{"id":288,"date":"2018-10-01T22:32:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T02:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sierrasothebysrealty.blog\/2018\/10\/01\/underwater-heritage-trail-at-lake-tahoes-emerald-bay\/"},"modified":"2018-10-01T22:32:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T02:32:22","slug":"underwater-heritage-trail-at-lake-tahoes-emerald-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/sierrasir\/blog\/2018\/10\/01\/underwater-heritage-trail-at-lake-tahoes-emerald-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Underwater Heritage Trail at Lake Tahoe&#8217;s Emerald Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5781544547001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=5839465469001\" width=\"750\" height=\"421.88\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>California State Parks and the Sierra State Parks Foundation Debut California\u2019s First Maritime Heritage Underwater Trail at Emerald Bay<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Starting October 1, 2018 the public will be able to experience California\u2019s first maritime heritage underwater trail devoted to showcasing Lake Tahoe\u2019s historic recreational watercraft and barges, that now rest below the surface of Emerald Bay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6834\" style=\"width: 1148px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Scuba-Diver_Emerald_Bay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Scuba-Diver_Emerald_Bay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1148\" height=\"781\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Divers documenting a sunken wooden barges. Photo by Mylana Haydu, Indiana State University, Center for Underwater Science.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scuba and snorkel diving visitors will be able to explore an underwater \u201ctrail\u201d of historic features at several sites along the shoreline of Emerald Bay State Park, Lake Tahoe. Currently, divers have access to the Historic Barge Dive Site established by California State Parks in 1998. The department has never publicly released the location and information about three additional sites highlighted in this underwater trail until now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6835\" style=\"width: 1147px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Scuba-Dive-Tahoe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6835 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Scuba-Dive-Tahoe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1147\" height=\"743\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wooden fishing boat with live bait compartment between the two thwart seats. Photograph by Sheli O. Smith, Ph.D.,PAST Foundation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Underwater interpretative panels have been placed at four dive sites in Emerald Bay. Waterproof interpretive cards created for divers will be available at the park\u2019s visitor centers, local dive shops, online here and on the Sierra State Parks Foundation\u2019s website. These panels and interpretive cards were made possible by the generous support of the Sierra State Parks Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Emerald Bay Maritime Heritage Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emerald Bay, situated on the western side of Lake Tahoe, is and has been an American tourist destination for well over 150 years. Translucent blue-green water surrounded by vertical cliffs, green conifers, and granite boulders creates\u00a0the quintessential Tahoe experience and one that has drawn people to the bay specifically for recreation since the 1860s.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1149px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Emerald Bay Camp, 1922 image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/pages\/506\/images\/8838.png\" alt=\"Emerald Bay Camp, 1922 image\" width=\"1149\" height=\"685\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerald Bay Camp, 1922. Image courtesy of El Dorado Historical Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Emerald Bay Maritime Heritage (underwater) Trail celebrates the history of Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe\u2019s culture of recreation by way of shipwrecks. The bay is the final resting place of several recreational boats, launches and barges used on the lake during the early 20th century. This was the heyday of the Emerald Bay Resort (1920s and 1930s) and the construction of the Scandinavian \u201ccastle,\u201d Vikingsholm (1929).<\/p>\n<p>These boats were likely purposely scuttled (sunk) when they outlived their usefulness, but now serve as reminders of the golden age of recreation in Tahoe. This collection is the largest, most diverse group of sunken small watercraft of its kind, in their original location, known to exist in the nation.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1149px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Steamer ferrying Model A image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/pages\/506\/images\/883.jpg\" alt=\"Steamer ferrying Model A image\" width=\"1149\" height=\"735\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steamer ferrying Model A on barge. Photo courtesy of University of Nevada Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Barge Dive Site<\/strong>, located off the southeastern shore of the bay, was initially established in 1998. The site consists of two barges, built of massive Ponderosa pine timbers, sitting at a depth between 10 to 40 feet deep. The barges were owned and operated by the lumber companies, who used them to haul cordwood part of the year and then employed them as car ferries during the summer months. Since the barges had no means of propulsion, they were either towed or pushed by steamers. The southernmost barge, lying parallel to shore, represents the more complete of the two and measures over 100 feet long. This site is accessible to both snorkel and scuba diving park visitors.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining dive sites (<strong>Passenger Launch \u2013 Florence M, Wooden Fishing Boat and Hard Chine Skiff<\/strong>) on the trail are associated with the Emerald Bay Resort. The resort was one of the longest continuously operating resorts of this type in the area. The land was acquired by the State in the 1950s and the buildings were removed to make way for the campground.<\/p>\n<p>The resort once existed on what is now Boat Camp, the lake\u2019s only boat-in campground,located on the north shore of the bay. Compared with Tahoe\u2019s luxury hotels, the Emerald Bay Resort was a simple family resort with a hotel, cottages, tent pads, dance pavilion, and all necessary infrastructure including several piers where steamers could dock to unload passengers and supplies. The resort offered several forms of recreation, but the small recreational boats were undoubtedly a popular element to the experience.<\/p>\n<p>Just offshore of Boat Camp is a collection of small vessels that were likely sunk at their moorings, 30 to 60 feet below the surface. The cold Tahoe water helps to preserve these boats, some of which are over 100 years old. The collection includes a metal kayak, day sailor, and launch along with wooden fishing boats, rowboats, and motorboats. Along with the two large barges, the Emerald Bay Maritime Heritage Trail includes two fishing boats and a 27-foot long launch. The launch likely represents the oldest boat in the collection. She was built in 1915 at the Stephens Brothers boatyard in Stockton. Proprietor of the Emerald Bay Resort purchased the boat, Florence M, and brought it to the lake in 1926 to provide day excursions for resort guests.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the dive sites,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/pages\/506\/files\/EBMHT_InterpPanels.pdf\" target=\"_blank;\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to view the new interpretive panels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sierra_HorzKW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sierra_HorzKW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>775.832.4900 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierrasothebysrealty.com\/eng\"><strong>SierraSothebysRealty.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ten\u00a0Lake Tahoe Real Estate Office Locations:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Incline Village | Northstar Village | South Lake Tahoe | Squaw Valley | Tahoe City Gallery | Tahoe Donner \u00a0| Downtown Truckee | Tahoe City Lakeside | Stateline\/Village at Heavenly | Reno<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Find us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SierraSIR?ref=bookmarks\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/2954371?trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=tarId%3A1409681037106%2Ctas%3Asierra%20sotheby%27s%2Cidx%3A1-1-1\">Linked In<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SierraSIR\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/SierraSIR\/\">Pinterest<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/locations\/328133164\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California State Parks and the Sierra State Parks Foundation Debut California\u2019s First Maritime Heritage Underwater Trail at Emerald Bay Starting October 1, 2018 the public will be able to experience California\u2019s first maritime heritage underwater trail devoted to showcasing Lake Tahoe\u2019s historic recreational watercraft and barges, that now rest below the surface of Emerald Bay. 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