According to Big Bear Marina, the official weigh station for Big Bear Lake’s anglers, a new lake record was set on Sunday. Erin Dominguez of Trabuco Canyon reeled in an 18.69 pound rainbow trout, which shatters the previous record set by Harvey Clark of El Cajon in 1995, when a 14.69 pound trout was reeled in during the Jim Hall Memorial Trout Classic, which for 27 years has … [Read more...] about New Record Reeled In Over the Weekend: Erin Dominguez Catches 18.69 Pound Rainbow Trout from Big Bear Lake’s South Shore
Recreation
Big Bear Historical Museum Opens for the Season on Saturday; Historical Society to Celebrate 103rd Anna Crain Day on Monday
The only museum in the San Bernardino mountains is Big Bear Valley’s local treasure, the Big Bear Historical Museum, which is packed with treasures and artifacts from our area’s gold mining history (including a working stamp mill), the Serrano Indians, the fox farming industry, moviemaking and more. The Big Bear Historical Museum opens for the season tomorrow, May 23, and … [Read more...] about Big Bear Historical Museum Opens for the Season on Saturday; Historical Society to Celebrate 103rd Anna Crain Day on Monday
A Year Since Bike Trails Ribbon Cutting (and Snow), There Are Now 30 Miles of Bike Routes in Big Bear Valley (and No Snow Expected This Memorial Day Weekend)
It was a year ago, on the eve of last Memorial Day weekend, that we received about an inch of snow in the Big Bear Valley, but the chilly temperatures didn’t discourage 111 cyclists, who participated in the Bike Ride for Ryan Hall that the Lighthouse Project and the Big Bear Valley Trails Coalition had planned to follow the official ribbon cutting for the new bike trails within … [Read more...] about A Year Since Bike Trails Ribbon Cutting (and Snow), There Are Now 30 Miles of Bike Routes in Big Bear Valley (and No Snow Expected This Memorial Day Weekend)
Baldwin Lane Elementary to Defend Pinewood Derby Championship Title During Sunday’s Show and Shine, the Big Bear Lake Antique Car Club’s Free Car Show
If you’ve seen some slick and sporty vintage vehicles around town, they will all be coming together on Sunday, as the Big Bear Lake Antique Car Club hosts their annual Memorial Day Show and Shine, featuring pre-1962 automobiles. The day-long car show on the 24th runs from 8am to 3pm at the Citibank parking lot, just east of Summit on Big Bear Boulevard in Big Bear Lake. At … [Read more...] about Baldwin Lane Elementary to Defend Pinewood Derby Championship Title During Sunday’s Show and Shine, the Big Bear Lake Antique Car Club’s Free Car Show
Hanna Flat Campground Re-opens for Memorial Day Weekend; Visitors Reminded to Be Fire-Safe While on the San Bernardino National Forest
Most of the recreation sites on the San Bernardino National Forest will be open to visitors for the Memorial Day weekend; this includes the wildfire damaged portions of the Pacific Crest Trail and Hanna Flat Campground, which has been reconstructed since suffering damage in the 2007 Butler #2 Fire. Says Forest Supervisor Jeanne Wade Evans, “Once again, we look forward to summer … [Read more...] about Hanna Flat Campground Re-opens for Memorial Day Weekend; Visitors Reminded to Be Fire-Safe While on the San Bernardino National Forest