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4 unusual facts about Big Bear


Cut Knife, Saskatchewan

At Cut Knife is the world's largest tomahawk, the Poundmaker Historical Centre and the Big Bear monument.

Jean René Allard

He frequently referenced the spiritual legacy of Big Bear in this article, claiming that the 19th-century chief's methods point the way to renewed accountability and personal choice.

Running Springs, California

Situated at the junction of SR-18 and SR-330, it is a major gateway to the mountain communities of Lake Arrowhead, Arrowbear, Green Valley Lake, and Big Bear and is the closest community to Snow Valley Mountain Resort.

Stephen J. Edberg

Edberg is the Executive Director of one of the world's largest amateur astronomy events, RTMC Astronomy Expo, held each May in Big Bear, California.


Bryan Iguchi

He learned to snowboard at Mountain High and Big Bear mountains in southern California but since 1991 has been living in Jackson Hole in Wyoming.

Itan Chavira

Itan Daniel Chavira (born November 2, 1987, in Big Bear, California) is a former American minor league ice hockey forward currently playing for the USA National Inline Team and the Ripon Savage of American Inline Hockey League.

Linanthus killipii

It is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the vicinity of Baldwin Lake near Big Bear.

North-West Rebellion

Angered by what seemed to be unfair treaties and the withholding of vital provisions by the Canadian government,and also by the dwindling buffalo population, their main source of food, Big Bear and his Cree decided to rebel after the successful Métis victory at Duck Lake.

Physaria kingii

One, the San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod (ssp. bernardina), is a very rare plant known from only a few spots near Big Bear in the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California.

Pyrrocoma uniflora

This woolly sunflower-like plant is found in the meadows and the unique pebble plain habitat near Big Bear.


see also

Big Bear Grizzly

The Big Bear Grizzly is a local weekly newspaper serving Big Bear Lake, California and surrounding communities.