Tag: Whiskeytown Lake

Exploring Shasta County History: A Hidden Highway Under Whiskeytown Lake?

The Shasta to Weaverville Road or the Weaverville to Shasta Road has been well traveled by pack trains since 1850. It was often deemed as a “hard road to travel”. However, developing this trail into a wagon road was a slow process until it was debated by the California Legislature in the State Assembly and the route was finally authorized […]

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Body of missing swimmer found at Whiskeytown Lake

 WHISKEYTOWN, Calif. — Authorities who spent several hours searching for a missing swimmer at Whiskeytown Lake say they located the man’s body Thursday evening, Aug. 13. The victim, since identified as 67-year-old, Charles Michael Colburn, of Weaverville, was discovered near the intersection of Highway 299 and Whiskey Creek Rd., according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Two confirmed dead […]

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