Lake Yosemite

Women and girls of the local Punjabi American community came together to celebrate the annual Teeyan da Mela festival at Lake Yosemite last Sunday. Teeyan is the regional name for the traditional festival of Teej that is celebrated in Punjab, India with great enthusiasm. This festival celebrates the onset of the Monsoon season…

The Lake Yosemite Sailing Association (LYSA) held their last race of the season last Thursday. Eight sailboats raced through a multi-point course…

Lake Yosemite’s usual traffic of sail boats and jet skis will be pausing on Aug. 24 to make room for a new event: the Merced Lao Boat Racing…

Perfect weather and a beautiful afternoon and sunset provided the backdrop for the annual Open House & All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp Feed outside the clubhouse of the Lake Yosemite Sailing Association last Saturday, Sept. 16. Distinguished guests enjoyed the seafood, of course, but also sailboat rides, live music by John Albano and…

Fishing access at Lake Yosemite from Old Lake Road will be temporarily restricted as construction crews begin work on a new parking lot complete with grading,…

About 70 current UC Merced students, alumni and staff spent the morning picking up litter and pulling weeds in an effort to beautify areas around…

It was a short sailing season for the Lake Yosemite Sailing Association; however, the crowd who attended the Annual Awards Night was out in force. The reservations-only Asian dinner served nearly 70 people and the weather accommodated the crowd with an excellent evening by the lake. First place in the racing season went to Jerry Johnson, who…

1967 was an incredible year to say the least. Not far away, in San Francisco, more than 100,000 people converged on the Haight-Ashbury…

It is amazing when events like the Merced County Historical Society's Bill Kirby Western BBQ keep getting better with each passing year. Last…

The 31st annual Bill Kirby Western Barbecue at Lake Yosemite was a sold-out success with the many supporters of the Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum filling up a picturesque cove at Lake Yosemite for a night of fabulous dining, lively fundraising and great conversation. All the proceeds benefit the…