as a
well dressed fisherman waits for his next
bite transports the viewer to the early
1900s. You can almost hear the train whistle and feel the sensation of rocking back
and forth on the trip to Tahoe City.
Further up the steps, hear the laughter as
young people frolic at the resort at Brockway Springs. The display, including more
than 20 photos, culminates with an image
of snow covered Squaw Valley in 1960,
cash or marketable securities. Donors at
the $500 level and above will be listed on
the campaign donor wall at the Museum.
Donors at the $5,000 level and above receive a commemorative memento. Naming opportunities are available for donations of $25,000 and above.
For further information, contact Heather
Leonard, our Director of Development,
at (530) 525-9253, ext. 103 or [email protected]. Heather will be happy
to arrange private tours or meetings to
help match your interests with the Museum’s needs. Donations may also be
mailed to Tahoe Maritime Museum, P.O.
Box 627, Homewood, CA 96141.
On behalf of the Museum’s board and
staff, I thank you again for your tremendous support and encouragement. I look
forward to sharing news of future progress with you all.
Doug Elmore, Board member
and chair of the Collections
Committee, enjoys Opening
Day at the Museum.
PHOTO: Roy Dryer III
New Building Capital Campaign Donors
June 10 ~ September 30
Ingrid Amberg and Robert Pineau
Anonymous (2)
marking Lake Tahoe as a year-round destination on the world’s stage.
We hope the new exhibits spark something inside of you and look forward to
hearing your impressions.
Resources
Below are resources to learn more about
magazine illustrations from yesteryear
and see historic Tahoe photos:
à MagazineArt.org - Vintage magazine cover and advertising art from
the Golden Age of American Illustration has an extensive online display
of images celebrating illustrators from
1850 – 1950, www.magazineart.org.
à “The Kelly Collection of American
Illustration” in American Art Review,
February, 2006, pp 150-153
à “Tahoe's Gilded Age, A Photographic
Portfolio from 1880 to 1919” (2000) and
“Memories of Tahoe: A Photographic
Portfolio from 1920-1959” (2005) compiled by Jim Bell (available at the Museum Shop)
Ronald and Barbara Ballantyne
Tom and Dottie Batchelor
Ross and Marilyn Bewley
Amy and Robin Bollinger
The Steven C. Breuner Family and
Barbara Breuner
California Cultural and Historical Endowment
Bruce and Mary Alice Carswell
Chevron
John Couch
Nancy Cunningham and
Wes Schimmelpfenning
Dick and Matilde DeLuna
Robert Eldridge
Doug and Pam Elmore
Nick Fabian
Timothy and Judith Hachman
Hagerty Classic Marine Insurance
Jim and Sandy Heffernan
Hugh and Muriel Harris
Ray and Kathy Holstead
The Fred Gellert Family Foundation
The David T. Giannini Family
Joan Gibb
Dean Johnson
Joshua and Heather Leonard
Mary and Richard Lonergan
The Loomis Family
Beth, Bill, and Kelly Madigan
Eric and Marguerite McAfee
Max and Marcia Messmer
Marshall and Gretchen Milligan
David and Jane Nesvig
The Dave and Lynn Olson Family
James and Nancy Osborn
The Paden Family
Richard Pedersen
Alvin and Sonja Reetz
Gail and James Robello, Jr.
Robert Salz
Bill and Mary Jo Shepherd
Bruce and Mari Scott
Ed and Deborah Scott
Richard and Susanne Stout
Douglas Stuart
Hank and Joan Upton
Susanne and Paul Walker
Trinkie Watson
John Wheeler
Shirley White
John Wickland
Milt, Eirene, Lauren and Jessica Wong
Tahoe MariTimes Fall 2008 A
Season
“Firsts”
of
D
uring the past summer months
and as we enter into fall, the Museum has experienced many
“firsts”. This summer was the first season
in our beautiful new building. The beginning of the school
year marked the
first full year of our
K-12 Schools Program. For the first
time in the organization’s history, the
Museum will be
open year-round.
