Chautauqua presentation of George and Elia Whittell, the Accidental Conservationists at Carson City Senior Center
On Thursday, March 21 at 12:30 p.m., the Carson City Senior Center presents local authors and historians David and Gayle Woodruff as they reenact the characters of one of the wealthiest couples on the West Coast during the 1920s through 1950s.
The Whittells kept an African Lion for a pet, owned over 25 miles of Lake Tahoe waterfront, built one of the most beautiful estates on Lake Tahoe’s shore, hosted high stakes poker games with the rich and famous, and unintentionally conserved a large portion of Lake Tahoe lands for the public to enjoy today.
The 55 minute program is free and open to everyone. The senior center is located at 911 Beverly Drive Carson City.