Online marketplace opens for South Lake Tahoe makers, shops and shoppers

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Many times shoppers in South Lake Tahoe want to know where they can go to support local crafters and business owners. South Tahoe Now opened the center column of the front page to advertise small local businesses who joined in the free program, and now another robust page of local shopping options has arrived just in time for the holidays.

South Lake Tahoe Holiday Bazaar is an online version of what would normally be the annual craft fair and bazaar season. The website has about two dozen makers and businesses at this time with more signing up daily.

Organizer Cassie Brown started the marketplace after seeing a need for the word to get out about local shopping options, especially during a time where small businesses are hurting during the pandemic.

Brown said she did this to "support our beloved town and spread the Ta-holiday cheer."

To start shopping or to sign up and share your wares, visit https://slt-holiday-bazaar.sharetribe.com/.