by Heather Leonard
As the new director of development for the Museum, I have also enjoyed
many maritime “firsts” since relocating to
Lake Tahoe in July. My husband, Josh, and
Memorial
and
Friends of the Museum gathered on August 2 for the Museum’s first “Fireside Chat” featuring Friend
Ed Scott (above), owner of BABY SKIPALONG, and Sierra Boat Company General Manager Pat
Bagan who shared fascinating information about the recent renovation of the prized 1924 Nevins
Racing Runabout.
I experienced our first wooden boat ride.
We attended our first Concours d’Elegance.
I enjoyed my first ride as a First Mate on
STAR DUST, the Museum’s summer ride
boat.
visitors to the Museum this summer, and
added more than 100 new member families. It was also my pleasure to meet many
new and long standing members for the
first time.
We proudly welcomed many first-time
I am excited to announce our first membership meeting, which will take place on
Saturday, Oct. 18. Please R.S.V.P. by October 11 (space is limited). We look forward
to seeing you at the Museum, and sharing
with you a summary of our successes in
2008 and our outlook for 2009.
In Honor Gifts
June 10 ~ September 30
In memory of Philip B. Ballantyne
Ingrid Amberg and Robert Pineau
Ronald and Barbara Ballantyne
Tom and Dottie Batchelor
Ray and Kathy Holstead
The Dave and Lynn Olson Family
Alvin and Sonja Reetz
In memory of Jack Bogart
Anonymous gift
In memory of Jennifer Pederson
Richard Pedersen
In memory of Everett Ross
Robert Eldridge
In memory of Howard Turner
Beth, Bill, and Kelly Madigan
The Dave and Lynn Olson Family
•
In memory of William R. Breuner
The Steven C. Breuner Family and
Barbara Breuner
In honor of Bill and Carol Paden
The Paden Family
In memory of Alan Furth
The Loomis Family
In honor of Father Jim Quinn
Hank and Joan Upton
In memory of Beth Grebitus
Ross and Marilyn Bewley
Timothy and Judith Hachman
In honor of the
Tahoe Maritime Museum Staff
Max and Marcia Messmer
Memorialize a loved one. Honor a close friend. Celebrate a family milestone. Tahoe Maritime
Museum can help you achieve your goal. Upon receiving your gift, we will send an acknowledgement
to the honoree and recognize the individual(s) in our next newsletter.
Tahoe MariTimes Fall 2008
Memberships to renew
on Anniversary Date
Another “first” for Museum members is
that memberships are now based on anniversary date, not calendar year. As this
is a change from previous years, the anniversary date of new members will be the
date they joined. For renewing members,
it will be the date they renewed this past
year. We are also introducing new membership levels and benefits. Please reference the benefit matrix and new membership information in this issue or on our
web site.
It is a very exciting era for the new Museum. We have enjoyed experiencing
this season’s “firsts,” and look forward
to what the future has in store. Thank
you helping make the Museum a success
through your dedication and continued
support.
Joseph Hickingbotham III
December 4, 1938 - June 17, 2008
Born in Oakland, CA to Diana Dollar Knowles
and Joseph Cameron Hickingbotham, Jr.,
Joe is the great-grandson of Captain Robert
Dollar, famed owner of the Dollar Steamship
Line. Known to his family and friends as
Jody or Joe, Hickingbotham passed away
while hiking in Palm Desert.
Lake Tahoe was a favorite place for Joe. As
a child, he spent most of his summers at the
Lake, boating with his sister and parents in
TAMARACK (the family Gar Wood) and
picnicking on the beautiful East Shore. His
passion for boating grew out of these experiences. He raced small boats as young man,
winning many trophies and contests following in the footsteps of his uncle R. Stanley
Dollar, Jr. Joe recently bought a new boat
and was looking forward to racing around
Lake Tahoe with family and friends. Joe
was very excited about the new Museum
and had visited at least twice this year.
