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It doesn't take long to spot an empty shop front, or several of the area's growing number of elderly people.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

This event supercharges the local economy, packing the area’s hotels and vacation rentals with hundreds of thousands of bikers while turning scenic mountain highways into a showcase of motorcycle culture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Last year, a petition to halt Big Bear Lake’s annual fireworks display collected more than 40,000 signatures from people concerned that the event would disturb the area’s famous bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

The world-renowned site features iron carbonate concretions that formed some 309 million years ago, fossilizing within them ancient creatures that had once thrived in the area's lush swamps, shallow seas and river deltas.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

When the waters receded, the area’s original inhabitants ensured that the fish drained into hundreds of artificial fish ponds.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann