Historic Truckee Winter Carnival

Historic Truckee Winter Carnival

Truckee’s Winter Carnival has had quite the storied ups and downs. First introduced in 1895, out of economic necessity, the Carnival captured the relevance of Truckee during the winter months. Truckee was not just a logging town but was a true ‘rowdy’ community with fun activities to be had all year long. The winter months traditionally brought a slowdown of jobs, people and money. It was C.F. McGlashan who figured out that Truckee offered much …