Joe worked for many years at his family's
companies, the Robert Dollar Company and
Shreve & Company. He was very involved in
community organizations including Menlo
Presbyterian Church where he served as
a deacon and later as an elder, SpiritCare
Ministry to Seniors, Sine Ministries and
projects with Father Navarro in Mexico. He
enjoyed giving back to his community and
especially liked the arts including the San
Francisco Opera and, while living in Reno,
Nev., he was president of the Nevada Opera.
Joe had an extraordinarily fine character
and an exceptionally kind and warm personality. He was gifted in his ability to communicate with those around him and could
strike up conversation with anyone, even if
their views or background were quite different from his. He truly made the people
he met feel special. If you knew Joe, you’ll
remember his dry sense of humor with and
infectious laugh. Joe's passing came much
too soon. He will be sorely missed. Adapted from
Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal obituary,
June 2008
New Building
Naming Opportunities
Tom and Polly Bredt – The Main Floor Exhibit Area
Bill and Fritzi Briner – The Art Wall
Diana Dollar Knowles, Heidi Hickingbotham Cary, and
Joseph C. Hickingbotham III – The Trophy Display Area
Charles and Sandra Eldridge – The Elevator
Pam and Doug Elmore – The Engine Exhibit
Virginia R. Furth – The Boat Entrance
The Fred Gellert Family Foundation – The Library
Joan Gibb – The Tahoe Maritime Timeline
The Hall Family and Sierra Boat Company, Inc. – The Boat Preservation Exhibit
Jim and Sandy Heffernan – The Fireplace
The Thomas B. Hughes Family – The Garden Area
The Jarve Family – The Children’s Patio
Bill and Tish Kartozian – Director’s Office
Henry E. Lapkin, Jr. Family – The Boating Experience
Stephen Lind – The Reading Area
Barry and Jenny Ludwig – The Upper Exhibit Area
Gordon and Jeanie MacAulay – The Museum Store
Don and Brenda MacLean – Tahoe Memories
Paul and Jackie Mehus – The Chris-Craft Exhibit
Nancy Hoover Williamson and Richard Niello – The Gar Wood Exhibit
The Dave and Lynn Olson Family – The Children’s Area
Sonja Hoel Perkins and Jon Perkins – The Entry Porch
The Riches Family – The Parking Area
Edward and Deborah Scott – The West Exhibit Area
Randall Smith – The Workshop
Carol and Ned Spieker – The Community Meeting Area
Richard and Susanne Stout – The Archives
Bill and Judy Timken – The Welcome Area
The Lana Vento Charitable Trust – Balancing Maritime and Environmental Needs
North Lake Tahoe Resort Association – The Exhibit Infrastructure
California Cultural and Historical Endowment – Funding for finish carpentry, elevator, tile, restrooms, landscaping and electrical has been provided in part by CCHE.
Naming opportunities are available to donors at the $25,000 level and
above. Please contact Director of Development Heather Leonard for further
information and a list of remaining opportunities.
