50 minutes
In this virtual field trip, a Donner Memorial State Park Interpreter will tell the story of the famous Donner Party that spent the tragic winter of 1846-47 at the shores of Donner Lake. We will highlight the California emigrant experience including the Sierra Nevada’s first inhabitants, the Washoe, and the first wagon company to cross these mountains, the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy party of 1844.
Interaction with the interpreter is encouraged.