A Summer Of Big Bear Fun
Friday, August 26th, 2011
The Old Miners Day Parade
This has been an amazing summer in Big Bear. Labor Day is right around the corner and soon things will be winding down. So it’s a great time to reflect on the summer of 2011 and remind ourselves why we love our mountain paradise.
Summer 2011 in Big Bear began with our first fishing tournament of the season, the May Trout Classic, with over 400 participants competing for cash and prizes. In June we had our second fishing tournament, Fishing for $50K, Big Bear Choppers “Ride The Mountain”, Mom’s and Rods Antique Car Show, Team Big Bear’s “Ride The Bear” and our first outdoor concert of the summer season at the Discovery Center, “The Long Run, A Tribute To The Eagles”.
July saw things really get hopping with several classic Big Bear summer events. Our annual July 4th fireworks display is the traditional kick-off to the summer and is followed by the Big Bear Chili Cook-off. The second car rally of the summer was the Rat Rods and Hot Rods Car Show at the Northwoods Resort and I attended the second concert under the stars at the Discovery Center featuring “Don’t Stop Believing” a tribute to Journey. The month ended with the Old Miners Days with the highlight being the parade that made it’s way through the village. More than 50 groups participated in this years’ parade and there was a great turnout along the route.
August saw the return of the Big Bear Air Fair at the Big Bear City Airport. This was the events’ biggest turn-out with over 7,000 in attendance. There were some amazing vintage airplanes on display and the weather was perfect. That same weekend saw the “Blues For The Zoo” at the Swim Beach Amphitheater, a fundraising concert for the Moonridge Zoo. The Tour de Big Bear was the biggest cycling event of the summer with several hundred cyclists taking over the streets and highways. The biggest car event of the summer, the Antique Car Club Fun Run, has become one of the signature events of the Big Bear summer and saw hundreds of classic cars on display throughout the village and cruising around the lake. There were over 30 classic speed boats on display at B’s Backyard BBQ (formerly Stillwells) during the Antique Wooden Boat Show.
All in all, this was another great summer in Big Bear. Soon the crowds will be leaving and leaves will start to turn, signaling the end of summer and the start of another beautiful fall and winter season. But there’s still plenty of warm weather and sunshine to enjoy before the snow returns. Fall is perfect for hiking and mountain biking and some of the best trout fishing of the year occurs during the fall months.
We have great lodging discounts currently running so contact us today and find out exactly what you’ve been missing up here in Big Bear.