Tahoe MariTimes Fall 2008 renewing and new
FRIENDS
OF THE MUSEUM
e New Friends
e e Upgraded Friends Membership
2 0 0 8 M embers
Sustaining Friends - $2,500 and above
Edward and Deborah Scott e e
Duane Hines e
Dr. Gerhard and Carol Parker e e
Friends - $1,000 and Above
Bruce and Gail Adair
Bob and Paula Boldt
Laury Graves e
Michael D. Gray e
Keri Harnda e
Hugh and Muriel Harris
Larry and Daphne Heifetz e
$500 and above
Michael Hess e e
Bill and Treb Boque e
Joe and Sonja Holt
Dwight and Sara Howes
$250 and above
Larry and Stephanie
John and Gail Hayden
Krames e
Michael Hogan e
Tim Mason e
Craig and Betty
Gene and Nancy Mooring e e
Lazzareschi e e
Carter and Meredith Lyons e Mike Mulhern e
Robert and Sally Mullarky e
Tom and Cindy Pearson
Paul and Patty Murphy e e
Jud and Kim Riggs e
Patrick Neal and
Dr. Peter Rowe e
Barb Damon e
Katherine Van Diest e
Richard Oliva e
David and Ellie Waller e
Salles Olivier e
Andy and Chris Otto
$100 and above
Donald W. Parsons e
Louis and Patricia Below e
Evelyn Revitt e
Lawrence Bertolucci e
Harvey and Nancy Rogers e
Lance and Jeanne Bosschart
Bert Sandman e
Tom and Laura Box e
Bill and Barbara Schwartz e
Chris and Tatiana Chase
Les and Linda Schwoob e
Larry and Sharon
Tim Silber
Cheatham e e
Clark Smithson
Dan and Sue Clark e
Tom and Carole Steding e
Jim and Nancy Copeland
Douglas Stuart
Ernie Dambach and
Jerry Swenson e e
Sara Smith e
Al and Lucy Talbot e
Randy Faccinto e e
David Wells
David Giannini
Sally Gidaro e
family members
e New Membership
e e Upgraded Membership
June 10 ~ September 30
Barbara Breuner
William and Janet Cronk
Ray and Dagmar Dolby
Roy Dryer
Keith Fields and
Sarah Obexer Fields
Buzz Gibb
Jim and Mickey Gregory
$75 and above
Clarke Astle e
Michael and Bobbi Brown e
Nanette Brown e
Bruce and Mary Alice
Carswell
Warran and Gael Craft e
Art and Joan Domingue e e
Wayne Guidera e
Donald and Rosemary Ladd e
Darrel Laws e e
Covert and Beth Murphy
Steve and Lyn Nadeau e
Paul and Gail Silvestri e
Gene and Fran Trinca e
Bryan and Kara Turner e
Bedge and Peg Williams e e $40 and above
Allen and Harriet Adkins e
Michael Andrews e
David Antonucci e
Jim and Margy Arthur e
Mark Avon
Michael Bates e
William Blucher e
David Breuner e
Todd Brownell e
Bill Burdock e
James Calcagno e
Paul and Sue Campbell e
Kenn and Jere Carlson e e
Terry Caughell e
Howard and Judy Guild
Clay and Nita Judd e
Duane and Ann Kalar
Richard and Mary Lonergan e
Donald and Marilyn Morrison
Richard and Elsie Quigley
John Russell and Mary Fellows
Fred and Mary Smith
Rebecca A. Claus
Van Horn e
Robert and Jane Cook
John and Stephen Dibbern e
Richard and
Kimberley Donaldson
Sally Dryer e
Nancy Eaton e
Kevin Eggleston e
Jane Fabian e
David Foster e
Jack and Maureen Fritschi e
Robert Gill e
Madeline Gisel e
Captain Jack and
Billie Going e
Bill and Susan Griffith e
Bert Grunwald e
Tim Hachman e
Gayle Hackbarth e
James John Hammer e
Linnea Kehlet Hull e
Paul and Janie James e
Curtis and Jennifer Jansen e
Constance B. Koch e e
Jim Koch
Donald F. Koijane e
Karl and Lois Limbach e
John and Connie
Linnerman e
Kathy Loesch e
David McInnis e
Todd Millslagle e
Paul and Susan Minasian e
Richard Moll
Duke and Terry Molter e
Bill Monty e
Hugh Mullin, III e
David and Jane Nesvig
Tom O’Callaghan
William an Sheryl
Pangman e
Bruce and Jerry Penman e e
Gayle Peterson e
Gene Quintana e
Tom Regul e
Robert Rockwood e
Sharon Sampson e
Robert and Nancy Schultz e
William Shaw e
Paul Shinn e
Preston Smith e
Brian and Kristi Stanton e
Steve and Roxanne Storm e
Bob and Ellen Swenson e e
Fred L. Taber *
Frederick and Barbara
Taylor e e
Charles Vogel e
Joy Waite e
Bill and Patty Waltermeyer e
David and Bonnie Watson e
Boyce and Kay Williams e
Milt and Eirene Wong e
Vincent and Nadine Zalutka e
Tahoe Maritime Museum Membership Benefits
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Level
Free
Admission
Subscription to
Tahoe
MariTimes
newsletter
Lake Tour
on Museum’s
Ride Boat
(20 minutes)
Discount on
Museum
Store
Purchases
Tahoe
Memories
DVD
(on your next visit
to the Museum)
Invitations
to special
Friends of the
Museum
Events
Numbered
and Framed
Friends
Memento
$40
