Travelers of the Sierra Nevada Mountains

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Join a Donner Memorial State Park Interpreter sharing stories of the diversity of people who came through the Donner Lake area in the Sierra Nevada Mountains (near Lake Tahoe, California). Listen to accounts of the first people who called the Sierra Nevada Mountains “home” " the Washoe, to the immigrants who dared to cross the treacherous Sierra crest. Some of the covered wagon settlers were successful and became heroes (Stephens-Townsend- Murphy Company) while others struggled and became trapped by big winter snow (The Donner Party). This program is designed for 4th - 8th grade audiences.