http://www.americana-tahoe.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:48:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Do you want to play indoors or outdoors or both? In a town that never shuts down, both is often the answer when visiting the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Wildflowers are popping up at lake level now, with the higher elevations not likely to be awash in color until late ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/events-for-summer/ The free extravaganza is appropriately called Lights on the Lake. This is because the fireworks are shot off from a barge floating in the lake. With the midnight, black sky, the colors are brighter than most anywhere else. The American Pyrotechnics Association, a trade association for the fireworks industry, ranks the ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/fourth-of-july-in-south-lake-tahoe-is-all-about-the-fireworks/ GREAT NEWS! As of June 20, 2010 there will be at least ONE Mountain Modern renovated unit for each Unit Type at the Americana! Hmmm... so now that we have renovated rooms for each Unit Type - what reservations get assigned to Mountain Modern units? Well, that and many ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/assigning-mountain-modern-renovated-rooms/ Probably MORE WAYS than you think! For a quick refresher course on the many ways your Americana timeshare ownership works for you - go to the Timeshare Use Guide in the Americana "Members Only" section. Haven't registered to use the Members section yet? Don't worry; just follow the steps ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/how-many-ways-can-you-use-your-timeshare/ Memorial Day, the un-official "beginning of summer", is almost here, and we're ready for it! This summer, in addition to the completion of more Mountain Modern upgraded units, we also have updated some of our favorite old standards.  Wait until you see the NEW Craft offerings we have waiting for you as ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/memorial-day-may-31st-our-summer-begins/ Looking for a new way to celebrate Mother's Day?  Use your Americana Bonus Time to visit Tahoe and experience a never to be forgotten tribute to Mom. Many of our area restaurants, including Riva Grill, Edgewood, The Apres' Wine Company, and the M.S. Dixie offer brunches for Mother's Day. Pair brunch with ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/treat-mom-to-a-tahoe-getaway/ Harvey's Outdoor Concert Series is starting to book acts for the upcoming season. Tim McGraw will start things off Memorial Day weekend. Opening for him is hot new country sensation Lady Antebellum.  On June 19 the Doobie Brothers and Chicago take to the stage.  Sugarland will play on July 10 ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/big-time-concerts-scheduled-for-summer/ It's official - the South Shore of Lake Tahoe is one of the healthy places in the United States. El Dorado County in California ranked in the top 10 in a national report published by the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Douglas County came ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/lake-tahoe-is-one-of-the-healthy-places-in-the-united-states/ Spring has arrived and the balmy weather in Lake Tahoe is a warmth of welcome after some nights in the teens. Just a week ago skiers and boarders were schussing through mounds of fresh powder. With all the snow that has fallen this winter, it may be spring skiing until ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/spring-is-on-the-way/ Two athletes from South Lake Tahoe, Hannah Teter and Elena Hight  are competing in this year's Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.  Hannah won a gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics and, at the same games, Elena's sixth place finish helped earn her the sport's "Rookie of the Year" title.  There are another ... http://www.americana-tahoe.com/2-olympians-from-south-lake-tahoe-compete-in-vancouver/