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$100
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2 people
$200
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4 people
10%
$300
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6 people
15%
$500
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✔
6 people
20%
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$1,000
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6 people
20%
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$2,500
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6 people
20%
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Friend
Sustaining Friend
Tahoe MariTimes Fall 2008
Personal
Breakfast
with
Executive
Director
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Executive Director’s Note
by Bill Kraus
I
t has been an incredible summer. Between our grand opening on Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend, we
have had over 9,000 visitors come through our doors – and
most everyone who has done so is very impressed with our facility. We have seen the number of membership families swell to
over 650, and we have hosted several successful events, including our Gala Preview Event, Living History Day and the Marine
Swap Meet.
Now as summer turns into the
Between our grand
fall shoulder season (the favoropening on Memorial
ite time of year for many of us
locals) and boats are coming
Day weekend and
out of the water, we are tranLabor Day weekend,
sitioning to a schedule where
the Museum is open three
we have had over
days a week instead of six. But
9,000 visitors come
rest assured our activity level
doesn’t subside - it simply gets
through our doors….
redirected. Specifically, we at the
Museum are focusing our energies on many of the ‘behind-the-scenes’ tasks that will keep our
Museum a vibrant, interesting venue into the future.
We will be working hard to catalog our entire collection into an
electronic, easily searchable database. We are already designing
new exhibits as well as acquiring new artifacts and vessels for
our collection to provide reasons for people to continually come
back, and we will be performing the necessary conservation and
restoration work to keep our collection in top condition.
hard at work providing very popular tours to numerous school
groups, and we are scheduling lectures and special events to be
held over the fall and winter.
We have developed a new membership dues and benefits
matrix, and because we are now a true year-around facility, our
memberships are based on anniversary date and no longer calendar year (see Heather Leonard’s article for more information). We are
writing grants to help support our efforts. And of course, we are
making the obligatory arrangements for snow removal.
Recently, the North Tahoe Resort Association helped fund a
study by a New York based consulting firm to do a needs assessment for cultural and arts facilities in the north Tahoe area.
As part of that study, this firm ranked existing facilities in and
around this region, including the Tahoe Maritime Museum. Of
the 21 visual art and cultural facilities evaluated based on heritage education and exhibition, visual arts, children’s programs,
educational programming and non-profit administration, our
Museum ranked third, behind only the Parasol Foundation and
Sierra Nevada College – both in Incline Village. We also ranked
third in facility activity based on public programming and education programs, behind only Sierra College and Sierra Nevada
College – both much larger educational institutions. Not bad for
a 5,800 square foot maritime museum.
Your membership is very important to us.
We are working hard to continue to provide
you value, and we look forward to seeing
you back at the Museum.
As the school year begins, our education staff is once again
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Tahoe MariTimes Fall 2008 Tahoe Memories
compiled by Nicole Cheslock
The making of Tahoe memories as Friend
of the Museum Richard Niello, grandson Matt
and great-grandson Ryan get ready for a boat
ride at the 2008 Concours d’Elegance.
