Then and now: USFS amphitheater hosted VP

As vice president, Al Gore took time to stroll around the Taylor Creek Visitor Center and pause for an interview aside the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater stage.
Photo/Lake Tahoe Historical Society

In July 1997, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore were at Lake Tahoe to launch what became the $1.7 billion environmental improvement program. VP Gore took time to stroll around the Taylor Creek Visitor Center and pause for an interview aside the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater stage.

Lake of the Sky Amphitheater on the South Shore. Photo/Bill Kingman

The amphitheater, which is owned and operated by the U.S. Forest Service, was remodeled about 10 years later. The single 1997 stage was in the area between the twin structures. Lake Tahoe Community College has had commencement ceremonies at this site.

— Bill Kingman