Mythbuster; What are the origins of Tahoe’s myths?

Mythbuster; What are the origins of Tahoe’s myths?

Despite its small population of just under 56,000, the Lake Tahoe region is home to a wide variety of myths and legends. Most of those myths have yet to be debunked, but the most notable ones are Tahoe Tessie — the Lake Tahoe version of Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster —and a number of rumors about what’s really at the bottom of Lake Tahoe. A 1992 file photo of a “lake monster” was part of an April Fool’s Day prank in the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza n…