The Museum collected Lake Tahoe experiences and boating highlights
from the community at this year’s Concours d’Elegance. We’re taking
this opportunity to share a handful with you, and we invite you to
share your stories at our memories display on the second floor of the
Museum. Thanks to Sierra Boat Company for offering space to our
organization during the event.
“My favorite memories include teaching kids about boating during “Camp Bredt”
and beyond – roughly 1988 to the present. I may have forgotten but I think it
was fun having a handful of teenagers and then some! Our daughter, her
friends, and our nieces and nephews came to Lake Tahoe for years of
boating, waterskiing, kayaking and exploring and now it’s the grandchildren
and such fun it is!” — Polly Bredt
Museum visitor Cathy Jevarian stands in front of the Outboard Motor Wall which includes many pieces assembled
by her father, Robert Jevarian, when he operated Sportman’s Outboard Motor Service Company at the corner of
22nd St. and Harrison in San Francisco, Calif. (1947-1998.
The Museum acquired Jevarian’s outstanding collection in
September 2001.
“My parents and I have been coming to Tahoe since 1985. I was
only four (years old), but remember Wednesday night Beercans out
of Homewood vividly. Becoming actively involved in Tahoe Yacht Club,
I started racing with my dad. Eventually I became an employee
of the Club in 1997. I’ve worked many a boat show, Trans Tahoe,
Beercan and Laser races. I was lucky enough to work on the
Thunderbird and for Mike Brown when he did sea plane tours
out of Tahoe City. I have so many memories it’s hard to place a
favorite. I guess my favorite was being on the crew to bring the
Thunderbird back to the Lodge and boathouse. Another is racing
a Trans Tahoe with winds gusting 60 knots, and I’ll never forget the
year we finished at 11:59:50pm, 10 seconds before the deadline. I have
so many memories and so many yet to come!” — Christopher Stout
“One of our favorite memories of our 1928 Stephens 26 was when two of my
friends and I skied behind her in the 1950s. It was tough getting us all up but
once we were all on the water, it was a glorious ride. Our daughter, Kim, and
her husband left their reception in the Margus III. Perhaps our favorite memories though were the many evening rides at sunset, wine glasses
in hand.”— Kristi Cotton Spence
“I came to my parents’ place in McKinney Shores from 1964 to
1974. They had built a beautiful home on McKinney Drive with
a lake view. One day, our 17' outboard tied to the pier had sunk.
No big deal- I just bailed it out, patched the hole, started it and
used it for many more years. That was how it was— the boats
would hit rocks, etc. and you fixed them and went on. We had a
Mercury 75 hp called a Suicide. It started in forward or reverse
only. That was interesting!” — Bob Swensen
Tom Batchelor (right), the volunteer behind the Museum’s
successful Marine Swap Meets, looks over a table of
“Tahoe memories” up for sale at the third annual Marine
Swap Meet, held in the Museum parking lot on August 10.
Tahoe MariTimes Fall 2008
Stop by the
Shop
by Nicole Cheslock
Thanks to Friends of the Museum John and
Michelle Schei, the Museum shop offers
phenomenal items for the home, high quality logo items, gifts and an excellent selection of books.
John learned the retail business working as the regional manager for Castle
& Cook Merchandising Corp. and NBI's
The Office Place. Then he opened his own
stores selling home decor for the last 16
years. Michelle, born and raised in Beverly Hills, got her start at Lanz. In six
years she went from “stock girl” to fashion coordinator, organizing fashions shows
at the famous Polo Lounge in the Bel
Air Hotel. Described as a ‘by gone era,’
Michelle’s early years in retail provided
a strong foundation for her professional
path including being an associate buyer
for Associated Merchandising Corporation
(AMC) and a buyer focused on gifts, china,
glass and silver for Bullocks. Michelle and
John met when they were working for
Peninsula Office Supply and Stationary
and the rest, as they say, is history.
