• Lake Tahoe California Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag, Natural, Black Logo, Merlin Classics
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Lake Tahoe California Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag - Black Logo

Lake Tahoe California Vintage Retro Cotton Canvas Tote Bag - Black Logo

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The Lake Tahoe tote, for the lake that is Big Blue. Heavy 12 oz cotton canvas with the Lake Tahoe vintage retro logo printed on both sides in black.

The tote is the Lake Tahoe piece that gets used daily: groceries, books, a towel for the beach, the farmers’ market on Saturday. It is flat to mail, so it is also the simplest Lake Tahoe gift to send to someone out of state. Ships free in the U.S.

Heavy 12 oz (407 g/m²) cotton canvas gives this tote its durability and clean, minimalist look. It measures 15" × 16" (one size) with 20" self-fabric handles that sit comfortably on the shoulder, a sewn-in label, and the retro logo printed on both sides. 100% cotton canvas, made for errands, books, or groceries.

Daʔaw, the Washoe name for the lake, has been their sacred summer ground for more than ten thousand years. Frémont reached it in 1844, Mark Twain wrote it into Roughing It in 1861–62, and the Comstock logging boom of the 1860s and the lake steamers of the 1870s followed; the 1929 Scandinavian castle Vikingsholm stands at the head of Emerald Bay.

Glacier-carved and 1,645 feet deep at 6,225 feet of elevation, it is the highest large alpine lake in North America and one of the clearest, twenty-two miles long across the California–Nevada line, with Fannette its only island and the Truckee its only outlet. The 1960 Winter Olympics came to its shore. Big Blue is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — LAKE TAHOE CA COTTON CANVAS TOTE

Town: Lake Tahoe, California

Founded: Washoe presence 10,000+ years

Known for: Big Blue, the highest large alpine lake in North America; Emerald Bay and Vikingsholm (1929); the Washoe’s Daʔaw

Art: Lake Tahoe vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Cotton canvas tote, 15" × 16", 20" self-fabric handles

Fabric: Heavy 12 oz (407 g/m²) 100% cotton canvas

Print: Retro logo both sides, black ink

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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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All Lake Tahoe California Items

Big Blue — a glacier-carved cobalt lake, a mile and a quarter high and a third of a mile deep. Lake Tahoe sits on the crest of the Sierra Nevada, on the line between California and Nevada, the highest large alpine lake in North America at about 6,225 feet and one of the deepest, near 1,645 feet. Its water is famous the world over for its clarity and its impossible cobalt blue. Long before any of the names on today's maps, this was Daaw — "the lake" — the sacred center of the Washoe people, who have lived in this basin for more than ten thousand years. This page tells the California-shore story of Big Blue: the lake, Emerald Bay, and the castle within it.

The twentieth century made Tahoe a playground. Steamers gave way to highways, lodges to ski resorts, and in 1960 the Winter Olympics came to nearby Olympic Valley — today Palisades Tahoe — launching the modern ski era that fills the basin every winter. Summer brought boating, hiking, and the beaches; winter brought the snow that lingers on the peaks into May. Through all of it, the clarity of the water became the thing worth protecting: the "Keep Tahoe Blue" conservation movement grew up to defend exactly the cobalt depth that made the lake famous. Big Blue is still, first and last, the lake itself.

Why People Visit Lake Tahoe California

Lake Tahoe draws people who love mountains and water in the same view. It is Big Blue — the highest, deepest, clearest alpine lake in the West — with a National Natural Landmark bay, a Scandinavian castle, a ten-thousand-year Washoe heritage, and ski slopes and beaches a few hours from the city. Visitors come for the rare combination: cobalt water you can see straight down into, granite peaks above it, and a shore that's beautiful in snow and sun alike.

Lake Tahoe California Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the California grizzly bear and star above California Est. 1850