The question of where Mark Twain camped on the shore of Lake Tahoe, a tale told in two chapters of Roughing It, has inspired the Gatekeeper’s Museum in Tahoe City to host the "Mark Twain Tahoe Mystery Public Festivity" featuring presentations by two authors with competing theories. The event will be held outdoors at the museum on Thursday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. in Tahoe City, Calif. After each speaker's initial 15-minute statement, the audience can ask that author questions. Then, following the authors' five-minute closing statements, there will be a general question session with both authors. The event, which kicks off a summer-long public opinion poll about the two possible sites, will be June 21 at 6:30 pm at the Gatekeeper’s Museum. When then-Sam Clemens and a partner came from Carson City to Lake Tahoe in September, 1861, to stake a timber claim and get rich, Clemens developed a great love for the lake. Later, as Mark Twain, he never identified the site of his claim, which he never proved-up. The exact location of their camp is in dispute. The two authors have offered differing theories of Twain’s 1861 Lake Tahoe campsite location. Robert Stewart, in his privately-published, 100-copy book “Finding Sam Clemens’ Cove at Lake Tahoe, Nevada”, pegs a site south of Sand Harbor State Park in Nevada. David Antonucci, in his Amazon book “ Fairest Picture”, pinpoints a site near Speedboat Beach in California. Michael O'Malley will moderate, with Lauren O'Malley as timekeeper. A $10 donation is suggested for non-members. The Gatekeeper’s Museum is located in the log cabin next to Fanny Bridge in Tahoe City. The event is free for members of the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society. Bob Stewart