The Scheis interest in classic boating began
in 1988 and, shortly after, they were intro-
Michelle Schei (left foreground) looks over the merchandise in the Shop during
the May 2008 “A Night at the Museum” preview gala. PHOTO: Roy Dryer III
duced to the Museum (when the organization was little more than a group of
wooden boat enthusiasts who received
a newsletter). John and Michelle became
avid supporters and, in the last few years,
have been instrumental in selecting and
displaying items for the shop.
The Scheis closed their Folsom store in
late 2006 and while they continue to pursue their careers – Michelle as an inde-
highlights from the
pendent sales agent for Candlelight
and John providing retail guidance and
advice as a consultant - they provide the
Museum with valuable and much needed
expertise.
Please join the staff in thanking our powerhouse retail couple for their time and
good work. Stop by the shop to see our
latest items and begin holiday shopping
(you might even find a treat for yourself).
SHOP
•
First edition hand painted classic boat glass ornament (gift box included)
available this November (from $20)
•
Heavy duty sweatshirts sure to warm young men on cool evenings ($42)
•
Pierro Gibellini’s two volume set, “Carlo the Legend, Riva the Myth,”
the most complete compilation of Riva information printed ($186)
•
Tahoe Memories DVD and other marvelous stocking stuffers (from $26)
•
“Not to be forgotten” Mariposa including
impressive holiday and host/hostess gifts
such as canoe designs, boating servers
and napkin holders – a real deal with
special Museum members’ discounts of up
to 20% for Friends ($13 – $260)
•
Candles to brighten any Tahoe home
($9 - $32)
Tahoe MariTimes Fall 2008 Farewell and Thank You
to Summer Associate and Intern
A hearty thank you to summer staff associate Joe Erman (above) and
summer intern MacKenzie Good, pictured with Director of Development
Heather Leonard (far right) as they staffed the Museum’s booth at this
summer’s Concours d’Elegance.
tahoe
maritime
HISTORY
What/Who
am I?
We recently played our version of Cranium with 9-12th
grade students. It’s a fun game about local maritime
history.
Here are the rules:
First, students are divided into teams. Next, a student
is selected to share hints (by drawing a picture, doing
charades or reading the hints). Before guessing the
answer, teammates can ask questions such as, “Is it
a person, place or thing?” Each team gets one minute
to guess the correct answer and if the team does not
get the answer within one minute, the other teams can
start guessing. Whoever gets the answer, wins a point
for their team.
Test your Tahoe maritime history knowledge with the
hints at right. Feel free to check your response by contacting Smitty at (530) 525-9253, ext. 104 or Smitty@
TahoeMaritime.org
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Ú I was the biggest fish on the lake. I could grow up to
35 pounds. I tasted so good. I was shipped to restaurants as far away as San Francisco, Denver and
Chicago. Fisherman caught hundreds of tons of me
every year. Dams built between Pyramid Lake and Tahoe
meant that I could no longer migrate and with all the fishing, contributed to my extinction. What am I?
Ú I was the first iron hull on the pacific coast. I was the
fastest inland steamer in the country. I was primarily
used to haul log booms to Glenbrook. I was scuttled in
1939 because Bliss thought I deserved a proper burial
after all my hard work. What am I?
Ú I was responsible for putting in the railroad from
Glenbrook to the top of the pass making it easier to
transport logs to Carson City. I helped start the Tahoe
Carson Lumber Company which was the primary source
of logs for the Virginia City silver mines. I was responsible for building the Tahoe Tavern. I bought the SS Tahoe
to the lake in 1896. Who am I?
Ú I am the oldest operational Chris-Craft in the World. I
was the sixth boat ever built by Chris-Craft marked by
the “VI” on my bow. I am in the Tahoe Maritime Museum.
My first owner was Gar Wood. My engine is a Curtiss OX
5 airplane engine that was used in the Curtis Jenny WW
I biplane. What am I?
