Chautauqua performances of James and Agnes Reed and Snowshoe Thompson in Valhalla Boathouse Theatre

Chautauqua performances by David and Gayle Woodruff are taking place over the holiday weekend in the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre at the Tallac Historic Site. Both performances are free.

On May 26 at 7:30 p.m., Valhalla Tahoe offers a Chautauqua presentation of Snowshoe Thompson and his wife Agnes in the "Mailman of the Sierra." Thompson carried the mail across the Sierra Nevada snows for 20 winters. He would travel the 180-mile round trip from Placerville to Genoa in just five days on his hand-crafted, seven-foot snow skates (skis) with nothing more than a jacket, dried meat, matches, and his 80-pound bag of mail. Thompson saved the lives of many forlorn winter travelers, made one of the first recorded surveys of Lake Tahoe, is often credited with being the father of skiing in California, and is one of the most decent and righteous people to have called the Sierra Nevada home. The program is free and open to the public and presented inside the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre, 4 miles west of the “Y” in South Lake Tahoe on Hwy 89. For more information; https://valhallatahoe.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=178

On May 27 at 3:30 p.m., Valhalla Tahoe offers a Chautauqua presentation of James & Margret Reed in "Those That Survived." Many don’t know that of the 80+ members of the infamous Donner Party that attempted a crossing of the Sierra Nevada that dreadful winter of 1846, over half survived. The heroism, courage, and sheer determination of a few can be credited with the survival of many. Against all odds, James and Margret Reed, brought all four of their children alive through the terrible ordeal and aided and assisted dozens of their companions in their fight to remain alive. The program is free and open to the public and presented inside the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre, 4-miles west of the “Y” in South Lake Tahoe on Hwy 89. For more information; https://valhallatahoe.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=179