There’s a real big bear at the Big Bear Discovery Center, thanks to a donation from the Tschoop family of Sugarloaf. The Discovery Center’s new icon is a bear skin with a full-head open-mouth grizzly bear that is nine feet long and eight feet wide from claw to claw. Says the DC’s Director Denis Thomas, “This is a fantastic addition to the Discovery Center’s collection and we … [Read more...] about Big Bear Discovery Center Gets An Iconic Big Bear, A Gift from the Tschoops of Sugarloaf
Recreation
Big Bear Paddlefest Returns to Fawnskin This Weekend; Sunday’s Awards Ceremony to Include Team Big Bear and Reggae
The Big Bear Paddlefest returns to Fawnskin this weekend, for the second year of the event and the first as part of the Conquer the Bear challenge. Saturday’s activities, hosted by the North Shore Trading Company at Captain John’s Marina on the North Shore, include $20 paddlesport clinics starting at 10am (appropriate for both kayakers and canoers), as well as vendors and an … [Read more...] about Big Bear Paddlefest Returns to Fawnskin This Weekend; Sunday’s Awards Ceremony to Include Team Big Bear and Reggae
Lakeside Fundraiser and Golf Tournament to Benefit Construction of Habitat for Humanity’s Fourth Big Bear Home
The Big Bear Valley Habitat for Humanity which, to date, is responsible for the construction of three homes now owned by families within Big Bear, will be holding a fundraiser this Sunday, with proceeds to benefit the building project for a fourth home, currently being built in Baldwin Lake. Sunday’s fundraiser, from noon to 8pm, will be held at B’s Backyard BarBQ, lakeside on … [Read more...] about Lakeside Fundraiser and Golf Tournament to Benefit Construction of Habitat for Humanity’s Fourth Big Bear Home
Big Bear’s Fourth of July Weekend Results in More Visitors, Yet Few Incidents
[Updated version] The Fourth of July holiday under beautiful sunny skies made for a bustling weekend in the Big Bear Valley. According to Sara Russ of the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce, “From a Visitors Center standpoint, we had far more people than last year. We had about 170-200 people a day mid-week—and it’s continuing. That’s the best part. Even this week, the numbers … [Read more...] about Big Bear’s Fourth of July Weekend Results in More Visitors, Yet Few Incidents
Foreigner’s Lou Gramm Rocks Swim Beach on the Fourth; More Lakeside Concerts to Benefit the Teen Center
Swim Beach was rockin’ on the Fourth of July, as Foreigner’s Lou Gramm played a lakeside concert to benefit the Teen Center just prior to the fireworks display and the surprise flyover of a C-17 from March Air Force Base (both of which were coordinated by the Rotary Club). Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District’s Reese Troublefield, whose Eagles cover band Fastlane opened … [Read more...] about Foreigner’s Lou Gramm Rocks Swim Beach on the Fourth; More Lakeside Concerts to Benefit the Teen Center