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Why is Big Bear Lake named Big Bear if there haven't been any grizzly bears seen there in over 100 years?
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Well...Big Bear Valley was named in the 1840s, when the place was full of bears.
I don't see anyone petitioning to rename the Big Apple just plain "York" because it ain't so new anymore. ;)
Most of development occured in the 1860s when a bear hunt turned up a gold strike. Dams, bridges, roads, houses, lodging, stores, etc. sprang up in a Southern California gold rush.
It would be a shame to try to make the name more accurate. "No Bears, No Gold" just doesn't roll off the tongue.
Enjoy your visit. In the summer time you can ride the ski lifts at Bear Mountain and Snow Summit. They'll put your bike on a chair going up the mountain, and you can bike down. Or you can canoe. Ride a horse. Shop.
I hear you can get a good deal on a wooden bear carved from a tree with a chainsaw. Best they can muster nowadays.
I don't see anyone petitioning to rename the Big Apple just plain "York" because it ain't so new anymore. ;)
Most of development occured in the 1860s when a bear hunt turned up a gold strike. Dams, bridges, roads, houses, lodging, stores, etc. sprang up in a Southern California gold rush.
It would be a shame to try to make the name more accurate. "No Bears, No Gold" just doesn't roll off the tongue.
Enjoy your visit. In the summer time you can ride the ski lifts at Bear Mountain and Snow Summit. They'll put your bike on a chair going up the mountain, and you can bike down. Or you can canoe. Ride a horse. Shop.
I hear you can get a good deal on a wooden bear carved from a tree with a chainsaw. Best they can muster nowadays.
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because it is big and was shaped like a bear
It's not that big. Looks nothig like a bear.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bigbearlakeaccess.com/images/big_bear_lake_access.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bigbearlakeaccess.com/&h=294&w=700&sz=65&tbnid=V2IhNvQzMgGxZM:&tbnh=59&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbig%2Bbear%2Blake&hl=en&usg=__srljyc1y16vjTKHs74p0m-IUX1k=&ei=F4p-SuXUOdyJtgeD2-zrAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=15&ct=image
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bigbearlakeaccess.com/images/big_bear_lake_access.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bigbearlakeaccess.com/&h=294&w=700&sz=65&tbnid=V2IhNvQzMgGxZM:&tbnh=59&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbig%2Bbear%2Blake&hl=en&usg=__srljyc1y16vjTKHs74p0m-IUX1k=&ei=F4p-SuXUOdyJtgeD2-zrAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=15&ct=image
i'm not sure where you are getting that it was shaped like a bear. the existing lake wasn't even there when the area was named.
thanks for answering though.
thanks for answering though.
So by this principle should New York now be called Old York cos it ain't very new anymore?
what principle? i was just asking to see what people would say. aleghart beat you to that punchline, though, by about two hours.
i'm not really suggesting a name change. i actually think the history of that area is quite interesting.
thanks for answering.
i'm not really suggesting a name change. i actually think the history of that area is quite interesting.
thanks for answering.
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"No Bears, No Gold" would be funny, though, even if it didn't roll off the tongue.