Ú I am one of the most popular fish to catch in Tahoe. I can
grow up to 5 pounds or more. A lot of people catch me
with worms from shore. I have bright colors on my sides.
Lastly, if you haven’t guessed yet, read on. If you believe
in leprechauns, you might think there’s a pot of gold near
my tail because that’s where the colors end. What am I?
Schools Program
by David “Smitty” Smith
C
lasses are in session and that
means we’re gearing up for our
Schools Program. Considering
our May 2008 grand opening was a mere
three weeks before schools dismissed students, we were off to a good start with
four in-class presentations and seven
field trips last spring. Over the summer, I focused on expanding the program
with the addition of content that meets
state education standards for kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth and eighth
grades.
ers. My goal is to have as many face-toface meetings with the teachers as possible because this has proven to be the
most effective way of showing schools
that our program is a viable educational
offering. I’m hopeful that we’ll also work
with schools in South Lake Tahoe and
Incline Village this year.
The children who visited the Museum
this summer had a great time, and just
like the teachers who participated in our
Schools Program, the counselors plan to
return with their groups next year. Many
of the children who visited the Museum
with their class or camp have brought
their families back to show them our
“cool” new Museum.
We’re excited to see what our first full
school year brings. We have already hosted more than 30 students from the El
Dorado Trade School located just south of
Placerville on Hwy. 49, we have fieldtrips
scheduled for students from the nearby Creekside Charter School, and I have
reached out to the Truckee Tahoe Unified
School District and principals to help me
schedule meetings with classroom teach-
Smitty (above) and
a young West Shore
resident show off a “fresh
catch” during fishing
lessons in the Museum’s
parking lot this past
August.
PHOTOS: Amy Edgett/Sierra Sun
Teachers have told us that one of the best
aspects of our program is the small student to educator ratio so volunteers are
needed to help keep the groups small and
offer the best possible experience.
Would you like to help?
It’s really rewarding to share our Museum and local history with children of all
ages. If you are interested in helping educate local students at the Museum, please
contact us and we hope that you will join
us for a Docent Orientation on Thursday,
Oct. 23.
In closing, if you or children in your life
know of fun maritime related games or
activities, we are always looking for new
ideas to use both in the Museum and for
the Schools Program.
Educators visit the Museum as part
of the North Lake Tahoe Watershed
Tour on August 23.
PHOTO: Steven McQuinn, Tahoe Environmental Research Center Docent
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2008 Museum calendar
October 18
First Annual Members Meeting and Lunch, 10 am – 1pm
$10 per person and guests welcome. Please R.S.V.P. today
to Heather Leonard at [email protected] or
(530) 525-9253, ext. 103. (Space is limited!)
on the cover
Visual Effects
and the impact
of the image with
October 23
Volunteer & Docent Training, 9–10:30am
Includes Docent Handbook, tips for engaging youth and
refreshments. Please RSVP to (530) 525-9253, ext. 102
or [email protected].
NEW EXHIBITS
now on display at the Museum!
October 23
Invasive Species Presentation by the Tahoe Resource
Conservation District, 11am–noon
October 30
Movie Night - “A Night at the Museum,” 5:30pm
INSIDE
November (Date TBA)
Fireside Presentation
Early Returns Look Good…2
November 20
Mixer for North Lake Tahoe and Truckee
Chambers of Commerce, 5 - 7pm
A Season of “Firsts”…5
December (Date TBA)
Truckee Annex Open House and Holiday Gift Drive,
10434 River Park Place in Truckee
says Board President Tom Bredt
by new Director of Development Heather Leonard
Over 9,000 Visitors since Opening Day…7
reports Executive Director Bill Kraus
For the most up-to-date schedule of events, please visit www.
TahoeMaritime.org or call the Museum at (530) 525-9253, ext. 0.
New Building • Collection • News & Events • Membership • About Us…it’s all at www.TahoeMaritime.org