Sunset on Lake Tahoe

As we begin the cruise back across Lake Tahoe we are treated to a beautiful sunset in the west. While the sun sets the dancers on the second deck and the sightseers on the top deck begin to come down the stairs to the dinning room on the bottom deck. The waiters were busy handing out the menu for the evening dinner. The menu for the night included filet mignon, or veggie lasagna, or mac and cheese. By the time we finish the scrumptious dinner and dessert we are back at the dock at Zepher Cove and were ready to disembark. I hope you have enjoyed coming along on our evening dinner cruise to Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. Bernie

The "Tea House" at Emerald Bay

Eagle Creek at Emerald Bay

Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight

Although many people assume that Mrs. Lora Josephine Knight was of Scandinavian ancestry because of her decision to build Vikingsholm in the Scandinavian tradition, she was actually of English decent. She was born Lora Josephine Small in Galena, Illinois, in 1864 - one of a family of four daughters and one son. In the early 1920s, Lora Small Moore married Harry French Knight, a stockbroker from St. Louis. This marriage was not successful, and they were divorced prior to the building of Vikingsholm. Many remember her because of her generous contribution to youth groups in California and Nevada, and provision of educational opportunities for innumerable young people who otherwise could not have afforded them. She was a major benefactor to the Christian Science churches in Santa Barbara, Reno, and South Lake Tahoe. She and Mr. Knight were prime financial backers of Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic.[1]

1. http://www.vikingsholm.com/lorajknight.html

Vikingsholm in Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Cruise on the M.S. Dixie

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